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Contents: The Richest Hole In The Mountain; Models Teach Our Fighting Men; Here Comes The Circus; The Owners Report On The 1952 Pontiac; Your Home – 1902 To 1952; Tall Tales From Korean Skies; Feathered Racers On The Beam; What’s New For Your Home; He’ll Win The Speedway On The Turns; How To Keep Fit At 50; There’s A Knack To Mountain Driving For The Craftsman – Restoring Faded Tapestries; Plywood Dinette Ensemble; How To Make A Flight Bow; Shopping For Tools; Know Your Car’s Nervous System; 16-mm. Movie-Film Viewer; Keep Your Jointer Sharp; Thread Dial Indicator And Cross-Slide Stop; Shadow Comparator; Radio, TV And Electronics; Clinic For Homemakers Atomic Research – Radioactive Sugar; Atomic-Pile Heat Warms Building; Atom-Powered Sub; “Print A Minute” Camera Acts As Atomic Radiation Detector Automotive – Derrick-Wrecker Transfer Cargo; Detroit Listening Post; Gasoline-Flow Regulator Gives Better Auto Mileage; Pigeonhole Garage; Two-Story British Trailer; Retired Sailor Builds Cars For Handicapped Veterans Aviation – Electric Lifting Arm Clamps To Side Of Plane; British Superjets To Power Warplanes; German Model-Plane Builders Follow Sweptback-Wing-Trend; Pulse Jets Power Glider; Breakable Hans Helps Air Force; Jet-Fuel Truck; Close-Up Photos From Miles Away; Heaviest Carrier Plane; Lifeboat Has Invisible Crew; Belgian Helicopter Mail Service Farm And Garden – Gopher Exterminator; Vacuum Cleaner For Animals; Chemical Turns Clods Into Garden Soil; Sawdust Useful As Mulch, But Nitrogen Must Be Added Hobbies And Novelties – “Silent” Organ Has 24 Keyboards; Mystery Top; “Torpedo” Lure Steers Itself; Portable Pit For Pole Vaulting; Floor For A Pond; Projector Has Splicer Built Into Base; R.F.D.; Seesaw Merry-Go-Round House And Home – Circle-Cutter For Ceramic Tile Simplifies Tiling Around Fixtures; Furniture Calculator Suspends Person In Mid-Air To Determine Contour; Turntable Eases Garaging; “Steam Bath” For Face; Plastic Disc With Adhesive On Both Sides Take Place Of Thumbtack; Moisture Indicator; Plastic Trellis; Kiddie Keeper; Ironing Pad; Pot Hooks; Fan-Dehumidifier; Wire Shelves; Valance; Ceiling Heater Gives Light, Too; Wedge-Shaped Furnace Flues Increase Efficiency; Vent Tubes For Walls Military – Transistors Cut Size Of Army Radios 10 Times; Floating Flame Throwers; Army’s “Hextent” Miscellaneous – Synthetic Gravel; Air Becomes Efficient Weapon For Fighting Fires In Oil Tanks; Electric Wrist Watch; “Circular” Bridge Permits Continuous Traffic Flow; Nylon Hypodermic Syringe; What…No Concrete Mixer?; Infrared Light Provides Heat To Copy Typewritten Pages; Sun Has Carbon Monoxide; Blueprints Slipped From Filing Cabinet Without Removing Others; Synthetic Remedy For Malaria; Portable Rim-Circle Saw; Munich Rail-Station Sign Flashes Hotel Vacancies; Snowshed Protects Highways From Drifts And Rocks; Paper Made Of Glass; Automatic Weather Stations; Acid-Immune Metals; Planet Bumped Moon Long Ago; Chemical Kills Algae In Lakes Craftsman And Shop Notes Index – Automotive – Bumper Jacks Placed Under Trailer Provide Support While Parked; Defrosters Dry Dirty Car Windshield To Facialitate Easy Cleaning; Removing Gasoline-Gauge Float From Car Fuel Tanks; Caution Lights Operate On Car When Horn Is Sounded Farm – Telescoping Drive Shaft Saves Time When Tractor Powers Elevator; Pitchfork Tines Kept Clean In Bag Of Dry Sand; Sleeves On Planter Hoppers Increase Seed Capacity; Old Auto Shock Absorber Cushions Tractor Seat Gardening – Handy Lawn-Mower “Holster” Carries Grass Clippers; Riding Trailer For Power Lawn Mower; Portable Worktable For The Gardener; Laying Flagstones; Stovepipe Cuts Strawberry Runners; Attractive Garden Ornament Constructed From Scrap Materials; Old Window Or Door Screen Used As Flower Trellis House And Home – Lubricating An Electric Clock; Miniature Clothes Rack Constructed From Dowels Teaches Small Children Orderliness; Inexpensive Serving Trays From Cookie Sheets; Mousetrap Fitted With Handle Prevents Accidental Springing; Solving Home Problems; Miniature Hothouse Is Heated By Air From Basement; Wire Cradles Support Bottles Under Refrigerator Shelves; Loaf-Sugar Dispenser; Trellises Constructed Inside Steel Frames Provide Permanent Clothesline Support; Stapling Plastic Screen; Novel Sewing Kit Adapted From Paddle-Ball Toy Displays Spools Of Thread For Easy Use; Outdoor Fireplace Has Tables And Benches Built Into Single Units For Convenience; Box For Storing Little-Used Items Pivoted Between Floor Joists; Automobile Frame Provides Sturdy Clothesline Supports; Filter For Cistern Pump; Wrench Kept Near Shutoff Valve For Emergency Use; Guards On Corners Of Casement Windows Prevent Head Injuries Metalworking – Protecting Heads Of Rivets While Peening Them; Attaching Object To Thin Metal When One Side Is Accessible; Valve Push Rod Flares Tubing; How To Cut Large Metal Sheets With A Hacksaw Office, Shop And Store – Typewriter Ribbon Taped To Paper Used In Tracing Border Designs; Way To “Sharpen” Grease Pencils; Nail-Polish Brush Can Be Used For Lettering And Line Work; Bottle-Cap Mailing Container; Small-Parts Containers For Shop Made From Coconut Shells; Cork Disc Under Compass Point Protects Unused Drawing Paper; Cutting Tape Into Narrow Strips; Holder For Typist’s Notebook; Handy Welding-Rod Rack; Quick-Acting Stopper For A Jar Paint And Painting – “Splints” For Misshapen Brushes; Paper Plate Catches Paint Dripping; Long-Lasting Crack Filler Has Cornstarch Base; Painting Hints; Tubing Shields Water-Color Brush Photography – Negatives Dried Quickly In Solution Of Alcohol And Water; Tape Holds Paper Flat On Easel When Making Borderless Prints; Negatives Protected In Developer By Use Of Alternate Slots Plastics – Thermoplastic Toys Mended Quickly Using Soldering Iron; Repairing Plastic Toys; Working Plastics On Bench Lathe Aided By Oiling Cutting Tools Tools – Glass Cutter Provided With Case Made From Shotgun Shell; Pruning Saw Carried Safely; Small Hand Grinder Guided Easily; Faceplate Lathe From Polishing Head; Lathe Used For Mixing Paint; Battery-Cable Puller Saves Ports; Painter’s Brush Guide; Portable Welder; Self-Setting Clamp; Electrode-Tip Dresser; Four-In-One Bench Tool; High-Temperature Paint Peelers; Convertible Masonry Saw; Carpenter’s Bar Clamps; Snap-In, Snap-Out Glass Containers; Square Serves As Marking Gauge; Cap Made From Plywood Discs Protects Drill Pad; Removing Pipe From Fittings Without Damaging Threads; Floor Stand For Portable Grinder Made From Cream-Separator Base; Precision Modelmaker’s Bench Vise; Portable Acetylene Welding Rig Carries Motor-Powered Grinder; Plugs For Stored Lathe Chucks Protect Spindle Threads Woodworking – Wren House Features Pull-Out Floor; Plan Of The Month – Folding Porch Chairs; Carpenter’s Square Scribes Lumber; Fastening With Wood Screws; Suitcase Sawhorse Miscellaneous – Reflecting Camp Oven; Burs In Dog’s Hair Removed Easily When Softened With Light Oil; Paraffin Rustproofs Zippers; Caster Cup Used As Coin Tray At Refreshment Booth; Improvised Money Belt; Lantern Anchored Safely In Bucket Of Sand; Rubber Gloves Regains Shape From Inside Air Pressure; Tweezers With Sharpened Points Help Remove Splinters In Hand; Supply Of Matches Doubled By Splitting Each One; Hole Made In Flat Spring With Nail Set; Superhives Anchored On Steel Rod Are Easily Removed And Replaced; Loops Tied In Long Rope Provide Sure Grip; Indictor Shows Status Of 10 Valves Serving Ranch Water System; Dry Ice In Leaky Gas Tank Removes Vapors Before Welding; Water Clears Gummy Shears; Locating Underground Pipe Leak Radio – Television, Electronics – Marine Radio And Electronic Equipment; Pocket-Size, Six-Tube Hearing Aid; Microphone Of Advanced Design
Issue: May 1952
Condition: Very Good