Popular Mechanics

Nov 1976
216 páginas
Vol. 146,N.º 5
ISSN 0032-4558

Publicado por Hearst Magazines

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.

Really good hi-fi for under $230	36
Audio systems
PM's guide to cassette tapes	46
Tape, Magnetic (Rating)
Convert your leaf blower to a snowblower	57
Snow blowers, throwers, etc
Tallest hotel is far out, too	68
Atlanta (Ga.) (Hotels, motels, etc)
Yank tank mit German klout?	73
Tanks, Military

Can electronics make you almost as smart as a fish?	110
Electronics in fishing
All the fine points of a thorough distributor tune-up	112
Automobile engines (Ignition, Maintenance and repair)
Samural steel for your shop	114
Tools
4 space adders for crowded kitchens	116
Storage in the home
Snow-melting systems you can install	118
Snow and ice removal

World's longest people tunnel	76
Railroads (Japan), Underwater tunnels
New gear that conquers the cold	78
Clothing, Cold weather
Super thrill rides: they call them scream machines	80
Roller coasters
Return of the Model A: running boards and rumble seats	82
Kevin BIEBEL, Automobiles, Restored
Old cars never die . . . they show up in foreign lands	84
Automobile industry (International aspects), Automobiles, Foreign
PM owners report	86
Plymouth Arrow
Motorcycling mean streets	90
Motorcycles
How to end the CB ripoff	92
Citizens band radio (Equipment, Security measures)
Lasers: new light on tomorrow's world	96
Lasers
You can make giant prints at home	99
Photography (Processing, Equipment)
Snowmobile with everything	100
Snowmobiles and snowmobiling (Equipment), SNOWMOBILES and snowmobiling (Safety measures)
Dream stuff: PM's handsome platform beds	104
Beds
Record care: tenderness vs. tenderizing	108
Phonograph records (Care)

How to build a great wall of sound	120
Audio systems (Cabinets)
Laminating: the fine art of layering wood	124
Sandwich construction
4-in-1 workhorse is molder, planer, edger and jointer	128
Woodworking machinery
Iron man dives to 900 feet	146
Diving suits
How to make an ID photo	149
Portrait photography
Sculptured bookends from scraps	150
Bookends and bookracks
Big-rig wranglers show their tender touch	170
Truck driving (Competitions)
How new FM tuner specs can help you buy the right hi-fi components	184
Radio receivers (Tuning)
Equalizers: add-on tone controls that custom shape your sound	188
Sound equipment
Ball and paddle caddy	200
Sporting goods (Storage)
Two new film tanks for your darkroom	202
Photography (Processing, Equipment)
New arc welder works off car batteries	206
Welding (Equipment)

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