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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Buoyant stone replaces wood
117
Building stones
Owners report on the Hudson Jet
118
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles
Avro Atlantic
126
Airplanes
Machine forms roofing at homesite
128
Roofs and roofing
Marine reconnaissance boat has multiple cells
129
Lifeboats, life rafts, etc
Hot rod, junior
130
Toy automobiles
Students learn to drive in safety of classroom
133
Automobile driving (Study and teaching)
We drive a foreign car
139
Automobiles
Automatic plant turns wood scraps into hardboard
142
Fiberboard
Tomorrow's trend in homes
145
Houses (Designs and plans)
When you plan that house
149
Houses (Designs and plans)
First step in home planning
153
Building
How to read a blueprint
154
Blueprints
Tips on good construction practices
155
Building
Here's your dictionary of building terms
156
Building (Terminology)
More house for less money
157
Building, Houses, Prefabricated
Lifetime home that expands and contracts
162
Houses (Designs and plans)
Mr House expert, we have a question
164
Building
Twenty ways to improve your home
176
Houses (Interior decoration), Remodeling (Architecture)
What's new in wall coverings
181
Wall coverings
Keep your basement dry
189
Basements, Dampness in buildings
Furniture for modern living
197
Furniture
Plan of the month: ice-fishing shelter
204
Shelters
Three-tiered snack tray
207
Trays
Bring yourself back alive
209
Hunting (Accidents and injuries)
Working with plastic metal
214
Plastics
Strictly for the birds
217
Birdbaths
Shooting night-fire pictures
218
Fires (Photographs)
Adjustable-column tripod
223
Camera tripods
Touch-up container for spray guns
225
Spraying equipment
Know-how with pliers
227
Pliers
Lazy susan rack for metal-lathe accessories
233
Lathes
How to saw segments
234
Saws and sawing
Floating tractor saw cuts stumps underwater
241
Saws and sawing
Tv-subscriber system
245
Television broadcasting, Subscription
How to build experimental transistor receivers
246
Radio receivers, Transistors

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