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Contents: So You Want A Helicopter?; Railroad Fans On The Loose; Greased Lightning Strikes The Flats; Florida’s Cold Spot; “Bad Man” Of The Elements; Photographer Of The Insect World; Teaching Old Rivers New Tricks; Mothering The Zoo Babies; Muscle Men Of America; They Dredge For Your Dinner; Blowing Up Hollywood For The Craftsman – Row Gently; Oven For Heat-Forming Plastics; Mailboxes Can Be Made Attractive; Make Your Darkroom Workable; Solder It Right; Brakes For Bending Sheet Metal; Radio And Electronics Automotive – GM Auto Engines Of Future Use One Third Less Gas; Passengers Cars Carried On Train; Handmade Sport Roadster; Rear-Engine “Soap Box”; “Gas Tank” Car; Indianapolis Speedway Racer Purchased By Movie Actor; Cemented Brake Linings; Automobile Trailer Collapses In Trunk; Safety Cage For Tire Inflation; Single Unit Hub Cap And Trim; “Alarm” For Lubrication Trouble Aviation – Air-Liner Bar; Shortest Phone Line; Army’s B-36 Bomber; Navigator’s Periscope; Plane Tie-Down Chain Is Adjustable; Flying-Boat Fighter; The President’s Plane; Aerial Cab Fleet; “Bottled Lightning” Guides Pilots To Runway; Air-Bag Wind Tunnel Boats And Boating – Ship Detector; False Bow On Tug Fits It For Ocean; Seamless Plastic Boat; Lightweight Stainless-Steel Boat House And Home – “Venetian” Screens; Roofs Built In Ladder Sections; What’s New For Your Home; Sprayed Ice Trays Won’t Stick; House And Furniture From Kits; Automatic Washer Has Separate Units To Wash And Rinse; Heat-Sealed Packages Hold Food For Home Freezing; Non-drip Rim For Paint Cans Industry – Forks Deliver Orders To Train Crews; Hot-Cold Pipe; Czech Locomotive; Rotary Digger Speeds Harvesting Of Sweet Potatoes; Cereal Grains Are Exploded By Compressed Air; Locomotive Oxygen “Mask”; Plastic Glue Supports Jeep; Glass-Topped Train Of Tomorrow; Fins Moving Dirt Triple Scraper’s Efficiency; Streamliners Abroad; Gas-Turbine Locomotive; Face Lifting For A Dam; Test Labs Behind The Catalogues Lawn And Garden – Tractor For Gardeners Weighs Less Than 100 Pounds; Grass Seed “Carpet”; Root Feeder; Seeder Sows One By One Outdoor Recreation – Golf Bag Has Folding Wheel; Clamp-On Golf Cleats; Motor Scooter From Scrap Parts; Minnows Ride “Elevator” In Bait Bucket; Harness-Race Starting Gate Photography – Eye For AAF; High-Speed Printer For Color Photos; Camera Arm Supports Floods; Speed Graphic – ’47 Model; For Camera Fans Radio And Electricity – Bacteria Counted By Electronics; Radio-Guided Rocket Goes Over 500 m.p.h.; Radio Beam Guides Builders; Weather Chamber Tests Radar Tools – Spring Holds Portable Lamp; Metal Case Holds 29 Drills; Winding Machine Handles 28 Coils Miscellaneous – Swedish Bus Trailers; Explosion-Proof Gas Generator; Telescoping Leg For Typewriter Leaf; Race Track Sifting Machine; Sit-Down Barber’s Chair; Striking Tape Cleans Type Faces; Slip-On Cleats Held In Place By Tension; Hospital “Sandwich” Bed; Two-Faced Owls Aid In Campaign Against Pesky Starlings; Fence Made Of Bombs; Pin-Curl Clip Craftsman And Shop Notes Index – Art And Artist – Major Catalogue Provides Models For Studying Hands; Drawings Rolled In Paper Tube Will Not Drag On Floor; Absorbent Cotton Stuffed In Covered Box Cleans Drawing Pencil; Clay Holder For Lettering Pens Automotive – Rubber Hose Used As Siphon; Twelve-Point Spring Inspection; Tissue Dispenser In Automobile Is Handy For Passengers; Repairing Broken Trunk Hinge; Auto Oil Pump Primed By Air; Gravity Feed For Gasoline Tank Boats And Boating – Wheeled Dolly For Small Boats Makes Moving Them Easy; Chafe Guard On Starter Rope; Tire-Tube Catamaran Farm – Extension Attached To Drawbar Of Tractor Makes Harrowing Easier; Irrigation Water Filtered By Backflow Intake; Thermometer In Perforated Pipe Tells Temperature Of Grain House And Home – Solving Home Problems; Pins In Door Prevent Intruders; Rubber Band Will Seal Leak; Tape Substitutes For Bottle Cap; Candle Stubs Will Start Fires; Multiple Indoor Clothesline Has One Adjustment; Roller Won’t Tear Off Of Shade If Taped In Place; Repairing Broken Water Pipe; Tees Provide For Future Outlets; Undercutting Stair Will Save Carpet; Inserting Brads In Picture Frame Lawn And Garden – Portable Barbecue And Broiler; Light Up Your Back Yard; Simple Rigging Laces Canvas “Carryall” To Avoid Spilling Contents Outdoor Recreation – Fish Grilled Between Two Stones; Paper Pocket Holds Fishhooks; Spring “Fired” Harpoons Is Deadly Against Frogs; Knock-Down Target Is Replaced From Shooting Position Photography – Scale For Dry Photographic Chemicals; Siphon Controls Level Of Liquid In Film-Washing Tank; Camera Bellows Makes Lens Shade; Wire Frame Holds Film-Tank Rod Radio And Electronics – Space-Saving Cabinets For Radio And Record-Playing Equipment; Beginner’s Five-Band Phone And CW Transmitter; Six Service Hints For Radio Set Owners Tools – Removing Nails From Thin Stock; Plywood Panel On Jigsaw Table Increases Life Of Blades; Tool Rack Hanging From Ceiling Saves Space In Workshop; Bench Stop Slides Out Of Way When Not Being Used; Knockout Holes In Rotary Hacksaw Aid Removal Of Work; Easy Way To “Drill” Glass; Electric Oven For Heat-Forming Plastics; Hose Sections Nailed To Wall Provide Holders For Tools; Protecting Sharp Edges Of Chisel; Soldering Large Sheets Of Metal Made Easy By Preheating; Cigarette Lighter Flint Ignites Torch; Drilling Jig For Centering Rods; Adjustable Metal Holder For Emery Cloth; Craft Quiz; Sanding Drum Fits Drill Press; Emergency Chuck For Small Brace; Keeping Miter Work From Slipping; Combination Holder And Lighter Facilitates Welding Work; Pliers Converted To Staple Puller; Anti-Friction Center-Rest Jaws; Trammel Scribe For Large Work Also Used As Beam Compass; Cotter Pins Are Installed Easily With Pronged Spreader; Gauge For Checking Ball-Bearing Diameters; Extension Welded To Fan Wrench; Feeler Gauge Made Of Scrap Metal; “Manicure” For Small Commutators; Altered Pliers Spread Cotter Pins Tools And Novelties – Whirling Toy For Youngsters Has Helicopter Action; Antique Candleholder For Basement Playrooms; Hinge Shapes Train Couplers; Prepared Ink Removed With Cloth; Flashlight Projects Silhouettes That Amuse Children; “Faithful Fido” Serves As Eye-Catching Doorstep; Checkerboard Of Many Woods Woodworking – Welsh Dresser For Your Best China; Rumpus-Room Armchair; Making Glued Dowel Joints Hold; Pencil Sharpener Points Dowels Miscellaneous – Double-Pole Switches Converted For Multiple Setup; How To Cut Terra Cotta Pipe; Protecting Lunch Box Lining; Small Frame That Sifts Materials Has Interchangeable Screens; Trunk Key Hidden Under Handle; Disk Blade Bolted To Wooden Base Holds Small Parts; Tar Paper Preserves Canvas; Use Funnel And Tube To Pour Oil Into Small Containers; Iron Cement As Sand-Hole Filler; Mousetrap That’s Always Set; Links Fasten Handle To Drawer; Index-Card System Locates Files Missing From Cabinet; Removing Small Amounts Of Varnish; Telephone Shelf Under Desk Top
Issue: August 1947
Condition: Very Good