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Contents: Special Features – Olympic Ski Jumpers – Human Flying Machines (Engineering of both the jumper’s form and the hill he tries to beat make a spectacular but safe Olympic event); PM Drives 3 New VW’s (First extensive driving trials for the new Vanwagon, plus pickup and convertible models); How To Keep Your Basement Dry (PM runs down the best ways to avoid the most common homeowner problem); Testing A Pedal Plane Anyone Can Fly (M.I.T. biplane design advances human-powered flight technology); Attic Remodeling (PM‘s model project gets the most from an unfinished attic); New Projection TV’s (Pick ’em for screen brightness, or build your own kit projector) Automobiles And Bikes – Imports And Motorsports; Saturday Mechanic: How to find, service and replace your car’s sensors); The PM Garage; Car Clinic; Detroit Listening Post; Driving The 1980 VWs; Driving The 1980 Honda Civic Electronics, Radio And TV – PM Electronics Monitor; What To Look For In New Direct-Drive Audio Gear; Hints From Readers; Computerized Sketch Pad You Build From A Kit; Get The Big Picture: Pick Of The Projector TVs; Build A Giant Screen TV – From Kit Or Scratch Science And Engineering – Science Worldwide; The Jump Anatomy Of The Top Olympic Spectacle; A Human Flying Machine; The Freedom Balloon; 100 Ways To Beat The Border; Plastic Gets Tough Boating And Outdoors – All Outdoors; PM‘s Pick: 10 Boats That Are Tops For 1980; Tabs To Trim Gas Use By Half!; New Gear To Go Afloat Every Month – Letters; Notes From The Editor; PM Briefs; It’s New Now Home And Yard – New Storm Door Lets Your Front Door Show; Homeowners Clinic; New Heat Pump Lowers Your Hot Water Bill; Appliance Clinic; Homebuilt Tractor Cab Takes The Bite Out Of Snowblowing; UL Pushes For Safer Appliance Power Cords; Shop-Made Hardness Tester For Metalworkers; How To Make Room At The Top…With Class; 11 Ways Water Gets Into Your Basement – And How To Stop It Shop And Crafts – New Now For Home And Shop; PM Looks At Handle Repair Kit; Hints From Readers; PM Workbench; 4 Valentines From Your Shop; From Lincoln’s Law Office: A Handsome Pine And Maple Bench You Can Build; Weekend Workshop: 4 Great Projects For Your Shop; Automatic Center Finder; Pivotal Radial-Saw Rip Fence; Mobile Accessory For Tool Cabinet; Rotary Punch For Neat Holes; Workshop Minicourse: Installing A Bandsaw Blade Photography – Photo Hints; Six Photo Mistakes Even The Pros Make – And How To Prevent Them Aviation – What It’s Like To Fly The M.I.T. Pedal-Powered Biplane
Issue: February 1995
Condition: Very Good