Mechanix Illustrated 1952-01, Vol46 Num 3

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- through ап old-fash- | 4s enchanted with the . dience down front. Yet, VER since the beginning of photography, inventors have striven to give a stereo- - scopic effect to photographic reproductions . either in motion or still forms. Periodically ` during the intervening years, one or another system has become a fad—one such wave of - enthusiasm in still pho- tography is currently popular. Adaptation of similar results to tele- vised images is some- thing which is. also being discussed. Anyone with two ` good eyes who has viewed pictures ioned stereoscope with which our grandpar- - ents used to amuse - themselves, or who has - witnessed the modern versions of stereo stills, |. vivid realism. The pic- "tures fairly jump out into the room. Images appear in space over the heads of the-au- in spite of the vast amount of work which - has been done in this . field, there is not.a single completely sat- isfactory stereo system in existence. Hence, this field is wide open for a practical solution. Understanding Sterooscopism _ True stereoscopic vision is not possible by persons with only one eye or by those who have a marked defect in vision in one eye. Even with perfect vision, the sense of depth 20 Three Dimensional Photos And Movies Nord three-dimensional attachment for 16-mm movie cameras, takes stereoscopic pictures auto- matically. Just increase exposure about % stop. fails beyond 100 feet or so. In fact, recent re- search would tend to prove that psychology plays a most important role in stereoscopic vi- sion. If you look at a tree across the yard the trunk appears somewhat round. Science says that each eye sees the tree from a different angle. To a large meas- ure this is also a psy- chological manifesta- tion. . By experience, you havecome to know that the trunk is about as thick, front to back, as it is from side to side. The image of the tree on the retina of the eye is different for each eye. These merge into one, and the mind conjures up a round tree. But, put a wooden cutout in the same po- sition, paint it to re- semble the tree trunk and nearly every spec- tator will swear that it also is a normal tree. Nearly all of the at- tempts at stereoscop- ism have been based on this principle of ob- taining two different views of the same ob- ject and merging them by the eye and mind. Usually, there is a definite system which will permit one eye to see only one of the pictures while the other eye sees the second view. Based on this principle, a whole series of geometrical patterns has been drawn on paper, which when viewed through a stereo- scope give the illusion of great depth. Some [Continued on pgae 22] January, 1952

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INVISIBLE REWEAVING—big pront. big demand, easy to learn with low-cost complete course—nothing else to buy, ever. Details free, write today: Fabricon Rm R, 8342 S. Prairie Av., Chicago 19, 111. YOUR OWN Business! Automotive item. Cost few cents to make! Amazing profits!- No special tool or machinery! Big demand! Belmont, Garrett 25, Ind. When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED FLORIDA OPPORTUNITIES! Hundreds of jobs, business opportunities, farms, groves, ranches, homes available now throughout the Sunshine State. Write to- day for further free details! Florida Op- portunity Bulletin, Box 539-M7, Miami Beach, Fla. 2 INVISIBLE REWEAVING. Men-Women. Insfructions shipped for no-risk exami- nation. $5.00 hour possible spare-full time. Reweave burns, tears, moth-holes like new at home. Free details. Skil- weave, 1717 Westwood, Los Angeles 24. MAKE MONEY At Home as renewal headquarters for all magazines. Liberal- commissions. No experience—No capital needed. Supplies furnished. Write for Free Catalog. McGregor Magazine Agency, Dept. 5208, Mount Morris, lil FABULOUS EARNINGS —Fascinating ‚ pastime. Growing Genuine, living min- iature. (Ming) Trees. New sensational Business or Hobby. Astounding informa- tion Free. Dwarf Gardens, Box 355E, Briggs Station, Los Angeles 48, Calif. LEARN PIANO Tuning, Repairing—at home in 30 days. Unlimited Income. Phonograph recordings, tools and instruc- tions furnished. Write Capitol City Tun- ing School, Dept. 245, 129 E. Michigan, Lansing 16, Mich. IS YOUR Financial Future Worth $1.00277 Operate from home. Full time $5,500 per year. Spare time $2,500. Free mate- riais assure 85% ‘profit. Send $1.00 for de- tails and plans. Oil Industry, Box 891, Harlingen, Texas. 3 COLOR CONCRETE with chemicals. Marble-glaze cement benches, pottery, arden ornaments. Home—Shop. 10с rings sample, pictures. Hollywood Ce- mentcraft, 8527-L Wonderland, Holly- wood 46, Calif. LEARN SEWING Machine Repair. Elec- trify, rent, trade, sell. Make "Big Money" at home, spare time. New mo- tors, machines, etc., wholesale. Details nes: Taylor Service Co., Hamilton MI-I, 10, TO 535.00 WEEKLY. Spare Time, Home Operated, Mail Order Business, Suc- cessful Small 'Beginner's'' Plan. Every- thing Supplied. Lynn, 5710.X Bankfield, Culver City, California. DECALS WILL dress up your product. Use them for nameplates, trademarks, instructions, etc. Send rough sketch for estimate and sample. Screen Craft Prod- ucts, Box 3011, St. Louis 5, Mo. BOOKKEEPERS, EARN up to $520 month serving small firms part or full time. Proved plan; simplified system. Particu- lars free. Tax Saver System, Dept. A, Ft. Worth 2, Texas. А ,PROFITABLE НОМЕ Business, electro- plating novelties, giftwares, auto parts, mirrors. Easy, inexpensive home proc- esses, Free booklet. Tyco, Box 13231-ОС, Houston 19, Texas. BIG MONEY and fun growing Live Minia- ture Ming Trees on your window sill. Write for Free rare tree seed and plan. ‘National Nurseries, 8620-D Ruthelen, Los Angeles 47, Calif. Б RAISE PHEASANTS оп the $100 week plan. Little capital and space can make you independent. Free details. Great. Central Game Management System, Co- lumbus 16, Kan. START A Venetian Blind Laundry. Profit opportunity for lifetime business, New machine method. Free booklet on re- quest. F. E. Co., 442 N. Seneca, Wichita 12, Kans. WEAVE RUGS, Etc.—Profitable spare time home occupation. 31,000 doing it with $59.50 Union Looms. Free booklet. Union Loom Works, Box 402, Boonville, N. Y. JANUARY, 1952

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CLASSIFIED SECTION MAKE TOUGH, durable plastic—ic pound. Makes attractive floors, walls, built-ins, roofs. Build good home, $150.00 rcom, Bays Laboratory, Oklahoma City 9. MAKE MONEY At Home. Turn your spare time into Extra Dollars. Write for par- ticulars. Home-Work Enterprises, 1196-MI West Broad, Columbus, Ohio. EARN EXTRA money Week y. mailing cir- culars for advertisers. Complete in- structions 25c. Siwaslian, 4317-À Gleane Street, Elmhurst 73, N. Y. MAILING POSTCARDS selling repeat merchandise is profitable. Everything supplied. Details free. Gordin Publishers, Box 23, Pawtucket, К. I. EARTHWORM BREEDING? First, get un- usual story, "An Earthworm Turned His Life," Free. Earthmaster, Dept. 4, El Monte, Calif. START OWN Business—home,

office; booklet describing ''137 Business Plans" free. Elite Co., 220-G Grand Street, New York 13, N. Y. ` Ж BOOKKEEPERS EARN $100.00 weekly operating Bookkeeping-Tax Service. De- tails free. Universal, Box 664-D, Spring- field, Mo. EXTRA MONEY—No Selling—operate vendors. Amazing profits, defails Free. Silver King, Suite 222, 622 Diversey, Chi- cago l4 BUY IT Wholesale! Manufacturers, dis- tributors offer 850,000 items. Literature uus Olsen, 1231-С East Third St., Duluth 5, Minn. LEARN GUN Repairing at home. Profita- ble business. Repairmen needed. Mod- ora Gun Repair School, Box 717, Dubuque, owa. MAKE FLEXIBLE Molds! Cast. plaques, bookends, figurines! Free sample! H. Tooker, 630-E Chestnut, Hamilton, Ohio. START A Collection Agency business. Very profitable. Quickly learned. Write Cole & Associates, Syracuse 2-МІ, М. Y. $25 WEEKLY WORKING two hours daily. No canvassing. No manufacturing. Lycke, Box 2471-C, Cleveland 12, Ohio. MAKE MONEY addressing envelopes. Our instructions reveal how. Paul Glen- way, 5713 Euclid, Cleveland 3, Ohio. TIN-CANS. TURN them into cash. Nine methods. Instructions 50c. Charles Company, 12-CDM, Norwood, Ohio. BOOK "505 ODD, Successful Businesses" free. Work home! Expect something Odd! Pacific-88C, Oceanside, Calif. SAWDUST. TURN it into cash. Twenty methods. Instructions 50c. Charles Com- pany, !2-CDK, Norwood, Ohio. PINBALL GAMES, Punchboards, Shuffle- boards. Webb Games, 4964 West Chi- cago Ave., Chicago 51, Ill. MAKE MONEY Addressing Envelopes! Write for details. Malco Company, 12-MI, Columbus 5, Ohio.

FORMULAS—ALL Kinds—Real Мопеу- makers. Catalog Free. Kemico, Ridge 60, HI. 5 RECAST OLD batteries into new. Latest Achievements, Battery Laboratories, Minneapolis. MAKE PERFUME at home—Write "Inter- үрле 6347 Parnell-MI-12, Chicago HOMEWORK—ADDRESSING Envelopes. үре! 25c. Siegel, Вох 183-МІ, New ог . Р FREE DETAILS. Choose own spare time

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Calif. HOW AND where to obtain Capital? Ede details, Star Service, Wapakoneta, io. BABY SHOE Metallizing. Amazing offer. ord card. Schoettle, Friendship 3, 1o. 1 FREE BOOKLET "Ном To Make Backyard Profits!" Picket, Florence, Ky. BUSINESS SERVICE SUCCESS SIMPLIFIED! Become a finan-

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MEN—WOMEN-—''Everybody Likes Candy." Learn to make professionally. (Our 40th year.) Ragsdale Candies, D3 East Orange, N. J. CARTOONING, SIGNPAINTING, DRAWING AiDS

ligation. Simply address Cartoonists Ex- change, Dept. 351-С, Pleasant Hill, Ohio. spare time. Fascinating profitable busi- ness of your own. No special skill needed. Free information. Sherwood Publishing Co., Dept. 33, Irvington 11, N. J. MAKE YOUR signs professional looking with preset luminous letters.

Box 244, Emmett, Idaho. 3 EARN MONEY Evenings, copying. and duplicating comic cartoons for adver- tisers. Adservice, Argyle 3-B, Wisc. CHEMICALS & SUPPLIES — ——— —Ó— — OH BOY! New Bóok of Science. Experi- ments, Formulas, Secret Processes, to-

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booklet 25c. Manhattan House, Box 51-Х, St. Albans 12, М. Y. QUICK MONEY! Repairing Car Bat- teries! At home! Easy too! Batteryman, Grand Junction, Colo. MAKE PERFUMES At Home. "Carey Laboratories," MI-I, St. Louis 3, Мо. LIQUID RUBBER, make flexible molds. Free sample. Chaney, 1130 E. 15+һ St., Jacksonville 6, Fla. $46 FROM SQUARE Foot Plywood. Jig- saw necessary. Write, Woodarts, Bridgewater, Mass. MAKE BIG Money at home with Magic Pearl Finish. Free Plan. Pearl-Art, 7216 Bear, Bell, Calif. : COLLECT NAMES for 25c each. Instruc- tions, $10.00. Ralph Wingate, Box 1132, Wilmington, Del. х

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LABORATORY APPARATUS, Chemicals, Microscopes, Complete Chemistry Sets, Minerals, Uranium Ore. 10с brings cata- log. Porter Chemical Company, Hagers- town 3, Md. CATALOG OF Chemicals, apparatus, minerals, kits, 10с. Rex Laboratories, 2849-C Birchwood, Chicago 45, Illinois. SAVE MONEY! Supplies Catalog, (5с, re- fundable. Laboratory Sales, Box 161, Brighton, Mass. ў EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION PIANO TUNING pays. Learn this profita- ble profession at home. Our Tonometer and mechanical aids make learning easy. No knowledge music necessary. Diploma

Niles Bryant School, 87 Bryant Bldg., Washington 16, D. C. JANUARY, 1952 When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED

home business. Earl Riley, Red Bluff,.

BOOKKEEPERS! INCREASE your earnings! Operate your own simplified ‘Dolla A-Week' Bookkeeping and Tax Servic Full or spare time. Details Free. No ob далоп: Ellis, Box 202-A, Cedar Grove, PRACTICAL NURSING—Learn Easily Home, Spare Time. Big demand, goo earnings. High School not necessary. Write Tor free facts. Wayne School, Dept. FF4, 2525 Sheffield, Chicago 14, Wh MEDICAL LABORATORY Technicians in | great demand. We train you in your own home. Catalogue free. Imperi Technica] Institute, Box 973-A, Austin 65, ехаѕ. YOU FOR President Of Your Own Credit- Collection Agency. Many who answered | our ads now have their names on office doors. Franklin Credit, Roanoke 7, V: USED CORRESPONDENCE Courses and Books sold and rented. Money back guarantee. Catalog Free. (Courses bought.) Leé Mountain, Pisgah, Ala. HIGH SCHOOL—No Classes. Study at home, spare time. Diploma awarded. Write for Free Catalog НА,)-12. Wang School, 2527 Sheffield, Chicago 14, ШШ. USED CORRESPONDENCE Courses. Bought, Sold, Rented. Free List. Home- Study, 408 North High, Salem, Ind. | ( INCREDIBLE! UNPRECEDENTED! Look | under "Miscellaneous"! Bijou, Box 1727-LA, Hollywood 28, Calif. HOME STUDY course, drugless therap: Free Literature. Inst. of Therapy, Tama, lowa. FORMULAS & PLANS CONCENTRATED VEGETABLES. Highest grade, raw, dehydrated, in fablet and powder form. No drugs. Write today for free circular. Kiro Concentrated Foods, Tama, lowa. * Е. LATEST MANUFACTURING formulas, for profitable, easy to make chemic. specialties. Lists free. Automotive Che Карарга Вох 393-C, Hicksville, |

ИСЕСКО ЩЕ REAL MANUFACTURING formulas. Lists _ free. W. Cummings, Chemist, 228 Gordon Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. 222 FORMULAS, TRADE secrets, for nearly | everything. Catalog free. Creative Pub- | lishers, Winnetka 8, 111. B TU ANY FORMULA $2.00. Satisfaction guar- | anteed. Jack, Chemist, 4292 Parkside,

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titudes, Send $1.00. Dept. 12-І, Ruth Robinson, 343 Main Street, Orange, N. J. MALE HELP i FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT Construction men, building trades, helpers, office men, others, interested in Foreign Proj- ects. High wages, quarters, trans. List- ings of tirms actively working on U. S. Foreign, Inter-continental' Projects. Send $1 for Foreign Construction Compendium - and Application Forms. Foreign Service | Bureau, Dept. МІ-І, Box 295, Metuchen, New Ter. . (Not an employment Agency | —no fees. FOREIGN & LATIN American Employ- ment. 1952 "Foreign Service Directory“ gives Up-To-Minute Facts on Military &_ Civilian Construction, Government Jobs, | Major Oil BON Aviation, Transporta- tion, Steamship Lines, Mining, Importers, | Exporters, How-When-Where to apply, application forms, Hot List Firms Hiring. $1.00 postpaid. Global Reports, P. 8: Я Вох 883-МІ, Hollywood 28, Calif.

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ONSTRUCTION WORKERS. Want to make better jobs? Longer jobs? Latest ormation. Jobs breaking. Jobs under- way. North, South, East, West. The best. ig job list. Accurate. Up to date. Send one dollar. Dempster's Construction Scout News, Dept. 268-AF, Bridgeport, 111. OREIGN JOBS. Contracts underway and soon starting in Africa, South America, anada, England, Europe, South Pacific, “Middle East, Mexico and Alaska. Send $1.00 for foreign job news, information, "application forms, etc. DCS Foreign Job ‘News, Dept. 268-AG, Bridgeport, ill. MONEYMAKING OPPORTUNITIES START A profitable subscription business _ їп spare time! We need men and women (young or old) as representatives for all leading national magazines. Lib- ral commissions paid for new and re- ewal subscriptions. Start earning money ‘in this pleasant work at once! Clip this аа and send with your name and address o: International Circulation Division, Dept. MI, Hearst Magazines, Inc., 250 W. 55th St., New York 19, N. Y. START YOUR Own Business on credit. Always your own boss. 1437 Dealers sold $5,000 to $28,500 in 1950; their aver- ge $6704. We supply stocks, equipment n credit. 200 home necessities. Selling xperience unnecessary to start. Wonder- fu epportunit to own pleasant, profita- ‘ble business backed by world-wide in- SENE "Write Rawleigh's, Dept. A-U- “МОМ, Freeport, Ill. SCHOOL SENIORS — Sell Classmates - America's most beautiful Graduation Name Cards. Largest Selection. Highest “commission. Outsells all others. Free "Sample Kit. Printcraft, Dept. 1, 1425 E. Elm St., Scranton 5, Penna. . VENDING MACHINES—No selling re- quired. Send for Free 32-page illus- ated catalog describing our numerous oin machines; also showing you how you “can earn Amazing Profits either full or ‘spare time. Parkway Machine Corpora- Bion Dept. # 5, 715 Ensor St., Baltimore E PAY $2. to $500 Each for Hundreds f Old U. S. and Foreign Coins. Many Very Valuable. Keep All until posted. “Send 20 cents for Illustrated Coin Value ook 4 by 6. With Bargain Lists Free. Coin Dealers 5, Le Roy, N. Y IN CASH, Cars іп Prize Contests! Write for copy filled with current Zontests, winning hints and tips. Send nly 30c. Wright Contest Digest, Dept. I-A, P. О. Box 2266, St. Louis 9, Мо. LUCKY-LOVE BIRDS. Make Christmas money, give as gifts to friends. Instruc- ‘tions for making with every order. Send - only $1.00—Check or money order. Brau- тап, Box 81, Buffalo 22, М. Y TREMENDOUS BUSINESS Opportunity. - . 20,000,000 Steady Users. Product Suc- cessfully Tested. No Work Required. De- tails 25c. National Publishing Co., 210 Fifth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. $4.00 PER HOUR for hoeing gardens, nurserys, tobacco, and chopping cot- - fon. Patented one man machine under -— $300.00. Lytle Patents, Kittanning, Penna. FORTUNES WON by Contest Fans! How “апа Where to Win Your Share! 3c stamp. National Contest Bulletin, Box 2585-R, Miami 16, Fla. DETECTIVES EARN Big Money. Experi- ence unnecessary. Detective Particulars — ree. Write, George Wagoner, 125-J West — 86th, New York 24. FREE BOOK "505 Odd, Successful Busi- - . messes." Work home! Expect something 2 Odd! Pacific-89C, Oceanside, Calif. 5100-5200 WEEKLY. NO selling or manu- = facturing. Part or full time. Mahaffey, 22 3032-D Weldon, Los Angeles 65. “workin UNPAINTED PLAQUES, Bookends, Nov- elties, Stamp brings list. Umlauf, 239 So. Luther, Detroit 25, Mich. BE APPOINTED State Notary. Public мІ Details: Stationers, Helotes, exes. UNUSUAL JIG saw business plan! 20c. . Gard, 1007 S. Grand, Los Angeles. OFFICE SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT TYPEWRITERS $22.50; ADDERS, duplica- tors $12.95; Typewriters, 118 Spruce, Wichita 7, Kans. POULTRY POULTRY FARMERS—Broiler Growers— Turkey Raisers read the new American Poultry Journal for latest ideas and greater profits. 12 months, 50c. Special offer, 4 years, $1.00. American Poultry Journal, 535 South Clark, Chicago. RAISE TURKEYS the new way. Write for free information explaining how to make up to $3,000 in your own backyard. Address—National Turkey Institute, Dept. 44, Columbus, Kan. PROFITABLE OCCUPATIONS TURN YOUR spare time into cash. Make quick-selling, highly profitable lamps —every home a prospect. No experience or special tools required. New 1951 55- page illustrated catalog shows shades, shade frames, figurines and bases, oil lamp converters, boring compounds, and dozens of similar items. Also all kinds of sockets, cords, pipes, harps, finials, bases, and hundreds of other parts— everything you need, Special 8-page sec- tion shows 6 beautiful lamps in kit form ready to assemble. You buy wholesale, sell at retail—make big profits. Hundreds doing it. You can, +оо. Send 25c today for catalog and wholesale price list. Re- fundable fest order. Gearon Co., Dept. 500-Cl, 27 S. Desplaines, Chicago 6, lil. WANT A Diesel Job? Our approved, up- to-the-minute Diesel Training Program can help you qualify for steady, big pay jobs or specialized military training. Covers Diesel, Tractor, Heavy Equipment repair, service, operation. Easy to master. High grade mechanics tools, worth $50.00 come with course. No loss of present in- come. Job Placement. Advisory service. Investigate! We invite comparison of ma- terial and service. Write for information today. Interstate Training Service, Dept. 4A, Portland 13, Ore. YOUR OWN profitable home business. Preserve live flowers to last forever. New simple discovery. Enormous demand all year 'round. Tremendous profits! Light fascinating work. Send $2.00 for equipment, instructions, and valuable sales plans. Satisfaction guaran- teed or money promptly refunded. Alfred Hermansen, 210 Fifth Ave., Suite 1102B, New York 10, М. Y. .BIG MONEY Jobs In Foreign Employment construction men, building trades, helpers, office men. Others, interested in foreign projects. High wages, quarters, trans. Listings of firms actively working on U. S. foreign intercontinenta! projects. Send $1 for foreign construction com- pendium and application forms. Foreign Service Bureau, Dept. R, Box 295, Me- tuchen, N. J. START PROFITABLE business at home making quick selling transparent plas- tic, opaque plastic, plaster articles, etc. Learn mold making, carving, fabrication, mass product production, etc. Free Plasti- Art book.. Advance Trades School, Dept. 104, Chicago 31. RAISE MINK: Free booklet, pen plans, inside "secrets," feed, care. Mink are money makers. Investigate today. Law- rence Molgard. Brigham City 15, Utah. When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED WANTED! AT Once! Home Producers by manufacturers in our Clearing House Service. Become a sub-contractor casting plastic products for these companies. Thousands of easy to make items re- quired, Cash in at home, without previous experience. For details write Plastic Serv- ice Guild, Dept. SMI, E. Boston 28, Mass. FREE BOOK "How To Make Money With Home Workshop" describes amazing methods used by hundreds of successful craftsmen. Tells what to make, how fo sell workshop output spare time. Write at once for details. Remember it's free! Craftsman, 115C-13 Worth St., New York City. $40.00 WEEKLY, MADE growing mush- rooms, Fresh, Dried, Dominion Patent 331583. Free Spawn. North American, 169M Yonge, Toronto, Canada. MUSHROOMS GROWN, Boxes. Barrels. Instructions 50c. Spawn $1.00. Manure- less process. $2.00. Gordin, 328 Banner- man, Winnipeg, Manitoba. EARN UP to $400 Monthly Raising An- gora or New Zealand Rabbits. Plenty Markets. Particulars Free. White's Rab- bitry, Newark 57, Ohio. DETECTIVES—MAKE Secret Investiga- tions. Interesting occupation. Write, George Wagoner, 125-J West 85th, New York 24. $5000 FROM HALF acre growing Gin- seng, crop bought, Particulars 10с. Associated Growers, Sperling, Manitoba, BOOK "505 ODD, Successful Businesses" free! Work home! ''Odd''!! Pacific-87C, Oceanside, Calif. RADIO, TELEVISION, SUPPLIES & INSTRUCTION FREE! 212 PAGE Radio-Television-Elec- tronic Catalog! World's largest stocks, lowest prices. Complete supplies for builders, experimenters, amateurs, serv- icemen. Latest radios, phonos, television, recorders, sound equipment. Thousands of parts, tubes, test instruments, books, diagrams. Top quality money saving values. Get yours now! Allied Radio Corp., 833 W. Jackson Blvd., Dept. 45, Chicago 7, Ill. TELEVISION GHOSTS, foggy pictures, interference lines! New nine position antennae switch improves reception 100%. Easily Ба o $1 Postpaid. Kaynens Co., Dept. MI, Box 6, est Englewood, N. J. BUILD, REPAIR Radios, Televisions. Ex- perience unnecessary. Start working im- mediately. Parts, tools, practical course, twenty dollars, Make good living. Free literatura; Steg Electronics, Colchester, onn. MAKE SIMPLE, Tubeless, Batteryless Distance-Getting Crystal Radios. Crys- tal and illustrated instructions 25c post- paid. Allen, 427-M, Clinton, Mo. RADIO STUDENTS, experimenters, re- pairmen. Pocketbook of useful radio formulas, Send 25c to Fewell, 1468 Main, Fortuna, Calif. 15 TESTED ONE-TUBE circuits 25c, includ- ing "Radiobuilder," catalog. Labora- tories: 1131-К Valota, Redwood City, alif. TREASURE FINDER ———— TREASURE-MINERAL LOCATORS— Geiger Counters, extra light weight, ultra-sensitive, lowest cost, credit pur- chase plan available, factory guaranteed free illustrated literature. Fisher Ке- search Laboratory, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. TREASURE FINDERS for gold, silver and minerals. Money back guarantee, best available. Also Geiger counters for uranium prospectors, free information. Write Goldak Company, 1546 West Glenoaks, Glendale |, Calif. г JANUARY, 1952 E SEE pae SES SS СҮЛҮКТҮ СЕ =

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t. му PRINTING OUTFITS, type, PROSPECTOR'S HANDBOOK: Identify mineral ores quickly, positively, $1. Research, Box 1124, Knoxville, Tenn. PRINTING, MULTIGRAPHING, MIMEOGRAPHING, ETC. 1,000 BUSINESS CARDS $2.50 Prepaid. Samples Free. Reliable Print Shop, 905 E. Jefferson, Louisville 6, Ky. BÜSINESS PRINTING. Samples, prices free. Howprint, 723-D Eunice, Webster Groves 19, Mo. 50 LETTERHEADS AND Envelopes $1.00. Hargraves, Box 517, Corning 3, N. Y. PRINTING OUTFITS & SUPPLIES supplies. Send dime for illustrated supply book and samples. Kelsey, Inc., H-57 Meriden, Conn. MAKE YOUR Own, Self-molding, rubber printing cuts. Plexirubber, Argyle 3, Wisc. PRINTING MACHINERY. Type Supplies. Lists 3c. Turnbaugh Service, Loysville, Penna. RUBBER STAMPS THREE LINE Rubber Stamp, Stamp Pad, Home, Tenn. TYPEWRITERS, DUPLICATORS, OFFICE DEVICES PRINTOMATIC SELFFEEDING Post Card printing Duplicator $15.75. Envelope Addressing Machines $24.50. Pittsburgh Typewriter Company, 336-D Fourth Ave- nue, Pittsburgh 22, Penna. ADDING MACHINES, typewriters, new portables, office size typewriters whole- . sale. Enclose 10с for catalogues. Apple, 993A Westchester Ave., New York City 59. OLD STAMPS WANTED tions. Vernon Baker, МІ-21, Elyria, Ohio. RARE COINS FIFTY ASSORTED Indian cents, $1.50. page illustrated bargain catalog, 10с. Ben's MI Department, 3! North Clark, Chicago 2. FREE! FOREIGN Coin, banknote and Coin Collectors Illustrated Catalog to approval service applicants. Send 3c ostage. Tatham Coinco, Springfield 9, ass. JAPANESE INVASION Notes For U. S. Set $2.00. Burma Note and 92 Page Cat- alogue 25c. М. Shultz, Salt Lake 10, Utah. STAMP COLLECTING POLAR BEAR Triangle: Giant George Washington Six Colored Ecuador, Arc- tic Triangle, First American Commemo- tative. Corsica, Everything free with approvals. Capital Stamps, Little Rock 5, Ark. ZANZIBAR, PITCAIRN Islands, Turks, Caicos, Gilbert, Ellice, Solomon, Lee- ward, Gambia, Tanganyika and others. Complete collection free. Send 5c for postage. Gray Stamp Company, Dept. MM, Toronto 5, Can. FREE! "CARNIVAL" Packet of midget, giant, other "freak" stamps—yours with. bargainful, "temptingly-different ap- . provals. Niagara Stamp Company, 32 Queensway, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Can. JANUARY, 1952 Devils Island, Others. FREE—COMPLETE set of Famous Amer- icans, Flags, Parks.and Presidentials to approval buyers. Send 3c for 15 of the above stamps plus full particulars. Tri- boro Stamp Company, 145 Nassau Street, Dept. 301, New York 38, N. FREE COLLECTION—over is different stamps of world—commemoratives, ani- mals, natives, ships, famous men, others all to approval buyers; aíso stamp al- bums, cafalogs. Bell Stamp Service, Box 190, Dept. C-2, Bell, Calif. FREE! "WHAT'S My Мате"? Fascinating Illustrated Quiz Booklet. Barrels of Fun for everyone; Valuable prizes for correct answers. 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Call astrology .a science or just plain hocus-pocus, millions of people not only believe in it but actually live by if. By Lester David Е AN the stars foretell your future? Can . .the sun, moon and planets pierce the veil which shrouds the years ahead and tell you if you will become a millionaire, warn you of tragedy swirling your way, predict how long you will live? Three million people in the U. S. and’ countless millions the world over fervently believe they can. These are the devotees 57

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In his sedate office, astrologer Charles Jayne, Jr. carefully questions a client as to the exact time, place and circumstances of his birth in order to use this information to prepare a horo- scope by which to guide all his future actions. Predictions for 1952 One of the nation's foremost astrologers, Charles Jayne, Jr., vice president of the Astrologic Жап Sociefy and one of the few men who predicted the re-election of President Truman in 1948, makes the follow- ing forecasts for 1952: World: War lil will break out between "Russia and the Western powers in the first half of 1952. The war will be short—of two or three years' duration—and will result in victory for the Western powers. The war will accelerate two moves of profound significance to the world. These are: a political and economic union be- tween North America and the nations of western Europe before 1960; a revolution inside the defeated Soviet Union some time in the 1960's, resulting in the breakup of the Russian state. 58 An accurate horoscope entails a great amount of detailed work in plotting the exact positions oí the planets-during crucial periods in the client's life. Here, Jayne uses a series of mathematical tables as he draws the astrological chart in his office. of astrology. They include industrial ty- coons who won't sign a contract or build a factory unless their horoscopes say they should, top diplomats and rulers eager to know about world policy trends, and Holly- wood stars who won’t start a film without a nod from the heavenly bodies. Recently, the president of one of New. York City’s largest banks, accompanied by the head of a far-flung mining company, came to the office of astrologer W. Kenneth Brown in Manhattan for advice. They had an opportunity to join in the purchase of a vast stockpile of metals in England, but if the venture failed it would be a great fi- nancial blow to both. Was it a good idea or wasn't it? What did the stars say? Mr. Brown, whose clients include some of the top- -flight names in business and, finance, charted horoscopes for his visitors, studied them carefully ànd several days later gave them this advice: *Go ahead with the deal; it will turn out successfully for both of you." But to the mining company president-he issued this solemn warning: "Saturn is coming in opposition to the sun on your. Mechanix Illustrated

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‘Nicholas deVore, president of the Astrological Re- search Society and author of an encyclopedia of astrology, has a theory that the Milky Way is of much greater importance in the horoscopes of in- dividuals than most astrologers realize right now. horoscope and it means your health and vitality will be adversely affected. I advise . you to retire and take it easy after you .complete this deal, otherwise the strain of -work might be too much for you.” The mining executive went to England and subsequently made a fortüne on the metals deal. But he did not heed the second bit of counsel. Three months after he re- turned to this country he dropped dead of a heart attack! Was it coincidence? .Was it superstitious mumbo-jumbó? Or was it the inevitable influence that powerful cosmic forces exert on the life of every individual on earth? Whatever you believe, this much is cer- tain: time and again predictions, ranging from forecasts on world events to proph- ecies оп ‚ап obscure individual's business problems have come true with startling accuracy. Millions of people attest to it— housewives, store keepers, teachers, insur- ance men. They seek guidance from the heavens on their careers, health, love affairs, the proper time to have a baby, get a divorce and even when to hit the boss for a raise. January, 1952 Amazing Evangeline Adams was the high priestess of modern astrology. She predicted many historical events such as the 1929 stock market crash and the attempted assassination of F. D. Roosevelt, Нег | astrologer husband correctly forecast her death, ~~ There are at least 25,000 practicing as-' trologers in the U. S. providing this guid- ance and they have established a fantasti- | cally thriving business in the process. They receive fees ranging from $25 to $250 for consultations, many of the more exclusive ones drawing checks as high as or higher than those of eminent surgeons and psy- chiatrists. One astrologer, who practices in Boston, got a total of $50,000 from Wall _ Street operators alone in just one year. "Another, who handles the socially elite, | regularly earns $100,000 a year. : Scientists have attacked astrology in words both genteel and sharp, labelling it everything from “a discredited^ science” to "the slickest fraud ever perpetrated on a gullible populace.” The Boston and Cam- bridge branch ‘of the American Association of Scientific Workers, following an inten- sive investigation by a special committee, concluded that astrology is wholly without scientific foundation, has long since been superseded by present- -day knowledge and | that “our fates rest not in the stars but in ourselves." ; Professor Adolph E. Meyer of New York 59.

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During World War IL England realized that Adolf Hitler, above leít, was taking the advice of his astrologer before making decisions so they placed astrologer Louis de Wohl, above right, at the head of their Psychological Research Bureau. He thus helped the Allies anticipate many of Hitler's moves. 60

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University declared witheringly: “Each year astrologers rake in something over $200,000,000, soothing the worries and woes of the U. S. in reassuring mumbo-jumbo that Einstein himself would have a hard time following.” The astrologers, on the other Rand: battle back furiously against their critics. They point to astrology’s 4,000-year history and declare that science cannot casually dis- miss the records and observations of 40 centuries. They claim astrology is as much a physical science as geology, depending on ascertained facts. They believe in it, as Grant Lewi, a noted practitioner, puts it, . “for the same reason others believe in the multiplication table or the intoxicating ef- fects of alcohol—it works." And they use as their sharpest weapons ‘of rebuttal such amazing stories as these: In Chicago, a manufacturer had a chance to buy a warehouse full of high-quality cloth at a ridiculously low figure. It was a ` steal at the price—he couldn't possibly go wrong. But he sought advice from his as- trologer. To his utter astonishment, the planets advised firmly against the invest- ment. He wrestled with the problem for a week and the lure proved too strong—he bought the stuff. A few days later, with the contracts signed and delivered, a fire broke out in the warehouse, destroying every bolt of cloth inside. But the full extent of the catastrophe was yet to come: the fire insur- ance on the merchandise had lapsed and the buyer suffered a total loss on his pur- chase. Harvard professor Bart J. Bok recently issued a report aitacking astrology as completely unscien- E tific and harmful іо social and scientific progress. Myra Kingsley, astrologer to a host of theatrical luminaries including Basil Rath- bone, Conrad Nagel and Gladys Swarth- out, predicted. the end of the European and the Japanese war almost to the month Hellene Paul, a New York astrologer, pre- dicted King Edward’s abdication and his | : marriage to Wallis Simpson. And in Janu- агу of 1940, she said Queen Wilhelmina of- The Netherlands would be ousted by Hit- ler. In her book, Astrology, Its History and Influence in the Western World, published ; in 1942, Ellen McCaffery wrote that Ameri- са part in the war will last four years | and that "victory for the Allies comes in sight after January, 1945." She hit it on the nose. Miss Kingsley once told a young girl her | stars showed she was destined for а career | as a movie actress—but she also had two . brothers, of whose existence she was to- tally unaware. The girl refused to believe the second half of the story—refused until she discovered shortly afterward that she had been adopted as a child and her real father had remarried and was raising two | sons. Later she went to Hollywood and you know her today as one of filmdom's reign- ing movie queens. Nicholas de Vore, president of the Astro- logic Research Society, once predicted that | a newborn baby would fall into a coma on the fourth day after birth. Despite scoffing by the doctor on the case, the mother who | had requested the horoscope insisted that a special nurse be assigned to watch the baby constantly. The symptoms came on schedule and the [Continued on page 174] | Specialist in family horoscopes, astrologer J. — Arthur H. Walker stands among some of his casting е and delineating machines for great personalities. - 61 ONT STO

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Talking орог ata recent Paris auto show also walked, shook hands, flickered its eyelids and puffed its cheeks. How it answered questions is a secret. Skeptics say a man nearby answered through a mike. Leica Turret enables the photogra- pher to change lenses quickly by means of a revolving lens mount similar to the movie camera system. It was displayed in Berlin, Germany and is expected here shortly. | Water Fuel {ог diesels is the inven- tion of a Hamburg, Germany scientist Dr. Christian Groeber. He uses 70 per cent water, 30 per cent oil, "secret" chemicals. This engine used it successfully in tests. Man From Mars having his teeth brushed is. really stern view of an engine on new Convair airliner. American Air- lines mechanic Al Stern is washing it Pawn. Eyes are exhaust jets which add to ti.rust.

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40-Pound Accordion is Italian in- . vention which features rheostat-controlled electric blower substituting for usual push- pull It comes apart in two units for car- rying. Diego and Gobbi Co., Piacenza, Italy. Pilotiess Bomber called B-61 Mata- dor requires no runway for take-off, is launched from an inclined ramp with roar from its auxiliary-thrust rocket. Plane is on trial at Missile Test Center, Cocoa, Fla. Ferris Wheel Parking can deliver a car a minute, holds 36 in 1,480 sq. ft. Seven horsepower motor turns wheel while cars remain level. Prof. R. Vailati of Ber- gano, Italy demonstrates with a model. Miini-Switehbomrd new gadget for the Signal Corps, enables six persons to take part in a joint conference call. Here a soldier has set up board on tree and is calling parties in to talk on field phone.

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— $75,000,000 FOR YOUR IDEAS | | | »- екеін ТЕА ІНІ Era t dg ` SRI сум BRING CAs AM LEEDS SPA се ессе каанын American industry is discovering rapidly that suggestion boxes can be gold mines for both employer and employe. 64 By Harry Kursh Idea bank, left, is brainchild of LeRoy G. Mills Company. It puts the soliciting and judg- ing of suggestions on a com- pletely professional basis. Periodical reports are made to the workers, too, right.

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LADDER. SEPON NO £ Cartoon illustration calls attention to the suggestion box for employes of the Aeroproducts division of” the General Motors Corp. located at Dayton, Ohio. -AVE you ever laughed at that little box | in the corner of your factory or office —the box marked suacestions? Well, don't look now, but you've been laughing at $75,000,000 a year. And that's only a con- servative estimate for the rate at which thousands of people, from office clerks to machinists, have been cashing in on sug- gestion-box systems all over the country. Up until World War П, 95 per cent of all suggestion-box systems were a complete flop. Few people ever paid any attention to them. In fact, less than 160 companies even bothered to use them. Then, all of a Sudden, an idea-hungry American indus- try decided to fatten up by putting sugges- tion systems on a professional basis. And Highest suggestion-box award ever paid by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company—$5,230—was presented recently to Charles McGill, left, and Neil Bernard, center, by plant manager Walter Sether, right. ` Jand plant, a total of $140,000 was given today more than 10,000 companies, big and little, are out to buy your ideas. General Motors, for instance, paid outs 2 over $2,000,000 in less than 30 months for ` those little slips of paper dropped into i suggestion boxes. In one small New Eng- out for 1,237 suggestions in less than two months, one employe hitting pay dirt 71 times, another 63 times. Still laughing? Then take a look at Gordon Londio. Working in an Ohio ma- chine shop, he thought he knew how to handle a bronze casting more efficiently | than the way he had been doing it under. | company instructions. One day, he put his idea down on paper, folded it neatly and Idea for obtaining four instead of three flanges | for turbo-jet engine from the same "pot" saved Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division much | money and earned employe Mortou Gorman $1,950.

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walked to that little box marked succes- | TIONS, the very same box that he had passed | а thousand times on his way to the drink- f ing fountain. He hesitated at the box for [ a moment. Then, smiling, he dropped in | {һе рарет. е | | He didn’t have to wait long. It seems the | company liked the suggestion and in his % next pay envelope һе found the tidy sum E. - of $28,000. -` Actually, the suggestion box has been | > turned into а big'business because top ex- ecutives have learned that paying for ideas | _ ‘through an established system known to | = . allcan be profitable to them as well as their | Ё - employes. In most cases, the system today |- * is to give you from 10 to 50 per cent of whatever savings or profits a boss makes out of putting your idea into effect for at least one year. . Recently, іп a plant making bandages, an elderly woman, who had been wrapping them in two short pieces of wax paper for ‚ 20 years, suddenly thought how much easier it would be if the company used just one long piece of wax paper. It would serve the same purpose, she thought, except that she would not have to reach for a piece of -paper twice. . So, she dropped. her idea into а sugges- | - tion box. It netted her $21,000 because | E. ~ „company cost accountants figured that's | 222 оу much they would save the first year | К and each year after that by accepting her - — suggestion. Sometimes, the idea can be something MM Mr Civilian employe Russell E. Hohnhorst of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base suggested that carrier wheels, adjustable to any desired height, be installed on the blades of snow-removal equip- ment. The Air Force gave him a $300 reward. Champ suggester Mike Defino, a wire- man at Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works, has received 300 awards during the past 20 years for a total of $10,000. е you've been griping about for years. An MM THESE FORME ; ex-G.I. working as a typist for one of the eps nation’s oldest mail-order houses griped over the fact that, like in the Army, he was ; f required to make four carbon copies of THEN SEND TO А everything. : sol A Аалы EE Discussing it with other employes, he learned that at one time his company ac- tually had a need for so many copies. But the need had long since expired and every- one still was making four copies out of habit, using one and placing the rest іп а _ dead file. So, on a slip of paper he wrote: “We don’t need four carbon copies any more. Why don’t you post a notice telling everyone and do away with it?” Then, he dropped it in the nearest suggestion box. Mechanix Illustrated

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Flat bed trailer for transporting freight train, top, direct to unloading point was $275 suggestion of Charles Busey with Army at Wuxzburg, Germany. Owen Woodworth, above center, got $135 for an idea and $1,450 more when production increased. Soon, his idea was accepted and the com- pany figur ed that with savings on time and paper they would be preventing a waste of $12,000 every year. He got 25 per cent of the first year's savings, a neat $3,000 for that simple thought. A worker in a Connecticut rubber factory made a suggestion for handling certain rubber products that had to be baked in an oven, then taken off a rack. Somewhat embarrassed, he laughed when a plant engineer came around to tell him that his suggestion would save only about two-thirds of a second on the handling of each product. But the laugh was not on him. Figuring two-thirds of a second on each product over a year, the company en- January, 1952-^ Curved siphon for getting an extra pint of paint from drum won $195 for Robert Gorman, top left, of General Motors. Ánother employe oí the com- pany, J. J. Stewart, above, turned in a suggestion for straining sweepings and was awarded $260.26. gineer said the suggestion would be ac- cepted because it would save exactly $50,040. And the rubber worker got ten per cent of that on his next рау check. Last June, Owen Woodworth, employed at Eastman Kodak Company in "Rochester, N. Y., got a $135 check for saving time in coiling 400-foot cans of film. It was based on what the company expected to save on the first year's production. But when the production schedule was unexpectedly in- creased, he got an additional check for $1,450, making a total of $1,585. At the same plant last year, Virgine M. Taylor and Wallace E. Seils each brought home an extra $1,100 check for telling the company how it [Continued on page 180] 67

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Railroad Sign Language к= тегіне әкемен» Alert! Beyond here main line Switch number corresponds to 2X: first signal eastbound may be used for switching. number on tower switchboard. (odd пов. west); 15th mile. Bridge marker: 13.07 miles out Slow order sign: maximum Temporary slow sign, yellow, of Jersey City on Erie line. speed 25 mph through section. placed at cause of slow order. Maintenance: outside curve M: manually operated signal. Beginning of 19th mile west- rail raised У in. over inside. Arm says, “Stop and Stay.” ward from Jersey City on Erie. Beyond here switch cars work Degree of curve: zero degrees, Engineer must whistle warn- signals, hold up auto traffic. 15 minutes of angle (1⁄4 degree). ing, crossing !4 mile away.

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. lelecar ALTIMORE messengers are pulling their telegrams out of thin air. The city where Sam Morse sent the first tele- graphic message over 100 years ago now has six Telecars, roving station wagons each equipped with two-way radio and a Telefax prihter. When a message arrives, the dispatcher radios the driver to speed to the address. Then he wraps the message around a cylinder in the transmitter and facsimile is received in car en route. ® Automatic Page-Turner OTION picture engineer Friend Baker made this unusual device for his polio stricken son. Pressure of tongue in cheek throws a micro-switch, left, which turns magazine pages with dampened rubber thumb. Pages are reflected by mirrors. ®

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While the battle rages, the Army’s Seeing .Eye battlevision fank records the action and transmits it back to headquarters where top brass can watch the progress of the fighting and calmly issue the commands.

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7 TELEVISION CAMERA PERISCOPE EXTENDS UPWARD FOR BETTER FIELD OF VISION, RETRACTS WHEN NOT IN USE. 360° ROTATION HATCH PERISCOPE DEPRESSED FOR ROAD TRAVEL TANK DRIVER TELEVISION CAMERA TELEVISION OPERATOR HIS is no fantastic rambling of science- fiction! _ If there is another war, it will provide definite opportunities for the use of modern television miracles. TV set owners now enjoy better views of athletic contests than do most people right on the scene. Powerful telephoto lenses reach across playing fields and give spectacular close-ups of a runner dashing for the goal line or of a fielder snatching ~a high fly. Wide-angle lenses broaden the view and produce panoramic. effects of great sweep. “Why,” military people ask, “can’t we do exactly the same thing on battlefields that the commercial TV stations are doing on football fields? Our game is rougher and is played for keeps but that’s just why the head coach—the commander of an army in combat—should be able to follow the moves of the members of his team. If he can see whats going on while it's going on, he won't have to wait for reports from his subordinate commanders. Why can't mobile TV vehicles be assigned to combat units just as conventional communication trucks are, so that the commander can in- stantly see the fighting in any particular area?" In other words, why don't we have bat- tlevision? 72 OBSERVATION ` TELEVISION SENDING DISCS EXTENDS UPWARD FOR CLEAR SIGNAL PATH. UNIVERSALLY MOUNTED. 360° ROTATION RETRACTS WHEN NOT IN USE DRIVE TANK ENGINE TELEVISION ELECTRI КЕСТЕ SENDING SET GENERATOR If this proposal had been made a few years ago it would have been dismissed as wacky. Today, however, battlevision al- ready exists in technical form and needs only some good engineering to make it practical in tactical form. Only recently, RCA delivered to the Signal Corps an elaborate four-vehicle television caravan designed primarily to explore the possi- bilities of TV for army field instruction. Each truck is a ten-ton, six-wheel job. Two are used for transmitting, two for re- ceiving. One truck of each pair carries only electric genérators, which are very large because they must supply power for studio-type floodlights as well as for the - TV equipment itself. Since the latter alone ~ uses comparatively little power and the battle cameras would operate only in day- light, the overall weight of tactical TV vehicles can readily be reduced by. tons. Through tight miniaturization of compo- nents, it shouldn’t be very difficult to pro- duce a complete TV transmitter that takes only a little more juice than presently is required for a standard tank radio installa- tion. The separate power generator van could then be discarded and the TV unit operated off the storage battery-charging generator combination of the vehicle’s own engine. When you remember that 20 and 30-ton Mechanix Illustrated SENDING DISCS DEPRESSED FOR ROAD TRAVEL SPROCKET

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Transmitting units of the U. S. Army Signal Corps Mobile Television Unit are being used at present to send pictures from remote field activities to military classrooms. Could this actually be training for the real thing? tanks are hardly more than medium in terms of combat weight, the idea of putting a complete battlevision station into a track- laying vehicle begins to make sense. It can resemble a conventionaltank. But because it will hang on the edge of a battle rather than participate, it needs only thin armor and a couple of machineguns for protection against low-flying aircraft. It will do its shooting with a periscope-type camera which-can be raised possibly to 30 or 40 feet to scan large areas in all directions. The parabolic antennas which send out the TV signals are about four feet in diame- ter, made entirely of metal and easily arranged on folding, telescoping mounts on the back of thetank. Atleasttwo antennas would be provided so that any battlevision vehicle could act as a relay station between another TV tank further forward and the receiving stations in the rear. One “dish- pan" would pick up the signal; the other would send it along after amplification by the equipment inside the tank. This is pre- cisely the same micro-wave relay method in everyday use for the transmission of TV programs from city to city for chain tele- casting. There is practically no limit to what can be done at the receiving point in the January, 1952 commanding general’s headquarters, since weight and bulk are less important here than up front. Even as it now stands, the receiving half of the Signal Corps' experi- mental TV caravan is more than adequate to serve an Army HQ. It contains ten 16- inch receivers and a 3x4-foot projection unit. Staff officers watching the small re- ceivers could monitor individual battle- vision scenes. Through a simple switching panel, the general could throw any of the latter onto his own big screen. This ar- rangement merely duplicates the setup in the control room of any large television station. And the TV camera itself is not limited to the ground. Airborne TV was used experimentally in pilotless planes during World War II and Westinghouse has ex- perimented with Stratovision from a B-29 circling over Baltimore. Also, about three years ago, a New York station put on a terrific TV show from an airplane carrier off the Atlantic coast. How far can this idea go? Well, in any future war, it is certainly not unreasonable ~ to expect direct telecasts to be relayed via land, surface ship or airplane stations to ~ the domestic TV chains for nation-wide transmission. 9 73

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Big Business From Odd Jobs - A youngster, fresh from school, found there was money in the odd jobs neighbors asked him to do. He bought equipment on time and now, at 18, earns $15,000 a year. By H. W. Kellick 74 . с ANT some trees cut down апа sawed into firewood? Need top soil for your garden? How about underbrush to be cleared, bulldozing or snow removal? If your answer is “yes” then the fellow to see is Gene Lamb. This 18-year-old youngster from Ossi- ning, N. Y. offers a complete tractor service which provides, in addition to the above, plowing, harrowing, stone hauling, rough and final grading, mowing and hay re- moval. In fact, he'll solve almost any prob- lem confronting a homeowner. j For providing these services, young Gene Lamb earns $15,000 a year. He does no ad- vertising, but word-to-mouth reports are swamping him with jobs. To save expenses, he uses his home as an office. His equip- ment, modern in every respect, is worth: Mechanix Illustrated

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Gene Lamb’s office is a corner of the living room in his parents' Ossining, N. Y., home, top. Here he takes “orders and plans their execution. A Willys Jeep furnishes him cheap transportation to and from jobs, carries his saws and other small tools. $7,000 and most of it is housed in'a garage beside his home. It all started three years ago. Gene was 15 then. He got a job as a helper tô a land- scaper, working after.school and during summer vacations. While on the job, people pestered him to do odd jobs around their gardens. Gene merely shrugged off these requests. He was busy with his work and he had a regular weekly check coming in. It wasn't much, but the pay was steady and big enough for a teen-ager. ' As people continued to ask Gene to do their odd jobs he began to reason, “If so many people want this work done, there must be money in it." He saved up enough money for a down payment on á used Allis Chalmers tractor complete with mowing bar, disk harrow January, 1952 The two-man power chain saw does the heavy . work when the job is cutting down large trees and sawing them into logs or firewood, top. Mowing work is common during summer and íall. He also rakes hay, stacks it and hauls it away if desired. and harrow attachments. To get experience with this outfit, he practiced on his home lot. One day a neighbor saw him at work. Could he mow a field of hay for her, rake it and stack it in heaps? “Sure,” replied the energetic kid. “ГІ do it after school.” He worked four hours on the job and got $20. Inspired by his first check earned in his own enterprise, Gene accepted some of the work neighbors had been trying to force on him. While clearing underbrush and burning it, one customer asked Gene if he could cut down a couple of trees and saw them into required lengths. Gene never did this work before, but he could try the assign- ment anyway. He borrowed a chain saw from a friend and after some difficulty Той

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Lamb loads his new Ford tractor on a trailer to move it to a distant job. learning to master its power unit, Gene went out and did the job, earning $30. The three trees took him less than an hour. Using this capital, Gene immediately added a McCulloch one-man chain saw to his equipment. He managed small tree- , cutting jobs with this tool and found a lot of customers. Then a new problem arose. A man wanted some trees felled and cut into cord wood. To do the job, Gene needed a circular saw, He called on his hardware dealer and made a deal. “If I like this saw,” said Gene, “РІ. Бау it.” “Agreed!” said the dealer. Gene cut six cords of wood with the bor- rowed saw attached to his tractor. Pleased with the way it worked, Gene kept his promise and bought it on time. When a tornado whipped Westchester County, N. Y. into a frenzy in the fall of 1950, uprooting trees and leaving moun- tains of rubble in its wake, Gene Lamb literally cleaned up. Armed with two chain saws (one a two-man job) his tractor and its attachments and a borrowed dump truck, Gene ploughed through tangled telephone wires, fished trees out of swim- ming pools, swung on branches like a Tar- zan to cut broken limbs, and sawed up trees, some of them three feet in diameter. He hauled away big logs with his tractor and trailer at $5 an hour. Then he cut the logs into cord wood on his own time and sold it for $30 a cord. On some projects he hired a couple of men and charged the standard rate of $10 an hour for rubble removal. If Gene had not been fully equipped to handle this emergency work, he never would have been able to take ad- vantage of Nature’s sudden blow. Today, Gene has a complete assortment of tools and equipment. Recently he traded in his old tractor for a 1951 8N Ford. He added a front [Continued on page 178] His ton-and-a-half truck does the towing. Attachments are carried inside.

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N Fireguard Wall Plug ` LARENCE R. CURTIS celebrated his tenth anniver- sary as lieutenant of the Lombard, Ill., volunteer fire department in a manner befitting a fire official. He in- vented the Fireguard—a safety plug which eliminates fire hazards caused by faulty wiring and extension cords. Curtis, who is research engineer for the F. H. Smith Drpamod up a neat Manufacturing Company of Chicago, had become increas- чоч It Pod : ingly aware of the inherent fire dangers which exist in EM cat perm St : electrical cords. In his capacity as fire lieutenant, he saw — yours, get busy and thousands of fires caused Ьу cords which had deteriorated. work it out in your Putting his electrical know-how to work, Curtis devised - shop. Then send pic- the ingeniously simple Fireguard 3 tures and а descrip- fuse coupling—a double-outlet, tion of your invention safety plug with a replaceable lo the Gadget Editor, fuse of low amperage, sensitive n BEEN enough to detect the slightest New York 18, N. Y. short circuit by blowing out. Each month the Boat The coupling is plugged into entry will be given any standard wall outlet exactly а cash prize of $50. like an ordinary plug. A blown fuse is easily replaced. 9 ^ Fire lieutenantengineer Clarence Curtis, below right, demonstrates that cotton between bare wires doesn't even get a chance to burn if the "shorted" cord is protected with a Firequard fuse coupling in the socket, below left. | 23

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Crash Bumper helps protect the pas- senger sitting next to the driver in an ac- cident. Two sponge rubber pads 21 in. by 8 in. with a central wire frame can be. molded to the car's dashboard as in photos above. Soft Spot Dash Pad Co., Detroit. WIN $25 ` Send in a sharp, glossy photo of a snazzy car, old-timer or new, posed as at left with owner or a pretty gal. In- clude self-addressed, stamped enve- lope (just in case) and all vital statistics about car and owner. Mail to Pin-Up Editor, MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED, 67 West 44 Street, New York 18, N. Y. Baby Fire Truek might be just the thing for baby fires. It is powered by a small gasoline engine and is equipped with a siren that can wail almost as loudly as its big brothers. 'Truck's sides are ladders. Driver is Milton Bunker of Escabana, Mich. Splinterproof Glass was. recently exhibited at the International Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. It is three-ply having a middle layer of a transparent, elastic material which is stretched over a girl's head in recent.demonstration, photo below. See-All Body is the unusual feature of a midget car designed by artist Paul Arzens of Paris, France. Hood is Plexiglas and entire car weighs only 225 Ibs. Lower por- tion of body has a mirror effect. Cloth cover rolls forward over top when sun is too hot.

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Photos by Rosenfeld . The DANGINN (оп cover) ` largest yacht built since World War II. Builder: Welding Ship- yard of Noríolk, Va. Length: 190 feet. Flies Liberian flag. HE day of the super luxury cruiser for private use has passed—temporarily, at least. No more million-dollar floating man- sions are riding the ocean waves, to be listed conveniently on an income tax re- port as “business expense.” Since the war, seagoers are thinking twice before spending 80 huge sums of money on yachts. New models shown here reveal an emphasis on economy both in crews and upkeep. Speed has been reduced to conserve fuel and overall design stresses utility along with pleasure.. Top prices run around $100,000 but the average is about half this. 9 Mechantx Illustrated

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SEER auxiliary ketch, 661 feet, built by Nevins of City Island. Two 200-hp diesels. Owne 7 r: Н. В. Hess. ? - - манй м x rere DRAGON LADY steel ketch, 77 feet, built by Burger. One diesel: 2,500 sq. ft. sail. Owner: Wm. Parker. PARANDA for fishing, 60 feet, built by Jakobson, М, Y. Two GM diesels; 12 knots. Owner: D, Braman,

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Serap-Trap eliminates sink strainers and garbage pails in the home, provides clean and easy garbage disposal. Frame holds disposable bag, opens easily, snaps shut. Central States Bag Co., St. Louis, Mo. —- | Kiddie Keeper is a portable crib and sponge bath for use anywhere baby goes. It has hold-down straps, air-bolstered sides and deflates into small package for trav- eling. Kaydon Mfg., Santa Monica, Calif. Happy Puppy will escape punishment for leaving hairs on furniture if his owner has this wool fiber brush. Fibers are held by Du Pont neoprene.. Cleans all lint- attracting fabrics. Drexel, Litchfield, Conn. All-In-One Kitehem combines а re- frigerator with a three-burner range, sink, ` drainboard and storage compartment. Unit is 27% in. high, 36 in. wide. Made Бу “General Air Conditioning, Los Angeles.

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T Pier 73 on New. York City's East River, the little red schoolhouse has been replaced by a big black school ship. The S.S. John W. Brown is the only school in the country where boys can learn sea- manship in the authentic atmosphere of a seaworthy vessel Even “Yes, teacher," has been replaced by “Aye Aye, sir.” ® Open-air classes are conducted on the deck of S.S. John W. Brown, above. Students, below, must do menial jobs like washing down the mast, too. drill is a daily for the seamen- 1 They find it a excuse to ihold un- ат boat races, too. Floating schoolhouse, below, is a 10,000-ton mer- chant marine Liberty ship. Maritime Trades Di- vision of Metropolitan Vocational H.S. uses it. 8j 3 tos by Rudy Arnolds, c. uk

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-N amazing contraption, I thought, as the -A odd-looking car was unloaded from a гиск onto the Appian Way, just south of (Rome. The kind of vehicle that springs full- ‘grown out of fantastic comic books. But, it # was an automobile, all right—a pair of sleek silver-and-blue torpedoes, shaped very яа much like the deadly fish launched by sub- marines, connected by two thin strips of beveled aluminum. | 2-І was one of the handful of racing en- thusiasts and official timers who had trav- ‚ eled to this dangerous stretch of two-lane. ` macadam road flanked by deep ditches out of which grew huge trees. Most of us had This twin-torpedo Italian racing car, designed and driven by automotive en- gineer Piero Taruffi, broke the world’s record for sports cars in the two-litres қазаға МОА ты | iDouble Bullet on Wheels i у 4 - By Michael Stern ) MI's European Correspondent faith in the radical machine because it had been built—and was. being driven—by Piero Тагић, a brilliant automotive en- gineer and one of the world's best racers. The wheels were separately suspended and absolutely independent. This suspen- sion, instead.of being parallelogramed side- wise, as is the case with American cars, functioned from front to back. The motor was a standard Maserati four cylinder, 1720 се with four forward speeds. Power- from this motor was transmitted to the rear wheels by a chain drive, as in a motorcycle. The tail fins sticking up from the torpedoes were adjustable [Continued on page 163]

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Варку Д Wheels are absolutely independent—this left front wheel is suspended from a steel elbow. Note the coil spring and hydraulic shock absorbers. Designer-driver Таги checks the Maserati engine | located in the left torpedo of ihe automobile. The 280-hp engine has. four speeds forward. Power from the Maserati four-cylinder engine is transmitted to the rear wheels by motorcycle-type Rear housing which connects the twin torpedoes chain drives as on this 1ей тест wheel of the car. also contains the radiator of this radical Italian machine. The torpedoes have adjustable tail fins. Driver’s compartment in right torpedo has deep Two tiny gauges at upper right are oil and gas scoop seat Water temperature and tach dials indicators while lever at left is for shifting are on dash. Note steering arms at left and right. gears. Driver must keep legs straight forward,

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Power brakes, luxury and speed distinguish this year's bearers of a fine old name in American cars. By Tom McCahili 86 Midway in price between the 200 and 400 models, the Packard 300 when equipped with Ultramatic drive is powered with а 155-hp Thunderbolt engine which can whip it over the highways at better than 100 mph, fast going in any league. lot more has been added to the 1952 Packards than meets the eye. Ata quick glance the line looks pretty much as it did in 1951. But when you start to analyze it, bolt by bolt, a whole laboratory full of changes jumps out at you—and thereby hangs a tale. Like all other car manufacturers, Pack- ard is harried by the JS-factor, stand- ing for Joe Stalin, and by its corollary, WTAGTDN, meaning What's The Admin- istration Going To Do Next? Nobody in. Detroit seems to know from today to to- morrow what to expect in the way of regulations from Washington. The latest order is that all automobile models will be frozen, as of February 1, 1952, for sev- eral years. A : Mechanix Illustrated

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AIR CLEANER RESERVE TANK TO INTAKE MANIFOLD Diagram at top shows how Packard's new Easa- matic power brakes work off engine vacuum. They reduce pedal pressure by 40 per cent and “reaction lag” by 29 per cent, Packard engineers claim. Bot- tom shot shows smaller size of the new brake pedal. Even before this new ruling was an- nounced, the uncertainty about future restrictions on auto production, and the scarcity of strategic defense materials . which is going to get worse before it gets better, had already had their effect on new cars. Copper is at the acute stage, for instance. This means redesigned cool- ing systems because automobile radiator cores require a lot of copper tubings and fins. : Recently I inspected five brand new 1952 models of various,makes and found that all of them, including Packard, have cut down the size of their cooling cores, then increased the fan size and pitch to com- pensate. This move may very well become universal in the industry and if so it poses January, 1952 Emphasis on greater luxury has been made through the entire Packard line- this year, as top and bottom photos show. Insulation and sound-proofing material has been doubled. Even door and trunk locks were redesigned to make them rattle-proof. a new problem. Few people realize just how much horsepower it takes to turn a fan àt cruising speeds. On one popular- priced car which I saw tested right after the war, the standard fan took approxi- mately ten horsepower away from the rear wheels at 60 miles an hour. (With fans getting bigger the horsepower robbery will naturally increase, so this should be the time to bring back fan governors to cut this robber out at speeds above 45 to 50, which is where a fan stops being useful and just getsin the way. At the lower speeds where a fan is needed it would cut back in again.) Packard is also introducing in the 1952 models some molded nylon gears to take the place of former brass and copper units. As the material pinch from Washington gets 87 i ———————— ——————————— ——

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Barreling through a driving rainstorm at the famed Packard proving ground track, Uncle Tom gave the fleet 300 sedan a real workoui, as shown in this series of photos taken en route. tougher, more and more substitutions and changes are inevitable. Fortunately for us, America produces the world’s greatest bale wire, or seat-of-the-pants, engineers and these boys should be able to keep us going for some time with improvisations that in - some instances may prove even better than the original. While Cadillac, with its new 190-horse- power engine hop-up, and Chrysler have elected to fight it out on the horsepower and performance line for 752, Packard has selected the luxury and silent ride tack. Not that the new Packards are backwards in performance, as the tests will show, but their main pitch-this year is more de luxe, less noise and a set of brand-new vacuum power brakes that make stopping at high speeds as easy as cracking a peanut with a paratrooper’s boot. , Vacuum booster brakes, new to Ameri- 88 Following the sequence, 1 through 4, gives you some idea of how it feels to head into a banked turn at far better than 90 miles an hour with an expert fest-driver like McCahill at the wheel. can passenger cars, are old hat on other shores. In 1929 I owned a Belgian Minerva convertible sedan that had vacuum booster brakes. This big job from across the sea weighed 6,000 pounds and you could stop it on a nickel at high speeds. This big to- mato had 23-inch spider wire wheels and one day I was cruising along in New York City at about 25 mph when a little girl ' darted right out in front of me from behind a parked car. With no time to swerve, I ac- tually stood on the brakes and the car stopped in its own length—just about two inches from the child. As the Minerva and my pulse came to a halt, simultaneously, I heard a strange tinkle of breaking metal and then the whole car slowly settled to the pavement. Every spoke in all four wheels had snapped from the sudden application of those vacuum brakes! That incident of 23 years ago left a warm Mechanix Illustrated

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On his two-way runs through the rain, McCahill averaged slightly higher than 99 mph. On a hard, dry surface he believes the powerful new Packard can probably average between 101-102 mph. spot in my heart for power brakes in spite - of the bill for new wheels. They saved а child's life when no. other conventional brake could have halted that monster so fast. Besides, when the wheels stayed on, driving was much easier. At times when the engine stalled and the vacuum went out I was forced to realize how much work those brakes did. (All booster brakes today are rigged so that if the vacuum should fail you still bave mechanical or hydraulic braking at your disposal) The 1952 Pack- ard's vacuum brakes, called Easamatic, are one type of “matic” stuff I'll buy. They're a tremendous improvement, long overdue on all American luxury cars. , Bill Graves, engineering chief, and Ed- ward Macauley, stylist boss, took a stand that I liked when I asked about transmis- sions. They-told me that even though nearly 80 per cent of [Continued on page 172] January, 1952 SPECIFICATIONS MODEL TESTED: | 1952 Packard 300 four-door sedan (with Ultramatic transmission) ENGINE: 8 cylinder, L-head; bore 3'/2 inches, stroke 4% inches; piston displacement 327 cubic inches; maximum torque 270 foot pounds (9 2000 rpm; brake horsepower 155 @ 3600 rpm; compression ratio 7.8 to | DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase 127 inches; overall length 217 inches; tread 60 inches front, 61-7/32 rear; inches; height 62-—29/32 width 77-11/16 inches; weight 3,875 pounds; standard tire size 8.00х15; gas tank 20 gals PERFORMANCE: Я (using Low апа shifting to Drive) 0 to 30 mph, 0 to 50 mph, 0 to 60 mph, 13.8 seconds 0 to 70. mph, 18.3 seconds 0 to 80 mph, 24.5 seconds Half-mile from standing start, 32 seconds Top speed, 101-102 mph, estimated SPEEDOMETER ERROR: At 60 mph on speedometer, actual speed 56.60 mph At 90 mpn on speedometer, actual speed 84.90 mp 4.3 seconds 9.8 seconds 89 | |

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Xen MEE V 1 is; in. thee wild, country үү, Пе, Uncle, Tom discovers the? Piorris ‘Minor possesses m jor talents cin pecyering: зз, rough ee / P 2m i - McCahill Drives the Morris Minor - Product of the same company that makes the famous British M. G., this small, low-priced car has some remarkable characteristics, our remarkable auto expert finds. By Tom McCahill 90 à Mechanix Illustrated

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HE Morris Minor 2-door convertible is one of the best automotive buys ever to come from the land of Yorkshire pud- ding. This little English roller skate, with a price tag of just about $1,400 (same price for the sedan), rides like a big Detroit : cushion, gets 40 miles out of a gallon of gas and corners.and handles like a $5,000 sports car. The Minor is a big car on the inside and a half pint on the outside. It has loads of room for two six-footers in the front and ample space for two more on the back seat. Though it is not rated as a cop-baiting sports car, it has done remarkably well in class events because of its outstanding handling qualities. The slightly-less-than one-litre engine, with a four-speed trans- . mission, gets this boy's-size barge over the road nicely, even if it doesn’t send your pulse beat into the stratosphere. . After all, 56 cubic inches of displacement, 27 horsepower and 39 pounds of torque push- ing 1,700 pounds are not apt to shatter any Penn Turnpike or Pike's Peak records. In spite of this it can cruise for hours at close to 60 and its quick maneuverability and its agility in heavy traffic will have the Chrysler V-8's and Caddies gasping for breath, trying to keep up. Cliff Baker of England, the company representative for America, brought the - It will break the back of the usual pip x REN Minor convertible, or tourer as itis known | in Albion, to my home for a tryout. Ihave a hill there which is one half-mile long and averages better than a 20 per cent grade. squeak when loaded so this is where I made my first test. Baker, who goes 200 pounds, and I with close to 250 were,in the front seat while Joe and my wife were іп the | back. With this better-than-600-pound load I made several runs and at no time | found the slightest trace of balk. At one spot where the grade is almost 25 per cent, I stopped the car dead and then started | off again without any distress, quite a feat с for an alarm clock-size engine. Next, I headed for a private mountain trail that is heavily overgrown. It leads over slick grass, wet leaves and loose rock : and is one of the best deer hunting trails ; in the East. In over half a mile of rugged | — going, uphill all the way, the Minor only : spun its wheels.once or twice and kept | crashing through the heavy undergrowth like a miniature tank until we had reached + the top. Before you blow your stack and | ask what old Cue Ball McCahill was trying | to prove, let me explain that I live in moun- 2 tainous country where good traction, espe- | cially in winter, is а big must. Last winter - I was completely iced in for two days, until- I could arrange to have enough cinders. ‚ bs ———————^^—€ ARRA A6AA6A———————————————————————————— Simplicity in details like these is one reason why . British can sell Morris convertibles in U. S. for only $1,400 despite the high tariff and shipping costs. "It has loads of room for two six-footers in the front,” says McCahill, who tested the little car with some 600 pounds of people and dog aboard. |

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M Although it only displaces 1,700 pounds and measures a relatively tiny 86 inches between hubcaps, the Morris Minor's trim lines give the impression of a larger car. Unlike American models, convertible and sedan cost same. SPECIFICATIONS Е stolen from the state's reserve pile to let my tires get a grip on the driveway which goes straight up for more than a tenth of MODEL TESTED: 1951 Morris Minor convertible a mile. ENGINE; - There is, however, another angle to the 4 cylinder, L-head; bore 2.24 inches, stroke story of why I маз interested п) how the 3.54 inches; maximum torque 39 foot pounds Minor could climb a tough hillside. Some @ 2400 rpm; brake horsepower 27.5 (9 4400 two hours before Baker arrived, I tried rpm; compression ratio 6.6 to 1. Piston dis- ` going up the same path in my Cadillac to placement 56 cubic inches · : check the game trails. About halfway up : the Caddie lost traction on wet leaves and DIMENSIONS: i 5 started digging а hole to Red China. With Wheelbase 86 inches; overall length 148 inches; some branches and sticks, I got it undug. tread 50 inches front, 50 rear; width 61 inches: only to have it start sliding like a greased height 80 inches; weight 1,700 pounds; standard pig in a laundry chute a few feet further tire size 5.00x14; gas tank & gals on. When the Caddie finally balked and ; refused to climb another foot, I was forced PERFORMANCE: 5 aa to back all the way out. Later that day, 0 to 30 mph, 8.7 seconds З the Minor went right over the spot where 0 to 50 mph, 21.4 seconds 5 the Caddie had died and it kept right on 9 to 60 mph, 33.2 seconds. — going all the way to the top. Top speed, 64-85 mph 5 One of the surest ways to test good suspension and roadability is to sail down Mechanix Illustrated IIT ue SEM

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Twelve-volt battery in the upper left photo looks almost as big as the 56-cubic inch, 27-hp engine which gives the Morris a top speed of about 65. Pictures below it and at the right show how back-seat cushion folds fcrward to form a level flooring and to provide exceptionally large luggage space for a small car. b. ibus EEO RC SN CE ESP STS AY EAE AEE a regular hardtop mountain road with an over-enthusiastic throttle. «As soon as а really steep grade starts to wind and twist, at high speeds, you do one of two things. Either you sail off into space like Halley’s Comet or you get to the bottom in one piece. I tried this with the Morris and it stuck to the road like a nailed-on toupee. On the hard curves and bends, even though I was coming down a high-crowned steep descent with open throttle, there was not the slightest trace of distress and the little bucket held its course like a marble in a groove. In this respect it reminded me of the German Porsche. I got out and looked under and found the torsion bar suspension very similar to that of Dr. Porsche's Porsche, without the trailing arm. Before going on to the regular highway road test I would like to say that in addition to its top handling qualities, this is the car for the guy who has a hard time parking. January, 1952 f $ Due to its 86-inch wheelbase, snuggling up to the curb is as. easy as finding a good looking girl in Dallas, and almost as much fun, particularly when you see old Blood Pressure Ben up ahead of you trying to wrestle a tank-like barge into a space big enough for three Morris Minors. And be- fore I forget, another feature (and a rare one with these small cars) is the trunk space which is large enough for a couple of fair-sized murder victims. The road was clear and the cops were thick when I made the road test. And this leads me to another good Morris feature. Unlike M.G.’s, Jags, Allards, Cunninghams, etc, the Morris looks as innocent of all ~ wrong-doing as-would Senator Tobey ina - gin mill Consequently, even though I. passed a State cop going the opposite direc- tion while I was traveling at full throttle, __ he couldn't have paid less attention to m if I had just been elected Vice-President. This car would [Continued on page 165] =ч м” ож Т

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тте ЕХ < STE During the mating season a bull is quick to accept a challenge to combat. This is the Hime to use a moose call—but be careful! КЕКЕ By Raymond R. Camp - Lo, the Poor Moose 1 Good sport, you say? Imagine yourself deep іп the woods, miles from the nearest road, with 1,000 pounds of dead. meat on your hands! Rod and Gun Editor, N. Y. Times З j FENHERE’S a story about a brave hunter who had an ambition to capture a wild- Ж” cat alive. When he finally succeeded he had to yell for help to let it go. Moose hunters ^ аге in a similar category. I haven't seen one successful moose hunter who hasn't ғ found. the job too big for one man to handle. The overpowering desire to kill a big noose has been something of a puzzle to p for many years. As a matter of fact, | I began to wonder about it less than five minutes after I had pulled the trigger that ended the long, hardy career of my first moose. I have reached the conclusion that the driving force behind this whole thing is the desire to lean back in a chair at the club, flick the ashes nonchalantly from a cigarette, and remark: “Oh, yes, I've shot moose." I was inveigled into shooting a moose just once and СП never happen again. Several years ago a friend who operated a flying service in Quebec invited me on Mechanix Illustrated

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a trip into the bush. Hunting was poor. The season was closed on most animals and the rest were hard to find. My guide, Antoine, suggested, “You hunt moose.” The first day of hunting brought me within easy range of no less than seven moose, of which three were bulls. None of them had a rack worth looking at, so I re- fused to shoot. The second day brought nine of the animals within my ken but the four moose that were bulls had racks that were woefully uninteresting. By this time Antoine was losing some of his enthusiasm. After all, he had guided me to no less than 16 moose, a feat which he considered phenomenal, and I had refused to so much as raise my rifle. Having had a suspicion that American visitors were slightly mad, he now had confirmation of this belief. During the course of the second day I saw two bulls in the morning and one small one after lunch. Since we were about eight miles from camp, Antoine decided it was time the canoe was headed for home and supper. As he announced this decision there was the sound of a terrific crashing on the side of a wooded slope across the lake. “Anudder moose,” Antoine. reported. : “Mebbe this one big enough for to shoot.” A few minutes later he nosed the canoe alongside a big cedar that had toppled into the lake. Out came the birchbark moose call and Antoine began what he believed to be a series of seductive grunts. A few Snow was so deep along an Alaskan railroad that a cow jumped aboard. Moose like to walk the cleared tracks and trainmen must shoo them off. ши —— moments passed and he received an answer. The bull appeared to be only a hundred yards from the beach. The grunting con- tinued back and forth and finally a small- moose crashed through the alders and stood ` with its forefeet in the water. “Anudder moose,’ ' Antoine insisted. “Big one still in woods.” He had hardly spoken when proof of his statement appeared on the lake shore about 150 yards from our position. This animal was not only big; he had a beautiful spread of antlers. This was it. I held steadily at a point just behind the big brute's shoulder and touched off the shot. The moose stood without moving. I blinked several times, then threw another shell into the chamber. Antoine looked at me from the stern of the canoe. “What you do now?” he inquired. "Tm going to hit that damned moose,” I pointed out, “if it’s the last thing I do. Then I'm going to sell all my guns and start tak- „e | ing golf lessons." “Moose dead,” Antoine announced. “You Vink he stan’ there if he’s alive?" At this the moose began walking out into . the water. He walked for 50 or 60 yards be- ` fore stepping off into a hole. When we ar- A EREE ett IS Қаза САҒА SSNS el aR a м жить жалады rived in the canoe only his stub of a tail за above the surface. As І recall, the time was 7%. just 3 p. m. At 9 p. m. we finally beached the dead moose. The experience of drag- ging that animal over the shallows is like . He 3 Joe Walker of Falmouth, Me., had so little troublé taming this 700-lb. cow that wildlife officials are studying her to see why she’s so friendly:

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~ This cow, nose deep below the surface, is grazing on tender underwater plants at the edge of a pond. a bad dream. And who did the dragging? I did. Antoine, it developed, had a hernia. When we had the animal dressed out and the quarters hung in trees for recovery the next day, it: was 11 p. m. and I was both tired and hungry. How that moose managed to move after , the bullet had torn his heart to shreds will ( always remain a mystery. When we dressed | him out we found the bullet had passed i through part of the chest cavity, mush- ^ roomed on a rib and had torn the heart into "eral pieces. a > It took three 14-mile canoe trips to trans- port the meat to camp, for the canoe was only a 10-footer and was not designed for a big load. After the second of these freighting trips I reached the conclusion that my initial feeling about moose hunt- ing had been the correct one. If you want to narrow it right down, it's much easier to shoot a moose than it is a rabbit and not merely on the basis of its size. In most instances the rabbit is small and going at a fast clip whereas the ma- jority of moose are standing still at a range that the greenest of shooters would consider practically “point blank.” In most areas where the moose is legal game, the brush is thick and a moose more than 100 yards distant is invisible. Therefore, any hunter - who could miss a moose in sight would do “well to take up some less exacting form of Sport such as ping pong or charades. It's true that the head and antlers of a big bull make an imposing trophy over the mantel but not many hunters can look at this trophy with a memory of a happy hunt- ing experience. They think back on the job they faced getting it out of the woods and the tough time they had getting rid of the meat. You may be one of those hardy in- dividuals who can eat the same thing day after day and enjoy it. If you kill a big moose you can look forward to an appall- ingly steady diet of moose meat for at least a year, for the chances аге you'll find none of your friends in a receptive mood when you offer them a juicy moose steak. The float plane [Continued on page 166] I. B. Baker of Ohio, right, and his quide Hank Haskins seem to be happy over their 1.1001. trophy shot in Ontario. Report states the meat went to charity but neglects to explain "how." |

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а NEW for the SPORTSMAN Kamp Kover shown open at left, closed at right, fits _ SUR any pickup truck. It comes with side canvasses, tail cur- -— tain, folding table and two beds, each 33 in. by 6 ft., which can be used as seats. R. & G. Mfg. Co., Eugene, Oregon. Mateh Pistol used by world's champions is last word in preci- sion. Special custom grips, Made by Hammerli of Lenzburg, Switz- erland. Imported by American Arms, North LaSalle St., Chicago. Shooter's Mitts of genuine goatskin Spray~-New will give your golf balls. remain soft and pliable even when wet. whiter-than-new finish in a few minutes. Lining is flannel. Trigger finger slit has Comes in 12-oz. aerosol dispenser. Enough storm flap. Norm Thompson, Portland, Ore. for 50 balls. Fed. International Co., N. Y.

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Walter Bennet suffered no serious injuries when this tractor he erating near Independence, Mo. overturned, pinning him beneath it. Congratulating himself is Clyde Baldosser who escaped the wreck at right with only a badly cut hand.

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WIRLS of dust momentarily blinded Charles - W. Arter, a brawny pitboy, as he trudged `j along a mine field in South Yorkshire, England. 7 Two miners behind him shouted a warning, but it came too late—Arter's foot went over the brink of a shaft. He clawed desperately at the air as he wen’ down, his screams floating hollowly from the yawning, black pit. It was certain death—the shaft was 1,554 feet deep and no man can sur- , vive such a drop. But, halfway down, Arter overtook an ele-^ vator cage which was making a swift descent with a load of miners. He lan ded gently on the roof, rode easily the rest of the way down and walked away completely unharmed -as the astounded men stared speechlessly! 5. Death takes а holiday like that more fre- quently than you think. Miraculous escapes - from accidents that no man could seemingly - survive are constantly confounding the statis- ticians, safety experts and police. People fall + fantastic distances and live, get themselves hurled by automobiles and locomotives and | >- emerge without a scratch, have buildings topple Ай n on them and survive, get into the lethal paths 27 When Ben Rothbard was buried alive for more than a half hour, just the top of his head showed, top. After his removal, above, it was found he suffered only minor bruises.

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Dampened asbestos blanket was the only thing that saved truck driver William Cox from the roaring lames when his butane truckload was wrecked. of hand grenades, bullets and flying spears and walk away unharmed. Witness the fantastic experience of a two-year-old boy who virtually came back -from the dead in New York City last Spring. Thomas Paiva, Jr., toddled into the bedroom of his home in lower Man- hattan and climbed up a radiator to the ‘window sill. He swung open the casement window, lost his balance and plummeted downward. He hurtled down 15 stories, Janding in a clump of light bushes which could not have broken his fall appreciably. At that point the odds on young Thomas’ life were a billion to one. But, what were his injuries? A fractured leg! If you think that only kids, with their “green” bones, can fall long distances and live, listen to this one. It's a case cited by Three inches more and the wheels of this stieet- car would have passed over the jay-walking pe- destrian. Luckily he got only cuts and bruises. Hugh De Haven, director of the Crash In- jury Research Clinic, who has made a life- long study of falls and crashes. A Staten Island, N. Y., workman was setting up the rigging of a scaffolding atop a 175-foot smokestack when he slipped, fell 150 feet, made an eight-inch depression on a slope close to a wall, bounced over the wall, fell another ten feet and landed on the lower level. Dead? Мої by a long shot. He suffered three broken bones and other non-fatal injuries. But these cases were mere bunny hops compared to the unbelievable fall of British Sergeant N. S. Alkamade, who was in the tail of a Lancaster bomber over Germany in March of 1944 when it was struck by enemy fire. The entire fuselage was sud- denly enveloped [Continued on page 170] Dotted line, left, shows the 50-foot plunge taken by six-year-old Douglas Flick: of the Bronx, N. Y. He landed in soft earth, below, and went home after being treated for scratches.

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It's totem war for this famous ra- dio and TV humorist. His rooms look like the Happy Hunting Ground of the cigar-store In- dians. He likes this one. "Its handy to hang your wash on." ROBERT Q. LEWIS — Top. Man on the Totem Pole HERE are tall ones, short ones, fat ones and skinny ones, but they all have one thing in common—they’re the ugliest and most bizarre totem poles Robert Q. has been able to find. It started with Cutie-Pie a number of years ago. This delightful little number was given to him by the Chief of the Otoes Indian tribe of Oklahoma when he was made honorary chieftain. His friends saw it and have been adding to his collection ever since. Now he has many dozen and they threaten to run him out of his apart- ment. "They're not exactly cuddlesome,” he says, "but they sort of grow on you." Bob has only one worry—termites. 9 "І know it's a beauty but where'll I put it?” he seems to be complaining to one oí his many friends who are helping him expand his collection. Here's part of Robert Q's collection. Totem poles - require no special preservatives, gluing, polish- ing or careful handling—just a weekly dusting.

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Painting of fish which started Albert Smith pro- ducing that type of sign still occupies place of distinction in his Bridgton, Me., place of business. Worker cuis out sections on a power saw while Smith holds a completed youngster's stool. Use- ful novelties. form great part of company sales. Fourteen years ago, Smith started his sign business in this tiny shed, rented for $9 per month. Now, he owns the shed, the house—the whole block. Present home of the Smith Sign Company is many times the size of the original shed. It contains a complete woodworking section and printing plant. By Oscar Knight January, 1952 NE summer afternoon a few years ago, Albert Smith sat in his little sign shop in Bridgton, Me., just taking it easy when a man dropped in with a large trout under his arms. He asked Smith if he could paint a lifesize picture of the prize catch in enduring paint. Smith confessed that he had never before painted a picture of anything, but he'd try. In a few minutes he had traced the outlines of the trout on a diagonally sawed birch board which had cut, ragged edges thus providing a rustic effect. Then he began sketching and as he added his colors, the fish grew to lifesize proportions. Jubilant over the artistic success which he never realized he had, Smith made a couple of copies and placed them in his window. A few days later, when summer tourists were wan- dering about the streets of Bridgton, a man stopped to admire 103

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ЛҮҮЧҮ Um meer TW ETT EAN TT Sip онан асыр» ТЕТ - Even though he never took an art lesson in his - life, Smith paints a complete, life-like picture of а rose in bloom on the scarf in about 15 minutes. the fish panels. He asked Smith if he did them. "Sure," replied Smith. The man wanted to know if they were for sale. Smith said they were and announced a price several times above what he had originally planned. "Wrap 'em up,” said the customer. Then, . looking around the tiny sign shop, he turned to Smith and asked, “What’ll you take to make up a dozen samples of trout and the same number of salmon?” Smith bit into the cigar he never smokes and scratched his head. Finally, he named aprice. The customer bought the package deal and gave him a check for a retainer. “Ship them to the Sportsman’s Show in New York,” said the customer. When Smith deposited the check, he learned that the signature was that of one of the largest and most successful toy dealers in New Уогк. A few weeks later he heard from the man; he wanted a thou- sand fish panels in a hurry! Smith mar- shalled his entire family into the shop and filled the order. Subsequently, this man became his agent and Smith shipped him tens of thousands of ae plaques which retail for from $1 to 1.50. Thus began the fabulous success story of Albert R. Smith, an ex-insurance salesman _ to whom the doctors gave only a few years to live and whom they advised to spend that short time in the country in peace and quiet. In one chance meeting he discov- 104 Albert Smith with Smith, Junior, his business man- ager, at left and Curtis, right, hold up three of the signs of which thousands are sold every year. ered a talent which was destined to provide him with one of the most successful private enterprises in New England, a_ business which nets him in the vicinity of $100,000 a year. When Smith’s health failed him 14 years ago, doctors ordered him to give up his regular job and take it easy so that he could finish out the couple of years they allocated him. Provoked at the doctors’ sentence of doom, he stubbornly made up his mind to get well in spite of them. He licked the malady that felled him, all right, but in the process he became cynical toward, his fellow men. E About this time, his young son Curtis began displaying a natural talent as a letterer and so the older Smith started a tiny: sign shop to give his son a job and to occupy his own mind so he wouldn't worry about his illness. To get the project under way, he talked his landlord into letting him put up a tiny shed on the house which he rented. Then, with two ten-cent paint brushes and a few bottles of colored paints, the Smiths were in business. They began lettering signs for neighborhood consumption, and the stores bought up his output. Then occurred the episode of the trout: portrait. Smith, inspired by this success, graduated into painting advertising cards, small billboards, price tags and fishing signs for local fishing clubs. Soon enough small orders were [Continued on page 169] Mechanix Illustrated

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Planning a home? Then you should know what to include and what to avoid in your dream house blueprints. See page 112. Engineers oí the National Safety Council check speed and distance-measuring de- vices that make winter driving safer íor you. Siarting on page 126, Car Care dis- cusses the merits of chains and snow tires. Colonial fable constructed of glued-up maple wil be a striking addition to any living room, regardless of the style of your present furniture. Consult page 110. CANKER My Midge-mobile is powered by a %4-hp motor. By connecting cord to an automatic reel car rotates in fixed circles, Turn the page for full building data and plans. | |

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` - By Wesley Pickard EC ATCHING Junior spin around in his ] YY own motor-driven speedster is a thrill 22 фуой won't want to pass up. Powered by * Ја 44-hp motor, the car is perfectly safe in — f operation, and may be wired for driving iin опе of several ways. The simplest. of course, is merely to. attach a long cord 4 (about 60 ft.) to the motor, connecting it { to the outlet nearest to your lawn. | A much better set-up however, is į mounting an automatic reeling device on MIdge-mobile that permits continuous rotary action. a post in the center of your lawn or yard. (See diagram on page 109.) А 25-ft. cord will be'sufficient. With this assembly, your midget McCahill can travel all around the post in a radius of 25 ft., as the reel auto- matically feeds more cord or takes up any slack. In fact, for younger kids you may even want to lock the steering so that the car travels in a fixed circle without any possibility of the driver changing the course. And with this reel, there will be Left Head-on view shows grill taken from a 1940 La Salle. Above: Underside of the motor mount. Note placement of hinges for rear hood.

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GRILE FROM ТОР PORTION 1940 LA SALLE FRONT GRILE LIGHT. GAUGE SHEET METAL BODY “PANELS (SEE TEMPLATES) VA PLANK SEAT — d AND BACK PADDED. Witt LEATHERET TE NUT ON THIS WHEEL — > HAS 472" S; AE RIGHT HAND: THREAD, УУЕЕОЕО ТО WHEEL HUB no snags, no twisted cords. The reel, avail- able from the Appleton Electric Co., 1701-59 Wellington Ave., Chicago, costs about $18. Specify reel No. 7S2. My own design on this car utilized the top of an ironing board for the body base, and templates for the body were cut to this shape. However, you can substitute ply- wood for a body base. Since the chassis is larger than the body itself, it was designed and assembled later in order to conform Motor activates only the left rear wheel by méans of iwò pulleys and а couple of spur gears. The axle is machined from %-in. steel rod. STEERING WHEEL FROM 8° V-PULEEY. (CUR AWAY AT WITH TAPE М Ё DOTTED LINES) qS | 2. HP ELECTRIC 40” SEMI = PNEUMATIC WHEELS perfectly to the body dimensions. Chassis is 1-іп. angle iron throughout. Templates for the body, which is assembled with 1%5- in. stove bolts, were traced onto thin-gauge sheet metal, and were cut with tin snips. The sharp edges around the seat were turned under and nailed to the wooden base. The steering is very simple. C-shaped knuckles were made of strap iron bent to shape in a vise. Holes were then drilled to Steering action runs from shaft to drag link, from drag link to tie rod fastened to knuckles ай each end. Rubber shock absorber boots are for show. 107

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| accept the king pins and axle. The latter ` сап be made in three pieces: two l5-in. : stub axles and a length of 2-in. channel beam. The front wheels pivot on a single ' truck U-joint bearing with a bolt slipped - in from the rear and welded around the head. This method provides knee action —. for the front wheels, and assures firm trac- _ tion for the rear wheels at all times, even _ оп unlevel ground. The tie rods are welded .to the knuckles; cotter pins are used to prevent the nuts on the ends of the stub - axles from working free. Drag links from the steering arms to the tie rods are fas- tened in a similar manner. Most of the motor mounting and drive assemblies were turned out on a lathe. - Note that the drive is hooked up to the left — rear wheel only. Two pulleys are required: ' one 144-in. unit оп the motor arbor and an 8-in. pulley mounted on a rod which is connected to the frame with two truck bearings identical to the one used on the 3 pot wheel assembly. ч f | A 34-tooth sprocket is mounted on the Driver can steer the car himself, but if you use an automatic reel (see text) steering can be locked to make the car travel in fixed circles. rear axle, which is 27 in. in length and turned from 34-in. steel rod. An 8-tooth sprocket is mounted on the outside of the larger pulley. Use Y5-in. pitch chain, as indicated in the sketch on opposite page. The rear deck of the body is hinged along the back of the car. This permits you to fold back the entire rear end, exposing the motor and drive assembly for adjustment and inspection. The front portion of this “hood” merely’ rests on the seat upright. The seat itself is bolted to the chassis, and both seat and back rest are up- holstered with foam rubber. 9 LARGE-SCALE PLANS will greatly simplify construction, Send $1 to MecHanrx ILLUSTRATED Plans Serv- ice, Fawcett Building, Greenwich, Con- necticut. Please specify Plan No. HJ-20. Minor maintenance job is tackled by both builder and driver. E You ll find MlIdge-mobile is an ideal father-and-son project.

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Drop-Leaf Table Occupying only 19 in. of floor space when not in use, the open table will seat six comfortably. By Karl Greif best Colonial furniture has much in common with modern pieces—sim- plicity of line coupled with a functional approach. This graceful Early American table, which will feel at home in any dining room, seats six persons easily and with plenty of knee space—no one “gets a leg.” Although power tools will speed your job, common hand tools are sufficient, for nearly all parts of the table are of standard net stock widths, and require only cutting to length. Maple was used in the unit shown. The top and leaves may be glued up, planed and sanded at your lumber yard. 110 This solves the biggest problem, and the labor cost for that part of the job is nomi- nal. A plank 19 in. wide by 9% ft. long, 34 in. thick is required. Specify that it be: of well-seasoned wood. Butt joints are used throughout. Screws are counterbored, with pegs driven in over them and sanded flush. A sandpaper block and a rasp are used on all edge surfaces and corners to produce a worn appearance. The first item of construction is the box- like frame which contains the slide leaf supports and their guides. The four outside frame pieces of [Continued on page 162] Mechanix Illustrated Note ample leg room when the leaves are raised, The cross brace has been rasped to simulate an antique effect.

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Left: Inverted view reveals slide assembly. Right: That. satiny surface is evidence of a thorough finishing job. че x 218° NOTCH * Зд Зх 39" ПОР AND: LEAVES (SEE BELOW) 2” SCREWS, SIDE APRON (2) re PLUGGED WiTH 21/2 BUTT HINGES (4) 44/2 SCREWS PLUGGED Y E UN а 3740 X I X15 172° END. APRON (2) BAX 2 Хх AT SLIDE GUIDES (6) 1/4" PLYWOOD. PANEL= ^ c V2" DOWEL Зао 3/4" X 25 Зуд" Fi LEG UPRIGHT (2) Ea TABLE TOP AND eee t 4/2” HORDE LUGGE LEAVES. GLUED ОР. AS UNIT; FINISHED, CUT ӨР. САТЕВ $ Soe WAX 33/4 X 4T. CORR б H INTO-UPRIGHTS (4) OT WORD 111

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pitfalls to avoid in SMALL HOME PLANNING By Don Reiman Sanders, Malsin, Reiman Architects S the value of the dollar decreases, and government restrictions on building become tighter, we seem destined to live in smaller and smaller houses. A-minimum house can satisfy the complex requirements of family life only through intelligent plan- ning, whereby each square foot is designed to contribute to better living. Let's consider the most important details. Sketches are lettered to match the respective subheads. (A) APPEARANCE A small house should be simple both in form and in the choice of materials. The scale and general type of house should con- form with the neighborhood and with ad- joining houses in order to achieve harmony 112 and pleasing variety. Materials should be chosen on the basis of their ability to do the job, as well.as on appearance. (B) RELATION or HOUSE. ТО біте 'The house should be situated to give de- sired amounts of sunshine, breeze, sound insulation, and privacy. Plan to utilize that portion of the land not actually built upon for a variety of outdoor functions. The house-to-site relationship increases in im- portance as the size of the lot decreases. A more spacious feeling can be achieved by organizing the exterior spaces so that they ` relate closely to the interior. For example, how should you plan an adequate private garden which the bedrdoms and living Mechanix Illustrated

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.Work areas, like this kitchen, should be planned so that the equipment is arranged in a step-saving, logical manner. Note how flourescent lighting has been built into supple- mentary storage bin over sink. H H January, 1952 UEM. 113

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room may face? Sketch B shows three _ methods. Obviously, the third is best. The -relation to the sun and the location of ad- joining houses further determines the po- - sition of the house. (C) RELATION or House то Sun AND WIND Large glass areas facing south take ad- ~ vantage of solar radiation in the winter. However, they must be shielded from the '- hot summer sun by adequate overhangs. 114 Sensible bedroom layout fea- tures an ample walk-in closet with "dead storage" space on top, and plenty of windows which, in this instance, are re- cessed from the outer wall to form a built-in overhang. d Overhangs also decrease glare by reducing 9s T ` the direct view of the sky. Because the eastern and western sun is low, an overhang does not shield us com- pletely, and we must use low trees, fences, blinds or awnings. Glare is produced by a contrast of light апа shaded areas. This is intensified as window openings are made smaller. In ' large openings the level of illumination in the entire room is raised and contrasts are at a minimum. Glare-producing surfaces, such as lightly colored pavements, should be eliminated where large glass areas are used. Prevailing winds and proper placement and type of windows must be taken ad- vantage of for good ventilation. Poor win- dow locations produce “dead” hot air pockets. The sloping ceiling keeps the hot air moving toward the window and outward as it tends to rise. (D) TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND EASE OF FURNISHING One of the most common faults in small ` houses being built today is the poor traffic circulation which forces you to cross rooms diagonally in order to get from the entrance to other points of the house. This makes it difficult to furnish the rooms correctly and . to use the space to best advantage. On entering a house, one should be able to reach any room without going through other spaces. The room which іѕ а “dead end” is comfortable and easy to furnish. The placement of doors and windows is another factor which determines ease of furnishing. Some of these traffic circulation problems may be solved by zoning within the house. Each activity should be organ- Mechanix Illustrated

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A corridor should be more than a dark, narrow pas- sageway. Utilize this im- portant area for placement of a storage wall chests of drawers, hobby shop, or a custom vanity as shown. ized with its interior and exterior area in mind, and these are zoned in such a way as not to be at cross purposes. (E) STORAGE Unfortunately, required space for stor- age does not decrease, and organized stor- age space becomes even more important in the small-house. You can determine the area you require for storage by totaling the space needed for.all your clothing and items to be stored, then adding 30 per cent as a safety and growing factor. In clothing storage allow 3 in. of rod length per suit and 2 in. per dress. The properly shaped storage compartment is essential.In sketch E only the last two closets are adequate. In the third, doors operi full 24-in. width, and the “walk-in” type is 6 ft. wide. In addition to clothing, there is special- jzed storage in connection with food prep- aration, dining, recreation, and entertain- ing. These include linen, games, cameras, records, liquor, etc. Each of these oddly shaped items must be accommodated in the least amount of space. (Е) Worx SPACES In the interests of efficiency, the kitchen laundry has often become too small, mak- | ing it impossible to accommodate more than one person comfortably. The possibility of eating in the kitchen should be considered. It is very important that the equipment be arranged in proper sequence for effi- cient, step-saving operation. The food stor- age should be near the service door, the sink or food preparation centrally located between storage and range, and the range convenient to sink and dining area. January, 1952 (С) FrExisiuTY In a small house flexibility enables usto > use certain spaces for two or more pur- poses; space may increase or decrease, as the occasion demands. commercial soundproof, movable partitions which can turn two small children's rooms | into a good-sized playroom in a few sec- onds. These may also be used to screen off the dining area while the table is being set & or cleared. 9 DINING NN There are several | 3

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Live steamer, built by Leonard Archer of Chicago, has three gondolas, a flatcar and a bright red caboose. It is built toa ~ scale of 1% in. per foot and it is power- ful enough to pull four or five adults. WORKBENCH AWARD WINNERS EEE- Dog cart built with individual coil spring | suspension and 20-in. bicycle wheels yields a soft ride. Its builder, Robert Fye of Sey- mour, Ind., used electric conduit for the frame and covered it with sheet aluminum. Radio-phonegraph combination occu- pies a prominent position in the living room of its builder, C. A. Miller of Edmonton, Canada. The entire cabinet is covered with l4-in. birch plywood оп a maple frame. © Console combination includes a six- tube radio, a three-speed record changer, room for records, knickknacks and space for TV. Verl Cutler of Claremont, S. Dak. has recently added a matching oak coffee table. | PAPI CENTS AUCH OE n c

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Smart bookease constructed by Mrs. L. C. Jones, Jr., of St. Petersburg, Fla., is trimmed with 2-in. strips of Weldtex ply- wood on %-in. plywood. Mrs. Jones likes to ` do woodworking, while her husband bakes. Chum, built from MI plan No. B-187 took Charles Clarke of Montreal, Canada, 48 hours to build including painting. The side апа bottom are built of 3-in. plywood— and the frames are of pine and spruce. Each craftsman whose project is shown here receives a $5 check and a Workbench Award. Certificate. project? How about sending us a photo and description of your latest ` If you aren't a winner, you may still receive a Certificate Of Merit. Photographs of your workshop are also eligible for an award. Send entries to Mechanix Illustrated · Workbench Awards, 67 West 44th Street, New York 18, New York. =e Farm гаебе has two transmissions which give it a range of speeds from one to eighteen mph. Edgar Leidahl of Gladmar, Canada, used a Briggs & Stratton 7-hp en- gine and some automobile parts for body. Modern desk built by Peter Pellegrino of Drexel Hill, Pa., incorporates a limed oak desk with the matching drawer and pigeon- holes for books and stationery. The drop leaf on the right adds a wide working space.

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” € P; Model 15 impressive even when viewed against backdrop provided by a $15,500 Rolls town car. mc This royal Rolls, a detailed facsimile of Princess Elizabeth's $30,000 car, makes an eye-catching show piece or running model. .By Harold Pratley HE internationally famous Rolls Royce Phantom IV model illustrated is an exact replica’ of the original—down to the paint job. Every feature has been dupli- cated in this carefully detailed job, which is ШАҺ the size of Princess Elizabeth's own limousine. If you want the finished model for display only, you may want to use hardwood. However, substitute balsa if you expect the car to run smoothly. You'll notice from the diagrams that the construction has been broken down into operations and that each part is numbered. Study the drawings carefully and identify the parts and their position in the assembly before beginning to build. Start with the brass chassis. Frame side rails and cross members (parts 154/1 and 118 154/2 to 5) are assembled with solder. Work on a flat smooth surface like plate glass. Frequent checking will facilitate later operations. Parts of the front suspension (154/3, 10, 11, 12 and 13) should be attached carefully in order to obtain uniform assemblies. The wheels may be brass if you want to chrome-plate them but wooden ones may be used and later painted silver. Adjust suspension to stand the frame at the correct height from your working surface, and level.. Lightly solder joints to prevent movement. The body is built up from the floor (154/21) of the car. You'll find it easier to align if you bolt the floor to a batten, which must be square, and of such a thick- Mechanix Illustrated

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ness as to set the top of the floor at the correct height from your working surface, namely 15; in. Bolt with nuts at the top of the floor, so that the batten may be re- moved at a later stage in construction. The division bulkhead (154/22) and support block, together with the rear seat and arm rest units are now fitted (154/24 to 27). This phase of the construction is shown in the diagram on page 121. Sand all parts smooth before gluing. Moving toward the front end, affix the bulkhead front and top, and the sloping foot board (154/28 to 30). The scuttle sides and top (154/31, 32) are now fitted. Each part glued should be allowed to dry before fitting another. Fashion a template for checking the angle made by the inside of the doors and floor. This angle is uniform throughout the body. Cut the rear quarter blanks to size in top and slope, leaving the lower edge a little oversize for trimming later. Pin these parts (154/33) in position, glue, and set aside. Cut the rear and front doors (154/34-5), again leaving lower edges oversize. Now construct templates for the curve of the body (operations 13 and 14). Note that these plates. rest on your working surface. By using a block of known width, you can work the template toward the batten until the correct body width is ob- tained. Shape with a sharp %4-in. chisel, then sand down with 000 paper. The roof (154/36) can be either built up from a number of battens or cut from a piece of solid balsa. Glue in place and sand smooth. The rear panel and luggage compartment (154/37, 39, 40, 41) together with the rear bumper platform (154/49) are now made and glued in position (op- eration 16) Rear fenders (154/38) are cut so that the arch clears the tires (operation 17). You are now ready to cut all the win- dow recesses except the front edge of the front-door window, which is later cut right So closely does the model resemble the real thing that you'll have to study both of these cars carefully before deciding which is which, Only the omission of the side windows in the model, shown above, gives it away.

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Powér is supplied by six Eveready AA cells connected to Motoy motor. out when fitting the windshield frame. Unbolt the body from the batten, re- moving nuts through windows. Mount the body on the chassis and align it prop- erly. If required, fit an appropriate fur- ring strip under the body on either the mounting angles or on cross members. Attach with three wood screws.. Check if tightening these screws lifts any of the wheels off your working surface, which may happen since the body is more rigid than the frame. The hood and front end are built as a unit and fitted to the body when all blanks are glued. Start with the hood sides (parts 154/42B and 154/42C). Adjust the thick- ness of block 154/42D to bring the top line of the hood side of the correct height. Drill through and fit a bolt before gluing on the hood top (154/42A). Plywood wing mounts are glued to the hood sides. Front fenders are made in three sections. Make the inner block (154/44-1) first. Cut to clear suspension. The wheel arch in the center blank is then cut and parts are pinned in position. Glue inner and center blanks. Itis well to leave the outside one a little large rather than cutting down to line 1, as indicated in the sketch on page 121. Cut slots for both spare tire covers in the center blanks, and cut the wheel arch in the outer blank. Slot it for its spare tire cover. After gluing, position against the fender mount and, using a tem- plate, cut to line 1. Drill through the inner blank and fasten with a wood screw into the fender mount and hood side. Use a smaller screw at the rear of the hood, passing it through the hood from the in- side. The running boards (154/47) are cut to conform to the body. Sand and glue. Mark line 2 on the running board and 122 chamfer, Баай it in a smooth line with the front fender. Cut the side molding (154/48) to shape, and glue on. Carefully remove the pillars at the front edge of the front door windows, leaving top rail intact. Replace this part with 45-in. sheet brass (154/50). Cut out the window space roughly, then set flange to the angle made by the scuttle side (154/31) and windshield frame. Drill a hole through top of the scuttle (after removing the hood assembly) for a small bolt, spring the windshield frame. into position by passing it through the win- dow and moving the top forward, having placed the flange in the approximately cor- rect position. Glue and bolt. When dry, trim window shapes to size and remove burrs. Make a pattern for glass and cut tosize. Cut the rear plate mount (154/51) and glue it on. Make tracings of the door and body side moldings (154/52), cut and glue. Drill holes for the door handles (154/47). The front hood assembly can now be glued to the body. Use small countersunk wood serews. Fit the radiator to the chassis, and adjust its height by strips be- tween the radiator base and the cross member. Cut the front fairing (154/54) from ;5-in. veneer, and glue. Fashion D-shaped cross [Comtinued om page 164] FULL-SIZE PLANS will greatly simplify construction. Send fifty cents to МЕСНАМІХ ILLUS- TRATED Plans Service, Fawcett Build- ing, Greenwich, Conn. Please specify Plan No. 433. Mechanix Illustrated

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Cellar doors of the type illustrated can be a real menace if not properly braced. Slip the padlock ordinarily used to lock the doors through a hole drilled in the free end of your bar. Keeps lock handy, too.

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he Ee ow 8) SNP OTE NE PON саулы шыла RROD recreation room in your home HIS is an unusual project requiring a minimum of material and only the simplest hand tools. When completed it will not only be an attractive addition to your den or rumpus room but a serviceable record player, rivaling many large consoles in tonal quality. Using the unbreakable 45 rpm 7-in. disks that come in a wide choice of classical and popular selections, it will play ten selections, or from 30 to 50 minutes of music with one loading. The keg used is a 214-gallon size, measuring 12% in. long by 9 in. across. Any cooperage should be able to supply you, or they can be obtained from ship supply concerns. The changer mechanism is handled by radio stores throughout the country and is [Continued on page 164] с-бас-7 21 rox ул 3/8” HOLE e LAYOUT OF UPPER PANEL _ *APPROX. DIMENSIONS -CHASSIS LAYOUT AND PARTS PLACEMENT :

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КІТСНЕ N MINUS ЕЕЕ 3 7° BEVEL RUBBER HEADED TACKS CRADLE LEG PROFILE ON 1/4” SQUARES The barrel should be sawed in half after it has been glued together. A special frame should -Һе constructed around the barrel for this job. STRAINER BRASS HANDLE AND BOLTS - comes out of the slot in the spigot's receptacle. - BRASS SCREWS INTO HOOPS SPEAKER U GRILL CLOTH AND HOLES | X H PENCIL ВОВВЕ HOLDS DOWN. PLAYER ARM BRASS RETAINING CHAINS AND SCREWS | 1/4 PLYWOOD LOWER PANEL The final hardware is installed after the rest of - the work is finished. Note how the power cord

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— Safe Winter Driving f By Frederick C. Russell A new kind of “skid row,” developed at the skid capitol of America, looks like a life-saver for millions of winter drivers. . It has completely taken the guesswork out of winter safety—or, more accurately, the kidding out of skidding. Completely deflated on the ice covered Pine Lake of Clintonville, Wisconsin, are many of the advertising claims regarding the virtues of anti-skid tires, the ballyhoo about traction and the assortment of tips from other drivers. Here the National - Safety Council, through its Committee on Winter Driving Hazards, has gone straight At right Prof. Ralph Moyer of the University of California, chairman of the Committee on Winter Driving, records the length of a skid on glare ice. Man holding tape is Lyman Daniels, star test driver 126 to the heart of those problems that concern everyone who drives on snow and ice. Its conclusions will give you quite а jolt. Would you suspect, for instance, that those mud-snow tires on which we’ve been pinning so much faith actually reduce stopping distances an average of only 13 per cent as compared to natural rubber tires? If these treads are given a special winterizing the figure is raised to 17 per cent. But here is the shocker: plain win- . terized tires average only a 5 per cent im- provement over conventional tread natural rubber tires. These figures cover both for General Motors. In center is Prof. Arch Easton, of University of Wisconsin. Photo above shows test crew making a change from natural rubber tires, used as a control, to the more slippery synthetics. -Mechanix Illustrated

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PLAIN SLIDE 5) | | (p —7 Lue -- stopping and traction, indicating that most of the gain assumed by users has been largely mental.. Another surprise is the fact that tests demonstrated that natural rubber is 10 to 50 per cent superior to synthetic rubber for stopping as well as for traction on both snow and ice. Synthetics do about 7 per cent better than natural rubber in the mat- ter of cornering on ice, as ГЇЇ bring out presently when we get into the excitement of'side slip. But right now it will be enough to learn that the widely featured ` winterized tires actually may Бе inferior to natural rubber tires in traction ability, with only a 5 per cent advantage in stop- . ping ability. n ug Stopping distances on dry glare ice. So you may be s'kidding yourself in a big way by thinking that the salt, peanut shells, sawdust, steel wool, chips and steel coils embedded in the tire tread is going . to give you a nice safe stop regardless of speed or road conditions. : The committee of 33 directors, managers and engineers representing states, cities, associations and companies vitally con- cerned with winter safety awheel used primary control tires for evaluating the various tires and for giving them a numeri- cal rating. These control tires were con- ventional rib-type treads made of natural rubber. Using a baseline of 100 for com- parative purposes it was found that con- ventional cold synthetics, for performance POWER SKID CORNERING SKID STEERING SKID ды АУ LID Cea ATP

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CLIPS MAY BE BENT , FROM COAT HANGER HOOKS UP CHAIN LAID OUT ON GROUND BEHIND WHEEL CHAIN APPLIER 15 NEW TWIST FOR SIMPLE AND QUICK CHAIN INSTALLATION over all types of winter surfaces, was 89. Winterized tires rated 108, mud-snow tires 113, and winterized mud-snow tires 128. And just as the engineers have believed all along, the rating for conventional tires with chains jumped to 286! Translated into stopping your hopped-up Stutz Bearcat this means that, whereas it might take you 209 feet to stop from a mere 20 miles per hour on glare ice with con- ventional tires, 188 with winterized tires, 201 feet with mud-snow treads and 190 feet with winterized mud-snow treads, you could do the job in 77 feet with tire chains. You're driving only 20 mph, remember, not 35 or 40 as you might easily be doing if you failed to note how dangerous the road surface is, or if you placed too much con- fidence іп the special tires bought for the winter season. In the figures I have just given, the Com- mittee is talking about tires with natural rubber treads. You should thus figure on increasing the skid distances 10 to 50 per FORWARD END OF CHAIN IS NOW CLIPPED TO TIRE AND OR EASY REMOVAL. OF CLIP, WHEEL IS ROTATED ONE TURN oe BRING CHAIN AROUND JOINING OF CHAIN ENDS cent for synthetics. Cold rubber wears best, skids most. There is, however, a 7 per cent improvement in cornering speed on ice with, synthetics but as a rule the driver who is exceeding the tread limit runs into trouble on the straightaway long be- fore he has an opportunity to enjoy any such slight advantage on a slippery curve. There are six kinds of skids, and you're at the head of the class if you сап describe three of them. It’s important to know one skid from the other, otherwise how can you check it unless you first identify it? Every- one knows the plain slide which is usually due to applying more braking power than conditions warrant. Especially well- known, and usually most feared, is the slue skid in which the rear end slides to the right or left to overtake the front end un- less checked by an immediate cut of the front wheels in the direction the rear wheels are sliding. Speed skidding is well known to those who drive too fast for con- ditions and who [Continued on page 156]

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WELD OR PIN PIPE. TO TEE Low center of gravity plus clean lines spell thrills for sportsmen. UILD this speedy four-seater coaster . with common hand tools. Foot rests are optional; you may prefer the old style of riding with legs supported by the arms of the rider in front of you. The front rest must be retained, of course, to brace the pilot. Pine or fir of the indicated sizes will serve. Round the edges of the plank seat. | Assembly details are shown in the sketch. The front truck is pivoted in a pipe tee and the rear one is mounted on hinges. Strap iron on the runners is secured with coun- Hh all м 13/16 XI0X 72 FIR DETAIL OF THE STEERING GEAR tersunk screws. The pipe tee should be very securely fixed to the pipe with either a bolt or taper pin. If you decide to weld it, use black iron pipe, not galvanized. You'll be able to pick up a small steering wheel at most auto graveyards. The aver- age 16-in. job is a bit too awkward for use on this sled. For a smart finishing job, shellac the trunks naturally, paint all the iron work black, the seat yellow, and the bracket in front of the steering post red.—Hi Sibley. 9 “ SMALL AUTO STEERING WHEEL ING WHEEL TO PIPE AT FINAL ASSEMBLY Сә i 178X 5/8" 4 IRON STRAPS |8 : I SY Е 5 R £ CREWS (I : SSS = SSS ES а EZ 2222 Er “ ed NO. 8X1 1/2 С” WOOD SCREWS [ (24 REQ'D) £) Yi NOTE: PIN STEER- 1 5/8 PINE ` LAG REQ'D) LS = 22 cep ZZ 1/2" PIPE TEE 3/4" BOLT, NUT I"X 3"X.16" OAK (а REQ'D) Ка 1/4" CARRIAGE BOLTS (14 REQ'D) | SQUARES HOFFSCHMIDT 7 129 , аз LA ano 2 WASHERS | ERES TEL SoM CALS HORT UTR CAO WOLDE.,

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THE MODEL MAKER’S ROUNDHOUSE The world's longest model railroad, 800 feet long, wends its way along the balcony of the Industrial Museum in Los Angeles. IBES LUMBER MILL STEEL MILLS AIRCRAFT FACTORY AIRLINES BR IDGE INTO AND SIDINGS MOUNTAINS теа W HEN the California State Exposition decided to give the public an idea of how its transportation system operated, they started making tracks and wound up with one of the longest O-gauge model railroad systems in the world. It features four heavy duty [Continued on page d SECTION 8 РЕШЕ any 252 - Eo ES 1 t $ DRAWBRIDGE DOCKS AND OIL TANKS / eps OPES AND HARBOR GRAIN ELEVATOR ANO DERRICKS AND -PACKING PLANT 130 CITRUS GROVES MOUNTAINS

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MOUNTAIN AND VIADUCT WITH HO IN GORGE MOUNTAINS GRAVEL PIT MINERAL PROCE: TOWN, STORES, GAS STATION, CHURCHES FACTORIES AND HOMES - CITRUS PACKING 5 CATTLE PEN PLANT AND SIDING FARMS NG PLANT S PACKING PLANT Note the small fry in the right background who have their attention, for the present, on the pho- tographer instead of the town in the foreground. Gus Rothe, one of the maintenance men, works in a tight spot to paint the background. A member of the crew sets a truck on a section of moving highway. Typical Main Street is shown in foreground. Realism throughout en- tire layout is exempli- fied by this closeup of a miniature cattle ranch. 131

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E = Building MOSQUITO | Part ЇЇ | УТ month, we completed Mosquito's framework. Now we're ready to pro- ; ceed with the planking. | : : 10. The side planks~are fitted first. Roughly cut the panels a bit oversize and clamp them to the chines, sheers, stem, and transom. Mark the outline of the boat on the panels, remove them, and accurately i saw them to shape. Smear glue on the pon ; framework, clamp the panels back in place, ' | and start boring and fastening. Work fast, ` using a stoppered bit on the drill employed | ‹ : for boring the pilot holes. Locate the fastenings in a manner similar to that in- dicated in the note concerning bottom fastenings at frame No. 2 on Fig. 2. Keep the port and starboard sides progressing evenly as you work. The bottom panels go on in much the same manner except that there is a butted seam down the center line. Carefully cut To plane, open throttle with left hand and move weight forward by stretching out toward the bow.

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Here, the deck beams, coamings, knees, and dash have been installed and the decking is going on. Close-up of transom knee. Version shown here is heavier and stronger than that detailed in plans. Completed hull is thoroughly sanded and all dust is vacuumed away before painting or varnishing. Finished boat with hardware installed. Aft seat was omitled by builder, who preferred to kneel. the panels so this seam will be a fine one. A %4x1-in. oak rub strake is glued and screwed along each chine to protect the open edges of the bottom planking. Stag- ger 1-іп. fastenings 4 in. apart along the length of each rub strake from stem to transom. Where the side planking laps the stem, a stem cap, shown in Fig. 4, covers the open edges. 11. Now you're ready to turn the boat over and put on the deck. Prepare a couple of suitably padded sawhorses, re- move the temporary braces, call in a couple of husky friends, and place the boat right- side up on the horses. Fashion the deck 134 beams, sawing them to the crowns shown on Fig. 2, and fasten them to the frame heads and sheers with 14-in. screws. When the beams are in, fair them in a man- ner similar to that used when fairing the sides and bottoms. Fit a doubled beam at the forward end of the cockpit and a center-line batten in the forward deck. Secure the decking with glue and %4-in. screws on 4-in. centers. Fasten l4xl-in. sheer guards, gluing and fastening them like you did the rub strakes. Carefully fit the transom knee and the coaming knees, securing them with ample glue and husky fastenings. Mechanix Illustrated

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Hull after varnishing. If fir plywood were used instead of mahogany, exterior would be painted. ` Тое holes in plywood floor boards, shown here, proved to be dangerous, so should be left out, Photos by Hal Kelly 12. Next come the finishing touches. In- stead of the floor boards shown, plywood ` panels сап be substituted if you wish. The best way to determine proper seat heights is to experiment. For the after seat, tem- porarily clamp the dash and steerer in place and sit in the boat on something , approximately the height of the after seat. Move the dash and seat back and forth and up and down until you feel comfortable at the wheel. Install the seat risers, but don't fasten the after seat permanently with the idea. that "this is it—for good." "Trials with the boat underway may prove it ad- .visable to change the location slightly. January, 1952 сз — FRAMING ARRANGEMENT | LARGE-SCALE PLANS will greatly simplify construction. Send $3.00 to. MecHanix ILLUS- TRATED Plans Service, Fawcett. Building, Greenwich, Conn. Please specify Plan No. B-203. : 1nstall the dash, together with the center- line stanchion on frame No. 3 and coaming | brackets, and permanently secure the for- ward seat to the seat risers. Remembering | that APBA rules for Class B stock utilities | require a seat that is at least 30 in. wide - and will hold two people, locate the front | seat as shown in Fig. 1. + 13. А slick paint job is a necessity in a racing boat, so reconcile yourself to a lot | of sanding. Using a good surface filler | such as Wood-Dough, fill in all tool marks and fastening holes in the sides, bottom, and deck. Don't employ a putty or imita- | tion wood sealer for this job—their shrink-

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Close-up of dash and controls, Note the angle-iron. brace in the corner of the dash. The builder added one on each side to beef up the dash and to hold the<steerer pulleys. ing characteristics render them next to useless. When the filler is dry, sand until you can feel no unevenness when you stroke the surfaces with the palm of your hand. Treat the coamings, seats, dash, and transom in a similar manner; then clean the boat thoroughly, using a vacuum cleaner if one is available. Before painting, clean up the shop, removing all chips, shav- ‘ings, sawdust, and debris. Some careful workers even go so far as to use vacuum cleaners on the walls, tool racks, benches, and machines so no dust particles are left that might mar the paint. . 14. Apply a coat of plywood sealer and two or three coats of spar varnish or marine paint to the interior. Allow each coat to dry thoroughly and lightly sand and clean - it before applying the next coat. · The au- thor prefers a varnished interior, but paint can be used if you wish. In this event, we recommend that you at least varnish the seats, dash, and coamings. Use a sealer such as U. S. Plywood’s Firzite, which does not raise the grain of 136

E d P Photos by Dan Rubin the wood when applied. Some plywood companies and several paint manufacturers suggest that, where paint rather than var- nish is to be used as a finish, a second seal- ing coat be applied over the first; and that in this second coat be mixed flaked alumi- num paste, 135 lbs. of paste to the gallon of sealer. The mixture should be stirred fre- quently during application and may be lightly sanded after a day or two of drying. This second sealer coat is especially recom- mended when the boat will be left in the water for extended periods. Should you keep the boat on a trailer or elsewhere out of the water when it's not in use, the initial .sealer coat is ample. After finishing the interior, apply sealer to the bottom, sides, and deck. The final color scheme is entirely up to you. If you plan to race, pick bright colors so the race - officials and your shore crew and cheering ` section can spot you,in the fleet. Your racing identification numbers should con- trast sharply with the topside color. A word about names and advertising ` Mechanix Illustrated

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- gregtest possible speed out ^ Rounding a buoy at nearly full throttle. A lot of experi- menting with motor heights and angles will be neces- sary if you hope to get the of the little utility racer. Mosquito’s builder, Harold Kelly, and Boating Editor Jock Kingdon inspect the Quicksilver lower unit on Kelly’s Mercury Super Ten outboard motor. This job holds all Class BU records. matter on your boat. Don’t pick a name that may be construed as being off-color or, as the rule book puts it, “of such nature as to cause embarrassment and cast dis- credit on the sport.” Also, you can’t name the boat after any commercial product or carry-on the hull any trade-marks or ad- vertising matter with the exception of decals from the manufacturers of such products as gasoline, oils, and spark plugs. 15. Finally comes the installation of the hardware and gear. Secure the bow handle with long screws driven into the deck bat- ten and stem. Bolt the lifting handles in place on the transom, locating them to suit. Bolt the steerer to the dash panel and place the motor on the transom. Position the dashboard pulleys to provide good leads to the tiller arms and bolt them in place, then rig the tiller lines. Locate the throttle con- . trol to suit your reach. You're now ready to launch and test Mosquito. Check your steering gear, throttle control, gas, and personal equip- ment. Put on your life jacket and crash January, 1952 helmet. Push the nose away from the dock, start the motor, and idle out into clear water. To make the boat plane, open the throttle and lean forward. You should be quite pleased with her running and turning characteristics on the first run, but don't be satisfied. Experi- ment with the motor height and angle and location of the after seat, carefully noting . the changes in speed, if any, after each alteration. A good marine speedometer is a handy little gimmick to have while run- ning the trials. While the location of the racing fin shown in Fig. 1is about correct for most combina- tions, you may find that the turning char- : acteristics of the boat will be improved if the fin is moved a bit forward or aft of the indicated position. The fin provides lateral resistance to sideways skidding motion. Its ideal location will vary with crew weight, bottom shape, and other variables. To get your racing number, send $10 to the American Power Boat Association, 700 Canton Ave, [Continued om page 179] 137

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Build these two lamps using the new rotating swivel connectors, and spotlight any area in your home or shop. = : By Walter E. Burton OTH lamp projects Retired on these pages are novel in several ways. ЕЗ The spice cabinet table lamp has at least three unusual aspects: first 2154 of all, the five-drawer base provides storage space for small articles; sec- ondly, the lamp has a swinging arm assembly, now available to home crafts- . 5 men, which permits your light to Бе moved to [Continued on page 190] 0 A Regulation Lamp Socket- Colonial atmosphere and un- Commercial Rotating | usually good lighting are Swivel Connecting Unifs combined in one clever lamp. Ball and Rotating swivel connectors A ut 2 maintain electrical contact 220) ‘Contiection: throughout 360° revolution. E Ys" or Vs Pipe Arm Rubbing Disks _ Hard rubber bushing is in- 3 serted in the hole through Ve" or V4" Pipe 5 E which cord enters fhe base. Support Rod (Length to Suit) (Сети! Ў d wive 2 2 Connector. Shop lamp also uses pair of swivel connectors. бе- 4 lect lengths of pipe accord- ing fo the range which you expect the lamp to cover. -Joining Nipple fron Crowfoo:

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ROUND OFF ALL EDGES 3/8” HOLE FOR WIRE - FOR RUSTIC WORN EFFECT. RON ASSEMBLE “TOPS, BOTTOMS AND SIDES, WITH . ` 478° DOWELS OR 4” NAILS DOUBLE ОРОМ TOP TO SUPPORT FIXTURE H.CLARK MA" x 1“ DIVIDERS BETWEEN 2—9 Еа ЗЕСТІОМ5 DRAWERS x S 7 S З m ep ONE-PIECE JOIN SECTIONS ; азы n i ИР" PANELS ; WITH GLUE | : PE OR SCREW TOGETHER 4/A OR 5/16" STOCK THROUGHOUT COMMERCIAL SWIVEL UNITS 4/8 MASONITE BOTTOM (SET INTO 1/8“ DADOES OR NAILED UNDER SIDES) с NAILING BLOCK GLUED TO FRONT PANEL (OR USE 4/2* STOCK AND RABBET EDGES)

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The less formal type of ‘salt shaker shown above is cut out of four pieces of wood as in- dicated in the drawing at the extreme right. The type of drill shown below is handy for drilling the letters S or P in the top. To prevent marring, wrap shaker in a towel before clamping it in vise.

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The curved area in the two center pieces provides finger clearance for the stopper. Parts can be cut with a coping saw if you haven't got a jig saw. OR a real cüstom touch to your dinner table, add a pair of wooden salt and pepper shakers. Oddly enough, a tour of some of the larger department stores in New York City revealed an absolute lack of such table necessities—in wood. Besides their beauty, wooden salt shakers have an- other important advantage. Salt will pour freely out of them under conditions of dampness that would elog those made of glass. The wood .seems to absorb the moisture in the inside of the shaker leav- ing the salt relatively dry. Rubber laboratory corks, size 3, fit perfectly into : the bottom. The hole is counterbored for finger space to permit easy removal of rubber stopper. 4/2^ STOCK H IARDWOOD, The tapered shaker is a fairly simple project. It is made of two identical blocks of walnut, each measuring 134x134x4% in. After the blocks are cut square, cut a % in. dado completely around the base of each block not more than 1⁄4 in. deep. Тһе next # step is to drill a % in. hole to within % in. of the top. Be careful, ifyou drill too far the spur of the bit will break through the top, ruining it. Counterbore the hole for a finger recess to permit easy withdrawal of the cork. The counterbored area should measure about 1% [Continued on page 187] WITH 1/46 DRILL. PUT. INITIALS: 3 INTO TORS РОВ — SALT AND PEPPER BORE 3/4: HOLE WITH AUGER BIT OR SIMILAR 2% BEFORE BORING U: S* BET. TO START SHOULDER CUT Ve sq. DADO. ON CIRCULAR SAW OR DADO BEAD STOR- ОР à BOTTOM-WITH RUBBER CORK

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Liquid Wrench is a fluid used for freeing tightly "frozen" metal partis. Made by the Radiator Spe- /cialty Со. of Charlotte, М. C. Мем power plane, operating at 18,000 rpm, will Saw setting jig, made by A. D. McBurney of Los make a cut up to 135-in. wide. Uses а % hp motor; Angeles, accepts saws from 6 in. to 10 іп, in di- made by Stanley Tools of New Britain, Conn. ameter. Takes combination, rip or cross-cut blades, Revolving small paris container for nuts, bolts, screws and similar items has eight Р revolving troughs containing 28 bins. Made by H. J. Manufacturing Co., Linwood, Mich. 5 This adjustable dado tool cuts Tape has automatic counter for up to 1 in. deep in widths from measuring large areas. Clicks % in. to 1 1/16 in. Made by Con- every iwo feet and sounds bell at solidated Machinery Co. of L.A. 100-ft. mark. Made by Rolatape Inc.

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X AVEN'T you often wished you had a light portable power machine for sanding, drilling and polishing? After ob- serving these machines at the dealers, the similarity of the motors to those of vacuum cleaners became apparent to me. A light- weight vacuum cleaner motor with the cor- rect horsepower is ideally suited for a portable tool. The problem of gear reduc- VACUUM WOOD KNOB SCREWS ON BEARING HOUSING - CLEANER SCREW AND WASHER HOLDS SPINDLE IN HOUSING BRONZE BUSHING BEARING 'HOUSING (ALUMINUM) PS. NUT FORCES PULLEY AGAINST COLLAR ON SPINDLE. COLLAR ACTS AS THRUST BEARING AGAINST BUSHING ‘hundred watts [Continued on page 167] ATTACH TO TOP OF ALUMINUM FRAME PLATE tion seemed difficult but I solved this by using V-belts developed for sewing ma- chine drives. Я The machine finally developed is quite simple to build and allows considerable leeway in design and materials. This uni was designed around a 330-watt motor from an Air-Way vacuum cleaner. Three а SWITCH BUTTON 'HANO GRIPS CARVED FROM CHERRY WOOD FRAME BOLTED TO MOTOR -- SLOTS ALLOW ADJUSTMENT OF BELTS PULLEY TAPPED 12 X 24 THREAD AND SCREWED ONTO MOTOR SHAFT ` W PULLEY LA ATTACHMENTS SCREW ' ONTO SPINDLE

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zm Shop Heater. Joe Mitchell of Albuquerque, N. M., made this gas-fired hot-air heater for his auto-repair shop for a total material cost of $8. It gives 35,000 BTU of heat and occupies a space of but 14x37x37 in. The two / 5 main parts аге а combustion chamber and a radiator. The combustion chamber consists of a Chevrolet drive- shaft bell housing, a gas valve,a carburetor idling jet, and some sheet metal. The radiator is made from stove pipe. Bottle Cap Marker evenly spaces holes to be punched in leather. Remove the cork liner and secure the cap to a wooden handle with a screw, nut, and two washers. Mark leather by rolling cap along a ruler. home and — Your Copies of MI can be bound by drill- ing ¥%-in. holes !4 in. from the backs of the magazines, running a length of stiff wire into the holes, and clinching the wire underneath. Drill several copies at once.

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Renew Your Shingle Roof if the wood is starting to split and leak. Purchase black asbestos roof coating in five-gallon cans and a few sacks of “тіуег-гип” sand. Thin the coating to pancake-batter consistency with some gasoline. Starting at a corner and working toward the ridge, coat a 3x5-ft. area with the liquid, filling all the cracks. Scatter sand evenly over the fresh surface. г Repeat the process until the roof is completely coated. shop hints Christmas Card Display. To make an attractive display, tack a folded length of green mosquito netting to the top of a door. Attach the cards to the net by clipping them in bobby pins slipped in the netting holes. Ground Your Washer—if it should short, the shock might injure or even kill the operator. To prevent this, run a wire from the washer to a cold-water pipe. Use battery clamps at the wire ends.

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MONTHLY . PHOTO : CONTEST $5.00 Award ................ Perspective Taken by A. Segal of Philadel- phia. Camera was placed on the end of the bench for photo. up SEDED) ed Sunset Taken with a Rollei by D. Hallinan of St. Petersburg, Fla. Please put your name, address and picture- taking data on back of each print. Wrap with cardboard stiffeners and enclose a self-ad- dressed stamped envelope or postage for re- turn of unused photos. Prize-winning pictures are not returned. Judges are MI Editors. Du- plicate prizes awarded in case of tie. Please address your entries to: Photo Contest, Mechanix Illustrated, 67 W.44th St., N.Y.C.18 ЕООГА тата но ыыра а е E беткі Comics By V. Patterson of Charlotte, N. C., with a Speed Graphic. P ME $5.00 Award .................. Black Ánd White By S. Lindberg of Washington. Pro- cessed in high contrast developers.

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bat TEREO photographs, commonplace years ago, are returning to popularity now with the added element of color to supplement the pleasure of viewing a scene in three dimensions. Several inexpensive stereo viewers are. now on the market for use with black-and- white prints and color transparencies. The photos offered are on a wide variety of subjects at a reasonable cost, but, those who wish to take their own stereo photo- graphs are faced with the necessity of purchasing a moderately expensive stereo attachment for their own camera, or an expensive stereo camera. In either case the cost is considerable and deters -many . people from enjoying this medium of pho- . - tography. Several methods are discussed in this article by means of which stereo photos in black-and-white, color trans- parencies: or prints can be produced and viewed through an inexpensive commercial or homemade stereoscope. The principle of stereo photography is that when two images are recorded photo- graphically through two apertures sepa- rated by the normal inter-occular distance, a photographic record of the scene ав. January, 1952 stereo wi brownie Build this unit to bring three dimensional pictures within the reach of your pocketbook. By William Esmond This front view of the unit shows the trigger mechanism that trips both shutters at once. actually seen by each eye is obtained. If moving objects are being photographed, both photographs must be taken simultane- ously to avoid displacement of objects in the image in the second photograph due to - motion. Although stereo photos cost twice as - much to produce as single exposures, Stereo vision greatly enhances the value of any scene. Whereas the average ob- server will look at a simple black-and- white or color photograph for a short while and then put it down, the same scene taken апа presented. in stereo will be eagerly scanned. Even the most minute details of the scene can be appreciated much better in three dimensions than they can be in an ordinary flat photograph. The enhanced value of a scene taken in stereo due to the illusion of three dimensions and. increased detail far outweighs the slightly increased cost over a single photograph. An economical stereo camera can be constructed by joining two Baby Brownie Special cameras. The picture quality ob- tained with these cameras is surprisingly good. The cameras are hinged together by means of a light 2-in. brass hinge. The brass

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hinge is carefully fitted « the center of Есе the flat side of опе of the cameras and the - - holesin the hinge are carefully marked out = ^& - оп the Bakelite case by means of a scribe. 25 After marking both camera cases in this manner, the holes are drilled and the two cases are fastened together by means of a a vise and are filed down to half original thickness. The bolts, when in ро tion, are cut off flush with. the nuts. | - will provide ample clearance for insertin he film holder into the case. -. In order to adjust the angle between the ‘cameras so as to allow for range and to 'omplete the mounting, two brass angles "are mounted on the back of each camera. Flat head brass screws are used and the heads are filed down until they fit into countersunk holes on the inside of each camera’ case flush with the surface. A l4 х l-in. brass bolt is used to accurately adjust the amount of space between the two cameras. A hole for the bolt is drilled in one of the angles and the brass nut is soldered to the angle. Two small holes аге | drilled in the end of each angle апа-а B small moderately stiff spring is mounted between the two angles thus pam the / mounting. ` Тп order to be able to calibrate this ad- justment so as to be able to set the camera for my range, a small strip of copper IS}. soldered to one of the angles and is bent | MILD TENSION SPRING KEEPS TRIPS IN STEADY CONTACT WITH LEVE NO 16 NAIL, FLATTENED (SEE TEXT) ONE END, DRILLED OTHER, AS SECOND TRIP LEVER FRAME FROM ^ D MOUNT ON Ў 3/4” X 4 1/2* STOCK 3/A X 4 X 8 V2" 148 : hinge and brass bolts. The nuts are held in-s ҒЫ - Jens down, on a flat surface. Two strips 4/4" THREAD) SOLDERED TO PLATE, SCREWED TO BASE So as to contact the top of the second angle. A scale cut from a celluloid ruler can then be fastened to the copper strip with model airplane dope. To calibrate this scale, the cameras are set parallel to each other. This may be quickly determined by means of a straightedge laid across the face of each camera. Тһе cameras.-are then placed of balsa "wood 6 in. long, 1 in. wide and about 1; in. thick, аге cut. A centerline is drawn lengthwise on each piece. A nail : - is pushed through the center of the balsa - wood Strip le in. from each end and is secured. in place*by means of model air- plane cement: When-the cement has dried, each of the strips is mounted temporarily on the center of the top of one of the cameras, parallel to the optical axis of the camera. Parallelism to the optical axis can be tested by applying a triangle, with its base on the flat surface upon which the cameras are resting, to the tips of the nails mounted on the strips. Frequent testing | and readjustment should be carried out until the cement has dried and the strips are firmly held. The cameras mounted with temporary.sighting strips are then placed on a flat surface and with objects at distances of 3 ft, 5 ft., 7 ft., 9 ft., 11 ft., 13 ft., and infinity, the adjustable mounting ` is varied until the object at each range can be sighted simultaneously by lining up the two nails on [Continued on page 185] 5 5/8 LONG ARM - DEPRESSES BUTTONS е SIMULTANEOUSLY PIVOT POINT IS BOTH RELEASE BUTTONS ARE DEPRESSED ABOUT HALFWAY, HELD THERE BY STOP PIN The above diagram shows the front and side views of the unit. Mechanix Illustrated

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AFTER SECURING HINGE, FILE NUTS THINLY, TO CLEAR SIDES OF FILM TRANSPORT CASE FLAT HEAD SCREWS ARE COUNTERSUNK BELOW SURFACE TO AVOID SCRAPING FILM BACKING PAPER 1/4” RANGE. OF it ADJUSTMENT — — — — SANE PRINTS FROM FOR TRANS: ARENCIES ADD 222 ANGLES(2 ^ MOUNTED ON GROUND GLASS 5 1/16“ CARDBOARD COMPARTMENT ^ : MILD TENSION SPRING ENGAGES HOLES IN CLIPS A" x 11/4“ BOLT FOR ADJUSTING BRASS NUT SOLDERED TO ANGLE TOP VIEW SHOWS JOINING AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD 1/16“ THICK. CARDBOARD OVER SHOULDER LIGHT MATERIAL JOINED TO ILLUMINATE PRINTS WITH CEMENT FOR PROPER VIEWING 7, Sud cats Аққал а GREY UNOSI CEMENT LENS TO CARDBOARD 4° FOCAL LENGTH > 29 MM. DIA. PLANO - CONVEX VIEWING LENS (2) SIMPLE CARDBOARD VIEWER FOR STEREO PRINTS * (OCULAR CENTER) | * M Rear view of the unit showing the method for Another way to keep down costs is to make this varying the spacing and thus the angle between viewer which can be put together for a few dollars. the cameras for photographs at different distances. Chief items of expense are two plano-convex lenses. \ = - ха 149 ж

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Clean your lens regularly, not only the front but also the back which can accumulate a sur- prising amount of dirt. Only a fine camel's hair lens brush or lens cleaning tissue should be used. Quick drying ої film tanks can quickly and easily be accomplished to allow a succession of films to be processed, by running a clean dry blotter carefully through the tank’s reel grooves. A print washer for small prints is quickly improvised from a length of rubber tubing. Curl the tubing inside the tray, holding it in place with clothespins. Tube may also be perforated. EC Рю Kinks - Borderless or bleed prints can be made with- out sacrificing part of the picture through trimming. By using pushpins to hold down the paper and inserting them at an angle the entire paper is used.

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Lens caps seem to have а habit of dis- appearing entirely or hiding on the bottom of the camera case. To avoid this, a rubber band through the caps and strap will keep them handy. Tray raeks can be made simply and at prac- tically no cost, by cutting box wood into strips and fastening it with nails, The most convenient place to keep this is right under your work table. 7 A 29. е a AY M $ à a ss ow Sponge rubber lining in camera case will protect your camera from the bumps it usually gets in transit. The rubber should be fastened to the sides, top and bottom with rubber cement. Angle bracket attached to body of your camera can be used to hold your cable release and allow you to operate it from the body of the camera for steadier and quicker picture taking..

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The open front end of the table affords leg room Back boards on two sides of the table prevent but an extra shelí can be added ií necessary. objects from falling and still leave work room. Enlarger Table = ; Y rk in comfort with this convenient table that features a built-in enlarger switch. By Eric Wahleen F you're crowded for working space on your darkroom workbench : or if you're just setting up a new darkroom, this handy and еаѕу- to-build table is the answer. It will keep your 'enlarger and printing paper away from solutions and chemicals and will provida ample working space. The total cost including all the wọod and даа supplies should be under $5.00. The Masonite covering works well as its surface tends to absorb the light rather than reflect it. For extra storage space one or more shelves can be built under the working surface. These can be made the full length and width of the table or they can be made narrower. If you plan to make any big enlargements or if you are in the habit of using small portions of your negatives it might be wise to attach your enlarger directly to the top of the table. In doing this, you can move your enlarging easel around freely and for extra large blow-ups you can dispense with your easel entirely and just ‘use the table's top, pinning or weighting down the corners of the . paper. Make sure you have enough headroom for big blow-ups. ® 152

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—— JUNCTION BOX ANO DOUBLE OUTLET ON WALL JUNCTION BOX AND SWITCH FOR OPERATING ENLARGER Right: Wiring circuit for enlarger switch includes two junction boxes, a double outlet switch, short sections of BX cable and a plug from enlarger. The diagram to the left shows the simple wiring plan and switch and double outlet box locations. 1°Х 6 BACK BOARDS (2) 2522 27 X36. ТОР BUILT: UP; FROM 3/4 STOCK 13/8 ^X 4° LEGS (4) 1 X 4 UPPER AND LOWER CROSS BRACES (POSSIBLE POSITION FOR SHELF OR UNDER TABLE CABINET 153 Mi REEL

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This binocular telescope can be used for celestial work as well as for terrestrial observation. Because of the stereoscopic effect obtained with binocu- lars vision, distant views are especially lifelike. 154 The Amateur Telescope Maker's Page A Binocular Telescope RDINARILY the construction of a binocular telescope presents con- siderable difficulties to the amateur tele- scope maker. In addition to the elements that go into the construction of a simple terrestrial telescope, objective, erector and eyepiece, we are confronted with the prob- lem of interocular adjustments, parallelism and collimation. However, the extra work spent on a binocular pays off handsomely in results and especially in the comfort of observation. A view is especially en- hanced due to the stereoscopic effect of a binocular instrument. The idea of a binocular instrument never entered my mind until I came across a Zeiss telescope binocular in a Manhattan optical shop. This instrument, about 24 inches in length and with a magnification of 30x, was so superior to the ordinary monocular telescope that I decided to pur- chase it immediately, but $500 was far above my modest means—I decided to con- struct one. The finished instrument mounted on a camera tripod. A rigid support is a prime requisite for good seeing. To assure steadiness, mount tele- scope as close as possible to the tripod head.

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ә x 38" x зо” PLYWOOD SIDES (2) 1* SCREWS (3) " ; ( JSHINGES OBJECTIVE LENSES - (POSITION. BY CHECKING WITH ___ EYEPIECE CENTERS WAR SURPLUS MARK I HEIGHTFINDER PROVIDES 30 POWER EYEPIECE UNIT X 5" BRASS pra TUBING а (THREADED ONE END) 4/2" X өзі” х 30" LEATHER CARRYING STRAP SECURED AT POINT OF BALANCE 4/2" X 4178 x өзе” FRONT COVER (OPTIONAL) f' SCREWS PAINT OR LINE WITH BLACK PAPER ERECTOR LENSES BLACKEN МАТЮМ PRISMS (2) COLOR DE ( INSIDE TUBE ACHROMATIC OBJECTIVES WHEEL \ - (EYEPIECE SET UP) APPROX. 49 TO 20° The first thing I did was to start a thorough search of the war surplus optical houses. Various optical parts can some- times be purchased at ridiculously low prices. know what they have or what its value is. Itis up to the amateur telescope maker to take advantage of his optical knowledge The extended rear of the telescope box forms a sunshade for the objective lenses. During transportation, the hinged lid is folded up to pro- tect the objective lenses from dust and scratches. The shop owners do not always ` and recognize a piece of optical equipment from a piece of junk. The Colombo Trading Co. in lower Man- hattan happened to have a load of Height Finders, Mark 1, on hand. I was told to “Go ahead pick out what you want from: this junk.” The Height Finder was origi- nally a $30,000 [Continued on page 192] Inside view. The interior of the box should be painted dull black or lined with black velvet. Hinged cover facilitates final collimation and adjustment. Note handle at side for carrying. 155

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[Continued from page 128] ‘find the car going out of control on the straightaway because the tires don't have sufficient traction. That's three of them. What about the other three? y One of these lesser known hazards is the power skid, something owners of cars with flash getaway ought to guard against. It happens any time the driver gives the driving wheels more power than their tires can take, but is likely to be most troublesome in the lower gears. This is especially true where the car is equipped with an automatic transmis- sion or a torque converter but not so much with simple fluid drive or with fluid drive and a semi-automatic transmission. As a matter of fact cars with the latter two types of transmission, if used with a moderately powered engine, may have some advantages over conventional drive so far as preventing power skidding is concerned. You usually see power skidding when cars take off in traffic where the streets are slip- pery, their rears often waltzing right over to trip each other. It explains why a car will sometimes turn right around when going straight ahead. A common cause of such mis- behavior is application of sudden power when kicking down on the accelerator to get into lower high or second or underdrive for pass- ing. Keeping in conventional, if the car is equipped with overdrive, will help prevent this kind of skid. Fifth is the cornering skid—the kind that results from going around curves faster than * the tires permit. Stunt drivers get around this by locking the wheels, quickly skidding around the curve, and then going straight - ahead before the car has a chance to slide off the road. They outwit centrifugal force. I know a lot of smart drivers but only one who . can do it. Just a'trick, and dangerous, but helpful on paper in understanding why a cor- nering skid can be so insidious. In my per- sonal experience some tire chains ‘needed special watching on curves because their cross-over chains acted like rudders. Earlier Committee tests show an increase of about 16 per cent in cornering speed with reinforced type chains, but in the 1949-1950 winter report tire chains were not used for cornering tests. Interesting is the Committee's statement that, “It is doubtful whether chains on the rear wheels would increase the cornering speeds beyond that obtained with the best tire by an appreciable amount ѕіпсе+ће maximum speed would be limited by the ability of the front wheels to resist skidding.” The previous Cómmittee found that chains of the reinfor type on all four wheels would make possible 156 a 57 per cent increase in cornering speeds compared to bare tires. The steering skid is the sixth. And what a dangerous article itis! You go into a curve, cut the front wheels in the direction you want to turn'and find the car is going straight ahead. In this sort of thing the front tires are doing 'the skidding. Especially likely to be trapped are those motorists who think it is safe enough to have bald tires on the front wheels if only they have good treads on the rear. But the steering skid can develop in other ways such as through too much weaving in and out of traffic lanes. This throws the car out of bal- ance and forces it to pivot from the front end. If, through lack of good front-end alignment or from overloading of the rear, the car has a tendency to wander, there may be skidding from too little front tire traction. Remember this if you have been lured into putting bags of sand in the luggage compartment on the - theory that you'll be so much safer with more rear wheel traction. Once you know what kind of skid the car is kicking up the next step is to know: how to control it. Take the ordinary right or left slue, for instance. If the car is light, be a little careful not to twist the steering wheel too fast or too far in the direction the rear end is swinging. If you overdo it the car will correct itself pronto and then surprise you by swing- ing the other way. Such a gounterskid will catch you way off base. There's good news in that the fluid couplings used for the automatic drives help check ac- cidental stalling of the engine if the driver applies the brakes too hard in trying to stop. With a conventional transmission a stall has the effect of additional braking which may be just enough to throw the car into a skid. Cars with any of the newer transmissions do lend themselves to better control during the process of stopping when on icy roads. When hydraulic four-wheel brakes came into the picture it was not difficult to demon- strate that a car could be stopped with less chance of a sliding skid if in neutral, assum- ing all brakes were in perfect condition and the tires were of the same traction capacity, but since conditions seldom are so ideal the practical driver prefers to have power control at all times. Often he can bring a car out of a skid by keeping the wheels turning under power. Just as soon аѕ:а wheel stops while the car is in motion things are out of control. That is why braking should be in installments | during deceleration—dabbing the pedal as we | say. Cautious pumping prevents the wheels [Continued on page 186] Mechanix Illustrated

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APARTMENT _ RADIO SHACK Desk in living room, left, holds the transmitter, records, etc. Be- low: After shifting furniture, bench was installed in bedroom. HESE days many hams feel that they haven’t the facilities to do much con- struction. Sure, you can drag out a card table and do a simple job in the living room, but how can you do any heavy work if you live in a city apartment? Well, I have at least one answer. I live in a three-room apartment in midtown New York City. There’s a living room, bed- room, and kitchen. But in this apartment I have constructed, to date, a fancy 60-watt rig, a bunch of intercoms, a complete disk recording system and other items too num- erous to mention. In addition, I have permanently set up a king-size receiver, a transmitter with an- tenna-tuning [Continued-on page 184] ee н 17 0а 5ТОВАСЕ CLOTHES STORAGE CLOSET CLOSET : CLOSET OS CHEST OF DRAWERS CHEST OF DRAWERS WORK BENCH

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new lighting system for flash photography. Kodak Ektalux Flasholder, the basic unit, can be used alone, or with as many as six Ektalux Extension Units in perfect synchro- ‘nization—B-C power from the Flasholder süpplies all the energy. Addition of the new Kodak Ektalux Sole- -noid permits you to use the accessory Re- . mote Release for exposure control at a good distance from the camera. And for cameras that have non-flash shut- ters, you get a complete external synchro- nizer by adding the Solenoid and Synchro- Switch to the basic Flasholder. Choice of 4 r brackets permits quick, rigid attachment of the Flasholder to practically any type of camera. In all cases you benefit by the new pistol- grip handle...the durable, light magnesium construction. Be sure to ask your Kodak dealer to put this versatile Flasholder system through its paces. You'll be amazed. ІСІГІ =). я > ЕА |В; (B Banen 3 [D] SOE How battery-condenser power works The B-C system brings to the Kodak Ektalux Flasholder a revolutionary new power supply. E A small 22.5-volt photoflash battery feeds power to a condenser which stores the power. until needed. The condenser then fires the lamp іп a single surge 15 times as-strong as the force of the usual 1.5-volt flashlight battery.- 'This uniformly high power surge insures flash performance of far greater dependability ~ and scope than is possible with conventional battery operation. *Ektalux" quickly adapts to amateur or professional cameras Ideal teammate for press-type cameras—By means ‘of the Press Bracket, the Ektalux Flasholder can be fitted to most press-type cameras. Camera and Flasholder firmly lock together or detach quickly. A special bracket is also offered for the Polaroid Land Camera. - Use with practically any roll-film camera—Standard Bracket fits Ektalux Flasholder to most reflex, folding, or miniature cameras. For cameras that have built-in flash synchronization, no further attachments are required for this new high in dependable “flash” picture taking.

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FESS Eg ee Kodak Ektalux Flasholder With Standard Bracket.............. Tin With: Press Bracket! =. а With Bracket for Polaroid Land Cangas. . 35, 75 ACCESSORIES EXTRA Prices are subject to change with- out notice and include Federal Tax | applicable when this advertisement was released for publication. Accessory outlets arehandy Lamp system is flexible— Outstanding choice for multiple flash —Button A is Solenoid re- For midget lamps, note sock- — —Extension Unit cords may extend to . lease that permits tripping et E; provides for two-way either side of the camera. Each unit can shutter from Flasholder. focus. Ejector is in back. F then be hooked to another unit. Units Outlet B accepts the Remote 18 socket for medium-base stand steady оп flat surface. Socket — Release. Outlets С and D lamp, with its ejector б. А (іп base fits tripod or Clamp. é take Extension Units. The handy exposure table is on Removable reflectors nest; $ entire system is series-wired. back of reflector. handles stack for storage. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER 4, М. Y.

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BRASS WIRE HANDLE x І" HOLE ІМ CENTER OF-EACH TABLE 722 ЖТАВКЕ TOP WEDGE TABLE LEG 1/4" DIA : PEBBLED HARDWOOD DISK GLUED-UNDER BRASS:STRIP. EACH CORNER АМО DRILLED NAILED! TO: EDGE TO TAKE LEG. ТЕМОМ PROFILE OF TABLE TOP 3 «REQUIRED E ар, E Тү Tables set of nested, knee-high tables is handy when company comes to watch television. By means of a novel arrange- ment, the tables when nested, can be picked up and stored. ` A hole is drilled through the center of each table top. When the tables are nested one upon the other the holes are in alignment. A double-hooked handle of springy wire passes through the holes. When its arms are squeézed to- gether it will go through the holes, when { released they spring apart and make it. pos- sible to lift the tables by means of the hooks. To make the handle, use %-in. thick brass wire and shape it around a rolling pin. After it is [Continued on page 187] Or UR Hardwood disks are glued under each corner to take the leq tenons. The ends of each tenon are Above: The tables are kept neatly stacked together for storage. Below: In use, the tables are handy sawed to accept a wedge for a forced-tight fit. for holding snacks and drinks while watching TV.

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ACK-SEAT writers, as well as vacationists and business- men, will appreciate this device that converts any sedan into a mobile office. For the top, use a plywood panel or five lengths of 1x4 cut to size. Note that the bottom plank of the suspension assembly rests against either the floor or the foot rest that is usually part of the front seat. My own car has a rest that is tilted about 45? so you'll notice that the suspension unit was designed to fit at a corresponding angle. Begin by making the support assembly. Connect all joints with screws and glue. Then attach the cleats to the underside of the table. Bend strap iron hooks to shape from two 28-in. lengths of 1 3/16-in. material. Fashion bolt sockets from the same stock. The length of each socket is about 8 in. Next drill holes for the J5-in. pipes that will support the table. This completes the construction, aside from attaching the bolts. Paint the entire desk unit, including metal fixtures. You may want to add linoleum and stri ipping to the top, but such refinements are of course optional. ® 1/8” STRAP IRON SLIDING 3/4 X 20 X 38" TO FIT OVER доба BOLT (2) PLYWOOD TABLE Ra BACK 1X 4” STOCK FRAMERS SEAT 11/2” SCREWS 4/2" PIPE TO FIT ІМ 5/8" HOLES (LENGTH TO SUIT) % 1" X 47 CLEAT (2) TOP MAY ALSO BE BUILT, UP FROM "X4 SECTIONS (5) | Auto Office By George X. Sand Right: Completed unit is sturdy enough to support an upright typewriter. Note that corners of the table are rounded off. Above: Over-all view shows position of strap iron hooks and sockets for sliding bolts. The hooks are sufficiently wide іо avoid cutting into upholstery. Width of top and length of pipes are dictated by space and height limitations of the individual automobile. 161 d

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EDENDI ё. Posture-Correct Furniture M FUVENILE furniture becomes obsolete and «J uncomfortable very quickly because of the "changing proportions of the growing child. "These units solve the problem, for they are ad- -justable and grow with the individual. Heights — of both the working surface of the desk and of the chair seat can be increased by remov- ‚ ing the retaining screws, raising the necessary parts and reinserting screws at the desirable . level.—Ivan Stoppe 9 [Continued from page 110] 3-in. material are cut to length and the two side pieces notched to receive the slides. Glue all joints and assemble with counterbored screws. Next, cut the four slides and six guide pieces of 1x2 and mount into the frame, spac- ing them so that the slides work freely. Note that the slides -protrude 34 in. Plane about 35 in. from the height of each slide, and cut the two slide retainer plates of %4-in. stock. Drill Y4-in. holes where the ends of the screw slots will be and cut between them with a coping saw to make slots. Mount the plate to the slide guides with !5-in. wood screws without gluing. Install the slides with a No. 10 round- head screw and washer through the slot, У in. from the inside end of the slide. Sand the edges of the slides to prevent binding and rub them well with paraffin before your actual as- sembly. The uprights are cut 2534 in. long from the 10-іп. stock, and are screwed to the sides of . the frame. Attach the spreader bar. The feet are best cut to shape on a band saw. However, making straight corner cuts and rasping to shape is satisfactory. The un- derside can be cut out by clamping both feet bottom to bottom and boring a 2-in. hole to coincide with the end of the cut. Finish with saw, chisel and wood rasp. Mount these to the uprights with 3-in. flathead screws counter- bored to a depth of 1 in. Short dowels are mounted in the side of each upright to provide a leaf stop. The 19-in. plank is now cut into three 38-in. lengths for the top and leaves. Mount the top directly onto the frame assembly with eight wood screws counterbored 1 in. Fasten se- curely and tap in the dowels; sand flush. “Wear” the corners at this point for the an- | tique look. Cut the corners off the leaves at a T-in. ` radius as shown and mount them with 215-in.. hinges of the removable pin type to facilitate removing leaves for finishing, etc. 5 Sand entire table to а final smooth finis i and apply a coat of maple oil stain. Allow to set three to four minutes and rub off to dry. When this stain has dried thoroughly, apply | a coat of warm spar varnish of good quality. Sand lightly when dry and apply a second and final coat, striking off carefully. Allow to dry for a week and then rub entire table with pumice stone. Use a piece of felt moistened in water as a pad. Dip into the pumice and then rub with the grain. Very little rubbing is re- quired to obtain a satin finish. Wipe excess off often to observe your progress. Do not over- rub. Complete the job with one or two coats of paste wax. ® January, 1952 à j “4

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Double Bullet On Wheels [Continued from page 84] to take advantage of prevailing wind condi- tions. There had. been almost insuperable en- gineering and financial handicaps to overcome before the vehicle was ready for its trial. And now, on this ancient Roman roadway stretch- ing like a narrow ribbon through the Pontine Marshes, Taruffi was going to try to better the world's record for sports cars in the two-litres class. The record was held by Britain's Goldie Gardner who, the year before, had rolled up the incredible speed of 284.470 kilometers per hour in an MG. Mechanics poured preheated oil into the Maserati motor, Taruffi donned his white hel- met and climbed into the cockpit. He grasped the rudders that took the place of the steering wheel and drove to the starting line. The first two laps were warmups. On the third, com- ing downwind, he zoomed like a silver streak past us. The timer announced that he had done a breathtaking 313.588 kilometers per hour. The upwind leg was slower. But the aver- age, necessary in fixing the official time, was 298.507 kilometers per hour, or approximately 185 mph. Taruffi's double torpedo had broken Gardner's mark by better than 14 kilometers! “The importance of my car," Taruffi told me after the race, "is that it embodies many new principles that will become standard in auto- mobiles ten years from now. It was important, also, for me to prove in a controlled test that my design is feasible because I wish to get financial support to build another, larger double-torpedo—one powered by a four-and- a-half litre Ferrari motor—for entry in your Indianapolis classic." e | "Wrench . . . Pliers... Tape." When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED (аљ: Power KING What Home Improvements Are You Planning? Tools Will Save You: y Time and Money; A jointe Whatever you have in mind to add to the comfort and livability of your home, these Power King tools will save you hours of time and many dollars. The 8" Tilt/Arbor saw gives you big cutting capacity at low cost. The . new 4” jointer-planer adds that "professional-quality" look to all your projects. New FREE tool catalog — ~ send the coupon. Pawar Y | “% (92. DEPENDABLE QUALITY TOOLS PS SS SS SS SS SS SS ‚> c. | ATLAS PRESS CO., 130 N. Pitcher St, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | Please send the new Power King catalog. | | Мате” ue geo chus -ә-- eee | | Address EN | City, State. | ЕЕ Ille III LC rcd _ J уал ад ауады {265 № далала ЫРА ise bees’ АДЫ

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— "Boll Not The Barrel DS [Continued from page 124] _ available with cords, plugs and permanent needle, ready to be hooked up to any ampli- fier. The amplifier described in this article | uses three miniature tubes and will yield ex- - eellent performance. A wooden spigot, some small pieces of %4-in. plywood and a few hardware items will complete your material list. — Before proceeding with the construction, "the keg must be glued together. To do this, simply remove the hoops on one end and the _ staves will spread enough to permit glue to |. ‘be applied to all joining edges and around the — head. Replace the hoops, turn the keg over . and repeat the operation. Be sure to align (һе heads so that their grain runs іп the same < direction. А small nail driven in the head - will help to handle them during the gluing process. Ifthe hoops are driven on tight with -a block and mallet, no other clamps will be needed. Allow ample time for the glue to - set as there is considerable stress developed гіп the. wood. Next remove the hoops and smooth up the uneven joints with a plane, then sand the whole keg smooth. "The cradles are cut from %-in. stock and ` аге fastened to the bottom section with screws driven from the inside. Use rubber-headed ` tacks on the bottom for table protection. Now fasten cleats of 3&x34-in. stock around the inside of each section to receive the panels. The lower panel should be recessed about 2 1% in. and the upper % in., or just enough to -clear the pickup arm when the player is closed. The panels are cut from %4-in. ply- wood. Trim a piece of cardboard until it fits and use it for a pattern. The cutout for the changer is made in the lower panel with a jig - or coping saw. Be sure to allow clearance for all moving parts düring the changing cycle. Drill three 1-in. holes in the keg below the turntable motor to provide ventilation. There: will be some unused space at one end of the lower section and this should be ‘partitioned off with plywood to form a stor- age compartment for the power cord. Drill а 1-in. hole through the head of Һе keg into - this space to receive the spigot. A notch filed in the edge of this hole will allow the cord to be clamped in place at any desired length. For traveling; the whole cord may be pushed in and the spigot replaced. A couple of saw .cuts in the end of the spigot to hold the plug will keep it from getting lost inside. The 110-volt wires and the phone lead, lead to chassis-mount type receptacles at the rear of the panel so that the two halves may be easily separated for service. Now hinge the [Continued on page 168]

Miniature Rolls Royce _ 5; [Continued from page 122] cowl from Y4xl$-in. material and glue in po- sition. Headlights are turned from brass and are chrome-plated. You may also make them from wood and paint them silver. Attach to the fenders with small bolts. Fog lights (154/61) are made in a similar manner. The front and rear bumpers were built up from %-in. o.d. brass tubing, which was cut longitudinally. Rear bumper is fitted into two 45;-in.-diameter pegs that fit into holes drilled into the rear edge of the platform. The front unit is fitted with two small bolts that pass through the plate holder section and into the flange of cross member 154/2. 4% File the door handles from brass, and fit by pushing into holes in the doors on your final assembly. The division (154/56) is built up ‘from balsa, and thin plate glass is glued into a slot provided for it. Cover balsa with walnut · veneer. ; The dashboard (154/58) is built up from walnut veneer to fit the body. Mark dials and glue them in place through holes bored in the center panel. The steering wheel is con- : structed from a brass ring with spokes cut from sheet brass, and is mounted on a 4';-in.- diameter shaft. The front and rear seats are shaped from balsa. In finishing, rub down all woodwork with very fine sandpaper. Apply your first coat of. paint with a fine-bristled brush about 15 in. wide. Build up several coats, allowing each one to dry thoroughly before, attempting a . new application. = To complete the model, mount а Motoy motor (1/2000 hp) as shown on page 119 and connect to six Eveready AA batteries which are fitted under the body or the luggage com- partment. Place a toggle switch in.a conven- ient place, and your Rolls is ready to roll up real thrills. e ; Build your own 12-іп. replica of one of the most popu- lar foreign cars on the road. The full-size plans include photos and complete instructions. For your copy remit 50 cents to MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED Plans Service, Fawcett Building, Greenwich, Conn. Plan No. 423.

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Morris Minor [Continued. from page 93] look a little silly in a green light acceleration skedaddle against an Olds 88 or a Ford 6 but in its own class it would do all right. Zero to 30 averaged 8.7 seconds and zero to 60, which is almost peak speed, took 39.2. Ac- tually, top speed proved to be between 64 and 65 miles an hour, honest, which is a lot faster than you can do on a bicycle, Buster. As in all cars of this size and with similar size power plants, you have to do a lot of rowing with the gearshift lever to keep the Morris up with the high-speed, big car cruisers on the highways. When hills are en- countered, reduced gears are as necessary as the funny papers on Sunday morning. If the grade is really long and steep you will have to rely on your fast downhill ability to catch up to the pack, once you are over the crest. If you are a one-car owner I certainly would not recommend this or any other low torque car for the mountain states. But if you live in the semi-flats and are interested in com- fortable and economical transportation, plus extraordinarily fine handling, this is it. Over here in America where 600 miles in a day is common travel, I feel a big-engined car is the ticket. I believe the Morris Minor is ax ideal second car for shopping and mak- ing semi-local runs, for which use it is far superior to a ballooning Detroit standard se- dan as it handles and parks so much more easily. And when the traffic really gets grue- some, you can make a lot better time from here to there by worming this doodle bug in and out like a snake. The Morris should also prove a good buy for the thousands who live in large cities like New York and seldom use a car except for driving 25 or 30 miles to the country club on Saturdays and Sundays. For -this type of use the upkeep would be peanuts, figuring the hatful of gas you'd burn each week-end and the lower (in some areas, any- way) garage rent you'd have to pay. In summing up, if the Morris Minor fills your particular automotive bill I highly rec- ommend it. Service and parts are available in all of the 48 states. Last but not least, it's areal thrill to drive. If you have never driven a fine steering, road holding car it will give you a boot you won't forget. Briggs Cunning- ham has what I believe is the world's finest private collection. of modern automobiles, ranging from his own great Cunningháms to Ferraris, Bugattis, Mercedes, Bentleys and many more. 'The last time I saw him on the highway he was tooling along in his Morris Minor looking as happy as a clam at high tide. However, maybe I shouldn't mention that Briggs installed a blower on his. 9 wm BOWES COMBUSTION AID For Fast Starts; Driving Protection Be sure of quick, easy starting this winter! BOWES Combustion Aid absorbs the water in your fuel lines, keeps them free of gums, softens and re- moves carbon. Easy to use... just put it in your gas tank . . . and have dependable, inexpensive cold weather protection!-Y our Bowes "Seal Fast” dealer can supply you. START Faster... DRIVE e" Smopther! It will pay you to visit | MME ely your nearest Bowes deal. | 74 AID ext ег for fire and tube re- АЙА 159114 5 [7 К pairs,/.. fan belts... ой. ЧОШ?) filter?cartridges... battery cables with terminals that can't corrode... and other fine automotive services and accessories "fo&smoother motoring." ; DRIVE IN WHERE YOU SEE THIS BOWES EMBLEM BOWES "SEAL FAST" CORP., INDIANAPOLIS When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED 165 Qus pec AA Cis Zo ИЗА SG iss ac n rait NE dd аон РФА НА Д

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Io. The Poor Moose [Continued from page 96] doses taken some but by no means all of the sting out of moose hunting. By means of this rapid, effortless means of getting іп and out “of the big woods, you can transport your moose in a number of trips to the nearest rail- ay. Then, after a reasonable passage of time nd the payment of an unreasonable bill for freight charges and cold storage, you have a home freezer crammed with meat. By the time you have reached this stage of the procedings, however, there's every chance that this meat has cost you the equivalent of a similar weight in filet mignon. . Four friends of mine made a trip into the -bush last fall, each of them armed to the teeth and each of them having visions of a spread- ing rack of antlers over his fireplace. Either as the result of poor shooting, poor vision or poor guides, only one member of this quartet had the honor of bringing down this monarch of the forest. He shot this creature about two miles from camp and it took him the entire . day to carry back the meat and the antlers. Shortly after the four returned from this wil- derness junket I had lunch with one of the unsuccessful hunters. - “You know,” he confessed, “prior to that moose hunting trip I always considered George to be a rather selfish individual. But he sure proved me wrong on that trip. He was the only one to get a moose but before we left сатр he called us together and assured us that we didn't have to worry about going home empty handed. He divided the moose _ into four equal portions. That is what I call real generosity." I said nothing to disillusion him but you can draw your own conclusions as to the emotion that prompted the successful moose hunter to share his booty. Instead of facing the pros- -pect—and the reality—of lugging 800 pounds .. of meat over several miles of rough trail þe- - tween waterways, he had only 200 pounds to worry about. This generosity obviously was mixed with good, sound common sense. Most of the Canadian provinces, aware of the fact that the moose hunter often shoots in haste and repents at leisure, have laid down regulations to the effect that game must be transported out of the woods reasonably in- tact. Unless you are going to remain in the bush for quite a while, you will make very minor inroads on a moose and provincial offi- cials are inclined to frown on the hunter who considers that "reasonably intact" is covered Бу the loin and one quarter. Deer hunting or even black bear hunting is not an especially hazardous form of out- door activity unless you fall down a ravine, try to kick a porcupine out of the tent in your sock feet, or hunt with a companion who is inclined to shoot at anything that moves.. There are few recorded instances in which a whitetail ever charged a hunter, even when wounded. A moose, however, is something else again. Since the best hunting falls during the rutting season when the bull moose is spoiling for a fight or a love affair, he is inclined to be some- what irritable. Anything that moves within the range of his vision, which is poor, or his sense of smell, which is acute, he considers to be an enemy. A number of unsuspecting moose hunters have literally been run ragged by an angry moose, especially when that moose has been lured by a call and is under the impression that his might is being chal- lenged. The guide doing the calling usually is-a quick man on his feet. And being unen- cumbered with anything other than a birch- bark call, which is expendable, he can climb a tree or take to his heels. As a head-on shot rarely drops a moose in his tracks, a few novices get severely trampled each season. This number is small, however, compared to those who acquire hernias, strained backs, and a permanent crouch as a result of carry- ing their moose back to civilization. Not long ago I ran into a successful but. happy moose hunter. This man had returned from a Quebec hunt with a really impressive rack of antlers. When I asked him how he was making out on a diet of moose meat he only smiled. “Т had a very unfortunate experience,” he explained. “On the third day I managed to kill a really big moose with an imposing rack ‘of antlers. We were a long way from camp so the guide quartered the moose, hung most of it in a tree and we carried only the tender- loins and the antlers back to camp. Three or four days later, before leaving for home, we went back to get the meat. A horrible thing had happened and I felt terrible about it. Bears had gotten at the meat and we couldn't sal- vage a bit of it. I took several photographs to show the authorities to make certain I wouldn't be accused of leaving good meat in the woods." Ive been somewhat suspicious of this in- dividual ever since. It's been my experience | that bears in the deep woods are inclined to shun anything which has the slightest scent of man. When forced to leave game hanging for any length of time, I've found it extremely effective to tie a handkerchief or a strip of cloth to the meat. On occasions I've seen the [Continued on page 173] January, 1952

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Electric Drill [Continued from page 143] seems to be a desirable amount of power and gives % hp. at the shaft. A smaller motor can be used satisfactorily and a larger motor up to 500 watts will make a correspondingly more powerful machine. In order to-get a satisfac- tory speed for sanding and drilling, a five or six-to-one gear reduction is necessary. The drive on this machine is through two Singer sewing machine V-belts approximately 15% in. long, used in parallel and running in double-groove pulleys. The motor pulley has an outside diameter of 5g in. and the spindle pulley has an outside diameter of 335 in. If a 400-watt motor is used, three belts should be used in parallel with tr iple-groove pulleys. Both pulleys on this machine were turned . from mild steel. The motor pulley is tapped with a No. 12-24 thread and screws directly onto the stub shaft of the motor. If a suffi- ciently large piece of free-machining steel or aluminum is not available for the large pulley it can be made quite readily from a piece of maple or cherry. The spindle of the machine is % in. in diameter and threaded on the lower end 14-20 to take a nut fastening the large pulley to the spindle. One inch of this threaded section extends beyond the nut. The sanding disk, polishing pad or drill chuck screw directly onto this section. The spindle bearing housing was machined from aluminum bar stock and has a bronze bushing top and bottom. The bearing diame- ter is 15 in., the bushings are approximately W in. long. The spindle is held in its housing by а 58-іп. diameter washer and a machine screw threaded into its top end. A wooden knob over the top of the housing covers the screw and retains the lubricant, The motor and spindle are both mounted on a frame cut from 14-in. aluminum plate; ¥-in. alumi- num would be plenty stiff or =4;4in. steel would be a satisfactory substitute. The motor mounting bolts fit through slots in the frame plate, allowing adjustment for the belts. A handle and switch combination was made from a 14%4x4-in. aluminum strip with grips carved from cherry. The large part of the interior grip is hollowed out to give room for thé switch mechanism. The switch selected in this case is a commercial one that is pushed once to make contact and released; again pressed to open the circuit. The 330-watt motor of this machine turns ‘a T-in. sanding disk and will drill holes up to ¥4-in. in steel. When polishing; a five-inch . pad seems to be the desirable size. Lubricate spindle assembly with light cup grease. The space between the two bushings acts as.a grease reservoir.—Robert M. Ramey ® When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED FO EY automatic SAW FILER Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. “I did very well last year with my Foley equip- ment, about 950 saws and 240 lawn mowers, in my spare time. About $900 for me.” Leo H. Mix. Len Crego says: “I have done 4 or 5 thousand saws in my spare time in the 415 years since I` got the outfit, and they are all coming back.” Make up to $2 or $3 an hour in Spare Time. With the high prices of food, clothing and everything else, just think what you could do with extra money every week! With a Foley Automatic Saw Filer you can file hand, band and circular saws better than the most expert hand filer. “Тһе first saw I sharpened with my Foley Filer came out 100%"’—writes Clarence E. Parsons. Every saw you sharpen with the machine accuracy of the Foley Saw Filer is an ad that brings you more customers. Cash business, no canvassing. No eyestrain, no experience needed. FREE BOOK INDEPENDENCE AFTER 40! Shows just how you can start at home in spare time in your basement or garage. Just think—with a, small investment, no overhead, no stock of Ео045 to carry, you can get right into a cash business—and later on develop into a full-time repair shop. Send coupon today—no salesman will call. Send Coupon for FREE BOOK === FOLEY MFG. CO., 115-2 Foley Bldg., Minneapolls 18, Minn. Send FREE BOOK—' "Independence After 40.

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sections together, using one sturdy orna- : mental hinge in the center. Attach two lengths - of small brass chain to stop the upper section, | —a few degrees past vertical. In laying out the upper panel, first deter- -— mine the location of the hole which provides clearance for the record post, by’ shutting the lid against the post. A small kitchen strainer, | less handle, is fastened over this opening to / provide cooling air for the amplifier tubes. This amplifier circuit is quite conventional апа should present no problems even to an _ inexperienced builder, However, the com- “ponents must be placed in a rather unor- - thodox manner to make use. of the space available. aluminum about j;-in. thick. Lay out the location of the holes directly on the metal. — You must also provide holes for the socket . mounting screws unless you are using the буре secured by а snap-ring. The 5$-in. hole for the 150-ohm, 10 watt resistor (R-9) should be omitted if you are — not using the through-chassis type pictured, "but since this part will get quite warm, it chassis. ^ Clamp the chassis Басса the blocks of es NON and make the 90? bend as shown. Now - mount the potentiometers and tube sockets. . If you are doubtful about following a sche- matic diagram, you can mark all parts with _ the code numbers shown on the parts list _(С-1, R-9, etc.) before starting. It will also - help to mark each connection off with colored pencil on your diagram as it is completed. First wire the filaments, merely omitting the leads to the indicator light if you are not using one, and making no connection to - terminal 6 of the 35W4. Next make the short connections between sockets and install resistors, leaving the larger components for ast. Most of the connections are made di- rectly but I used one small terminal strip located centrally to avoid crowding the wiring -on the sockets. You will note there is only one ground con- nected directly to the chassis, the others being run to a common ground. One terminal of the switch works out nicely for this purpose. - The power cord and the shielded wire from the record changer are run through ЕТЕ: in the wooden panel before soldering them into the circuit. .' The speaker wires are led through a small 2 grommet and connected to the larger, or .. primary wires of the output transformer, ^ which is mounted on the speaker itself. The 168 ‚ before fastening it in place. “Бе sure all parts are solidly mounted. Lining — The chassis is formed of a 4x5-in. piece of, "should be mounted on the outside of the Roll Not The Barrel [Continued from page 164] secondary wires are soldered to the speaker voice coil terminals. Before trying the amplifier, double-check your wiring, looking especially for shorts be- tween the lugs on the tube sockets. If a hum is noticed, try reversing the power cord plug in its socket. The amplifier and speaker can now be located on the panel and the holes drilled for the control shafts, speaker and indicator light. Place a suitable grill cloth under the speaker For best tone, the inside of the upper section with Fibreglas or other sound absorbing material will also help to eliminate vibrations. A small rubber pad glued to the upper panel above the pickup arm will hold it securely on its rest while the player is being carried. The correct length for this pad can be de- termined by placing a lump of modeling clay or putty on the arm and closing the lid on it. Give the wood at least three coats of spar varnish, rubbing lightly with steel wool be- tween coats. If any open grain woods such as mahogany are used, they should be given a coat of filler before varnishing. The keg may be stained before varnishing if you wish, how- ever, the fir will be very attractive in its natural color. The hoops are sawed in half and fastened in place with !4-in. No. 3 screws. A carrying handle and suitable hasp or snap will complete ` the job. A couple of final suggestions: don't shut off the player during its changing cycle. Wait for the arm to return to the record, then turn off the switch and place it on the rest. Always keep a record on the turntable to protect the needle against breakage. ® PARTS LIST RI—500K ohm potentiometer with switch (Volume Control) R2—5 Meg '/2 watt Carbon Resistor R3—50K ohm pot. (Tone Control) R4 200K ohm !/ watt carbon R5—500K ohm !/; watt carbon R6—150 ohm | watt carbon R7—1500 ohm | watt carbon R8—5| ohm ! watt carbon R9—150 ohm 10 watt wire-wound Ci—.05,600 volt, paper condenser C2—.006-mtd., paper, 600 volt C3 & С4—.01- -mfd., paper, 600 volt C5—.02-mfd., paper, 800 volt C& & C7—30-50-mfd. 150 volt, midget dual electrolytic 51--5Р5Т аттан Ti—Out Transformer 2000 ohm primary, secondary to match speaker P—Indicator Light 7.5 volts, 0.2 amps. (optional) Speaker—4 x 6-in. oval PM Tubes, three 7-pin miniature sockets, No. I2AT6, 5085 and 35W4. Grommets, 5 x 6-in. .051 aluminum for chassis, misc. wire, solder and hardware. ЭГУУ НУ О ДЫН tL c РАЛАТ 2 17

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If You're So Smart [Continued from page 104] . flowing in to force Smith into larger quarters uptown. One day, during his frequent visits to a local summer resort, Smith was attracted to a souvenir stand that sold wood novelties that had "Bridgton-on-the-Lakes" painted on them. Upon further investigation, he found that the items were imported from New York shops. What's more, New Yorkers visiting Bridgton in the summertime lugged the souve- nirs triumphantly back to New York. "Instead of importing these things," rea- soned Smith, “why can't I supply the local outlets with stuff?" He made up a few sample pine towel racks. Then he lettered the name of the local resort on the items. When Smith showed them to the resort owner, he liked the samples and bought them on the spot. Then, the real break came. One evening while Smith and his son were shooting the breeze around the cracker barrel, they lis- tened to the tall stories related by the local fishermen. Returning home from this bull session, Smith remarked, *Son, I hope some day to catch a fish so big that I won't have to lie about it." “Why don't you paint that on your signs,” asked his son. “ГІ bet the old fishermen around here will buy 'em." Smith painted a few samples and they sold like hotcakes. In fact, the demand for this hand-lettered sign kept the Smiths busy day and night. Then more breaks came. This time Smith contrived a silk-screen process that would duplicate signs. Soon the Angler's Prayer, "Lord, give me grace to catch a fish too big that even I, when telling of it afterward, may never need to lie," was being run off the assembly line by the hundreds. The signs began popping up in dens, clubs, diners and recreation rooms. And Smith be- gan adding other signs like “Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut" to his line. Now he uses about 10,000 board feet of plywood a month for signs alone and his items are marketed in department stores, toy counters, souvenir stands and novelty stores all over the world. In addition to his fish panels, saucy signs and souvenir items, Smith does special silk- screen assignments. Recently, for instance, he painted original designs on a large quantity of jewelry and silver cases for one of the largest silver companies in the country. Yes, today nobody can say "If you're so - smart, why ain't you rich?" to Albert R. Smith. He is! 9 eris EA o ac sii ALLIED'S BIG COMPLETE NEW 33 v BUYING GUIDE UP-TO-DATE... 3 Save on Everything SEND FOR IT NOW ` in Radio and TV DEUM ^ Everything for Experimenters, 3 Builders, Amateurs, Service- E men, Engineers and Soundmen Send for ALLIED’s 212-page 1952 Catalog, the value- packed guide to everything in Radio and Television! Latest home radios, TV uipment, Amateur sup- plies, P.A. Systems, Hi- Fidelity Sound, recorders, test instruments, builders' kits—plus the world's largest stocks of electronic parts, tubes, tools, books and diagrams. Get more for your money—send today for your FREE 1952 ALLIED Catalog! Get Radio's Leading | NE : Buying Guide Today DW, ALLIED RADIO | ALLIED RADIO CORP., Dept. 6-AA-2 833 W. Jackson Bivd., Chicago 7, Ill. O Rush FREE 1952 ALLIED 212-Page Catalog. 5 Namens “е... 277.7. LS PEN H E Address. City. : Zone... State, — МЫ, N When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED ТСО

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When Death Takes A Holiday [у 5 a sheet of flame as the gasoline tank exploded. With the plane heeling over on its -starboard side, Alkamade dashed for his chute which he had left hanging оп a rack. He was horrified to find it a burning mass from the prayed gasoline. Then, 18,000 feet from the ground—more than three miles—the sergeant closed his eyes, murmured “This is it,” and umped. ~ Three hours later he opened his eyes. White, fleecy clouds drifted lazily overhead. Was he dead? Не turned his neck to the left, - then to the right. No pain. He slowly moved his arms, then his legs, then his body. Slowly - he rose to his feet and looked at himself. His boots were gone, his flying suit was іп shreds. His eyes moved upwards, then down. Towering above him were some thick pine branches; at his feet was а four-foot blanket of snow. Together they had broken his fall and put him securely in the miraculous -escape hall of fame! There’s more to the story: he was taken prisoner by Nazi soldiers, who scoffed at his story. But the German authorities ordered a thorough investigation and Alkamade was given a certificate, signed by a German colo- nel, attesting to the fact that-he had actually Г fallen 18,000 feet without a chute and lived. There seems to be a special kindly sort of providence that embraces select people when they are fáced with serious falls. In Lille, ^France, Yvon Dherire was setting tiles on a roof when his foot slipped and he tumbled off. “Six stories below was а baby buggy with an infant snoozing contentedly. The mother, ‘seeing the body descending, snatched out the baby, and the tile setter landed completely ‘unharmed squarely inside the carriage. In Washington, D. C., Mrs. Anne McGinnis fell from a fire escape on the fourth floor, hit a clothes line one floor below and was neatly flipped through an open window into a bath- - room on the second floor. And in Springfield, Mass. Henry Lefeave, watching a Fourth of - July parade from a third-floor window, leaned out too far, lost his balance and dived toward ` the ground. On the way down he grabbed the top of a flagpole jutting from the building and teetered perilously until he could be hauled through a second-floor window. i World War II had a bumper crop of amazing "escapes. But the Korean conflict has had some solid ones of its own, too. Recently, - an unidentified GI reported to a field hospital for treatment of a badly bruised nose. His = story: a hand grenade lobbed by a North . Korean had struck him on the schnoz, then ыз 170 [Continued from page 1001 bounced off to explode Зе in a ditch | by the side of the road. Then, there was Gary M. Nason of Detroit who was sitting with his back propped against a shack when he heard the chatter of a ma- chine gun. He looked up. Neatly initialed about three inches above his head was a per- fect G, for Gary, formed by bullets! He fainted. With yearly datomobile deaths now at the one million mark in this country alone, you wouldn't think that death takes many holidays on the open road. Yet the family bus and its occupants have participated in some hair- raising escapes that even the old Hollywood serials would have rejected as just too fan- tastic. Here’s how H. W. Lewis thumbed his nose at death last year at Cannon Ball Beach in South Africa. Mr. Lewis was driving merrily along a road carved into the side of a cliff when his car skidded, smashed through a pro- tecting fence and dived over the precipice. He shuddered and closed his eyes. No splash. No descent. No nothing. Warily he opened his eyes and found himself staring at the sea more than 100 feet below. The car was hugging the side of the cliff, headed downward, swaying gently. With infinite caution, Mr. Lewis climbed into the back seat and eased himself up and over the cliffside to the safety of the road. He peered down and saw what had hap- pened—a heavy, gnarled thorn tree was hooked into the rear axle, holding the auto like a giant finger of fate! Death was looking the other way when a panel truck and an automobile collided on a Milwaukee street in 1949. Sitting on a tricycle in front of his home was five-year-old Doug- las Sturomski. The truck lurched toward him and horrified onlookers saw the huge vehicle fall squarely upon the small boy. When a rescue squad laboriously righted thé truck they found Douglas and his tricycle whole and safe. Both had been neatly framed by an open window, which was just large enough to en- close boy and cycle. The kind fate that watched over Douglas was also hovering above Ethel Sheffield, a gal taxi driver of Regina, Saskatchewan, not long ago. Ethel was driving alone one blister- ingly cold night in January, with the mercury hovering at 16 below when her cab skidded on the ice-encrusted street and crashed into a lamp-post. Ethel was knocked unconscious. Picture the situation: a deserted street, no passersby, a fearfully cold night and an un- conscious woman in the front seat of her cab. By morning she would almost certainly be January, 1952

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frozen to.death. But look what happened: a fire alarm box attached to the post was set off by the crash, bringing firemen on the double. Miss Sheffield was speedily revived and went home, not much the worse for her narrow brush with death. Jesse Spitzer of Denver made his escape the hard way—he got himself involved with a car and a railroad train and still got. off almost scot-free. Mr. Spitzer was hurled through the roof of his car after an accident, landing on the train tracks just as a speeding locomotive rushed down on him. After the long string of freight cars passed, there lay Mr. Spitzer, uncrushed and almost unharmed. He had rested securely in the track bed as the train whooshed over him. His injuries? One broken leg—caused by the auto accident, not the train. Sometimes you don’t have to do any active falling or crashing to escape death by a whis- ker. Henry W. Ridges of a Chicago suburb just sat. Suddenly the entire building 'col- lapsed on him and a heavy beam apparently crushed both his thighs. Rescuers watched fascinated as Ridges calmly unbuckled his two artificial limbs and crawled safe and sound from the wreckage. An unidentified vagabond in Florida was sunning himself on the rear lawn of a tall building when three huge spikes, weakened by a recent storm, fell from the roof and im- bedded themselves several inches deep into the ground beside him—one right over his head, two on each side o£his chest. All of them missed him by inches. Even these close calls, amazing though they may be, are pale in contrast to .the weird goings-on in the Thuringen Forest on an April afternoon in 1945. Pat Mitchell, top- notch combat correspondent for The Stars and. Stripes, American Army newspaper, saw the whole thing. A. Nazi 88 struck a Sherman tank of Combat Command B of the Third Army's 11th Ar- mored Division. The shell burst among the gears in the front, sending the teeth flying like shrapnel all around the inside of the sealed vehicle. Pat, who had leaped from his jeep and taken cover in a ditch, says it was like being in a meat-grinder working at high speed, with the added hazard of fire. And fire came as the tank exploded. Yet the three-man crew bailed out, with not one man touched. And then, Pat continues, the men found themselves out in the open, with no cover of any sort. They lay flat on their faces as enemy fire spattered all around them. When the bar- .rage was over, not one man had been touched! Oops, sorry, there was one casualty. Ger- man fire found its mark, completely demol- ishing a bottle of local brew which one of the GIs had been carrying in his back pocket. ° your HOME-UTILITY | Tool's amazing versatility! if ECEIVE a Black & Decker Home- 62 ў Utility Drill or Sander-Polisher for Christmas? Pleased as punch with the way it helps you build and repair і things? Then you're in for more good news when you discover how many more times useful you can make it by buying Home- Utility accessories! T'here's a whole raft of - them to choose from—for everything from Sharpening knives and making picture frames to polishing your car and shining | “ар pots and pans. Try them at your hard- ware, appliance or department store! Disc Sanding Table | : only $7.75 | Ideal for rapid, accurate | * sanding of picture molding, j plastics and hobby parts. Easily handles small, odd- shaped, curved pieces. Roto - Hone Attachment only $10.95 Hones knives, chisels, plane bifs, lathe tools to razor | edge. Clamp and guide bar for accurate angle. Stone | has rough and fine sides. PLUS stands,auger bits, masonry bits, counter- sinks, wire wheel and cup brushes, sanding discs, lambswool bonnets, auto polish, electric wax, saw blades, protractors, etc. THz BLACK & Decker Мес. Co., Dept. H1X, Towson 4, Md. BLACK & DECKER ШШ _ DRILLS o SANDER-POLISHERS » LECTRO-SAWS When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED 171

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Rane TST Nk AEs акысы шасы. American car and must be rated among the best in spite of the extra weight made neces- sary by the luxury features. (Insulation and sound-deadening material has been doubled, for instance.) The 180-horsepower Chrysler and the new 190 Caddie can take it but with these two exceptions nothing else made on, these shores can give it a pushing around. The Packard 200 with a standard or overdrive transmission, plus that big engine, in my book would be a pretty hard car to beat at a green light or over a measured mile. In summing up, Packard cars were founded as luxury items and in these times of unknown quantities it is good to see a company trying not only to maintain its former high standards but actually devoting a lot of effort to improv- ing ет. Packard had many wonderful years in the past when they built the number one glamor barges of the day. More recently they have been through some lean years of in- decision. But it looks now as if "the man who owns one" can brag about a car that is good from every angle and as sound and impressive as a pre-inflation $1,000 bill. 9. Lo, The Poor Moose [Continued from page 166] signs of several predators in the immediate area but not one of them had come near the meat. The man-scent kept them at a safe dis- tance. Even a wolverine, the master thief of the wilderness, is suspicious of anything touched by man. When a moose offers a broadside, standing shot he is not a difficult animal to kill with an ordinary big-game rifle. A deer, if badly wounded, often is tough to track by anyone but a good woodsman. The moose, however, usually moves only a few yards into heavy cover and the hunter can get in a second and finishing shót without delay. Moose do have amazing stamina, however, and the best shot, if you are within reasonable range and know the zero of your rifle, is a spine shot for it drops the animal in its tracks. If you are down- wind and can move through the woods with- out too much noise, there is seldom any difficulty in getting to a point within easy range. There is a difference of opinion among hunters as to whether the calling method is in line with good sportsmanship. It has been compared to shooting fish in a barrel. But re- gardless of the method employed or the rifle used, you still find the big problem comes after you have pulled the trigger and watched the moose fall. Frankly, if you ever hear of my shooting another moose, you may be pretty sure that old man Camp has finally gone off his rocker! 9 HOBART : Arc Welding |. If you have this versatile, all around HOBART arc welder, you're equipped to start your own welding busi- ness—to cash in on the demand for dependable arc welding. AFULLCAPACITY | - WELDER THAT Costs LESS than you think ! STANDS THE GAFF...|- This big PATRI ИД OPERATES ON ALL | | welder шу = PEA Чаны а 4 1 жасала ad di n 4 E ^ 4 m T Hobart is made іп | gas and electric | drive models— port. or stationary. hts "m Is ols ; Start your own welding shop, Earn big, extra profits You learn RAPIDLY at the HOBART TRADE SCHOOL Prepare now fo step info a big pay defense job or to start your own profitable welding business. Learn to do all kinds of welding quickly, easily, at low cost іп America’s most modern welding school . . . the non- profit Hobart Trade School. Complete or partial courses. Best equipment, experienced instructors, thorough training. Check coupon for full details , monthly, Al! you need is a. Hobart ''Simplified'’ Welder | and average mechanical abil- ity. You'll soon be swamped with work. Hobart Welders are used | in leading production plants | everywhere—give you 1 ‚000 combinations of heat, let you ` make fine adjustments at the job—no returning to machine, 9 Procedure & Practice. Complete text and lessons book. Covers every phase of welding. 544 pages, over 600 illus. $3.00 @ Lessons Book. Complete operator's training course. 200 pages, illustrated. $1.00 е Check the coupon for Complete Details 1 a Е | 5522 E 5 A Dm Ж 3 3 22% e a HOBART BROTHERS CO., Box $M-12, Troy, Ohio | “Оле of the world's largest builders of arc welders' e HOBART BROTHERS CO., Box 5М-12, Troy, Ohio Please send complete information and litera- -booklet ' ture on items checked. C “Guide to, 0 Electric Drive Welders [] Gas Drive Better Weldingt Welders (О Hobart Trade School Send books checked— [] Lessons Book [O Procedure & Practice [J] Cash enci. 0 Send COD NAME ADDRESS c m

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see to it that some of them come true. Yes, leafing back over some of the astro- logieal forecasts can sometimes .be mighty embarrassing. A British seer was certain that World War II would not arrive until the mid- 1940's. A French astrologer was equally cer- tain that the war, once begun, would end no earlier than. 1950. And many have predicted the demise of one Josef Stalin long before this but Uncle Joe is still around. These are only a few of the actual, recorded feats, both successful and unsuccessful, of the astr ological cult. Let's look still further—what is astrology anyway? What's it all about? Is it occult stuff served up with darkened rooms, heavy incense and practitioners who dress in flowing robes and pointed caps like sorcerers of the middle ages? Far from it. In fact, the astrologers them- selves are the first to blast the phonies who label themselves wizards and cunningly ex- tract big dough for their hocus-pocusing. Says | Paul G. Clancy, editor of American Astrology ! magazine, one of the leading publications in ` the field: “It is truly unfortunate that sincere , astrologers are at present powerless to prevent | ignorant and unscrupulous persons from call- | ing themselves astrologers and using astrology as a front for rackets.” The true practitioners are members of the American Federation of Scientific Astrologers, which has its headquarters in Washington, publishes a yearbook and holds annual con- ventions. Members, many of whom have swank offices in professional buildings, adopt none of the trappings associated with crystal- . ball gazing. They are briskly businesslike and a consultation, far from resembling a seance, is no different than talks between lawyer and businessman or psychiatrist and patient. Astrology says just this—the character of every human being is determined by the po- sition of the stars, planets, moon and sun at the moment of his birth. Thereafter, he is affected for better or worse, according to the ` original astrological sign of his birth, by the changing positions of the heavenly bodies all through his life. The keystone of astrology is the horoscope, from which all predictions, character analyses and judgments about what should or should not be done are made. It is called a chart, a wheel or a nativity. It is a circle divided into 12 "houses," each of which relates to some phase of human life such as money, love, work, old age, hopes, wishes. Superimposed on each house are the 12 ancient signs of the zodiac, each of which relates to certain parts of the body. These include Gemini, related to the hands and lungs; Virgo, the intestines and bowels; Libra, the loins; Scorpio, sex; [Continued on next page] N . When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED Ee 5 for making or mendin y | 4 — these amazing | Wizards with Wood Handy with your hands? Have your own workshop? Like to do odd jobs? You'll bless the day you discover the magical results you can obtain with Firzite, Satinlac and Weldwood Glue. At hardware, paint ^ and lumber dealers. And mail coupon for free leaflets. e A MUST for Finishing Fir Plywood | Tame that wild grain with FIRZITE. | Virtually prevents grain raise or check: | ing... readies the surface satin-smooth for paint, stain or enamel. (For blond, pickled, or tinted effects on soft or hard. woods, use White Firzite). НЕШЕ Newer than Shellac or Varnish For “natural wood” finishes on furni- L ture, panelling or woodwork, there's nothing like Satinlac. Brings out natu- | ral grain and color beauty of any plywood or solid wood. Avoids that- "built-up" look; vill not turn X : em darken with age. ^Water-cleat,' easy to / Bints; Quarts, brush or spray, dries ready for next coat Gallons in 2 or 3 hours. SATINLAC 25 Glue That's Stronger than Wood To make things or fix things, use Weld- , wood Glue for all wood-to-wood bonds, ' Makes joints stronger than the wood itself. Mixes easily "with water. Stains — free, rot-proof... highly water-resistant! 24 WELDWOOD" PLASTIC RESIN GLUE 1 2% Premed ids ы ыы қы ld E SUMMUM NOR] ТҮЙҮҮ ЕР cl NM *'Trade Marks 4 4 і United States Plywood Corporation, q f re Dept.363, 55 West 44th St., New York 18, N.Y. SS і Send me free leaflets оп Weldwood Glue, Firzite | і A f опа Satintac. E i = | i NAM 5% с $ ADDRESS. Бол пиле UNO ыз рыша UNS SAM OE A е A шека элют GAP GUXD CU DUM

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[Continued from previous page] | Sagittarius, the thighs; Pisces, the feet; Tau- rus, the throat; Aquarius, the ankles and calves; Leo, the heart; Cancer, the stomach and breasts; Capricorn, the knees, and Aries, the head. Finally, the horoscope includes the ten heavenly bodies (eight planets, the sun and the moon) each of which represents some motivating power—Venus, for example, means drawing power or attraction, while Mars means energy. When a client comes in, tlie astrologer wants to know the year he was born—the place, ; month, day, hour and minute, if possible. From this and other information, he draws up a horoscope in which the houses, zodiac signs and planets have a different relation to each other, depending on the specific information given. Then the astrologer makes his interpreta- tion, a vastly complicated thing based upon the known inter-relationships of the marks he has made on the horoscope. He might come up with something like this: "Saturn is in the 12th sector, and Mars is on the cusp of the 1st in Pisces, opposing Neptune." Gib- berish to you—but to an astrologer that means you are a psychopathic case. The complex art is by no means a new fad. Developed by the ancient Babylonians, it spread to Greece, Rome, India, China, Egypt, reaching such a point in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries that kings would not de- clare wars, sign treaties or enact laws unless the stars said they-could. In fact, in 480 В.С., the Spartans refused to march to the support of the Athenians against the Persians at Mara- thon because the moon was in the wrong phase. Rulers of old were not the only ones who sought counsel in the heavenly bodies. There once was a man named Adolf Hitler, who appointed generals to command his armies only if they had a good astrological aspect, and who waited until the stars were right be- fore he made a move. Hitler became interested in astrology back in 1923 when the German astrologer, Baron von Sobottendorff cautioned him against any major undertaking in November. But Adolf spurned the warning and launched his beer- cellar putsch in Munich, which got the little corporal carted off to jail. His cell-mate in the Landsberg prison, Rudolph Hess, re- minded him of the astrologer's words and Hitler began boning up on the stars in earnest. From then оп, һе believed in them utterly. One of the most amazing, and least-known facts of World War II is that the Allies actually waged a counter-astrologieal warfare against Hitler. January, 1952 bor.

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ake пе that the Nazi leader took his horo- scope mighty seriously, Britain established an agency known as the Psychological Research Bureau and placed at its head a noted astrol- oger, Louis de Wohl. Captain de Wohl plotted the horoscopes of Hitler and his chief aides, following as closely as possible the “good” and “bad” days. Britain thus knew at all times what Hitler's astrologers were telling him. It was the first time since the Thirty Years’ War, de Wohl said later, that astrological warfare was waged. Here's how it worked. In 1940, after the fall of France, all Britain was girded for a Nazi invasion but the big question was when. De Wohl was asked to determine what Hitler's astrologers were advising him. He came up, with this—Hitler could count on luck for a major enterprise between November of 1940 and mid-February of 1941. But weatherwise, an invasion of England at that time would be sheer folly. The first really good opportunity for an invasion of an island after that, de Wohl continued, would come only in the last part of May, 1941. Britain marked time all through that long winter. Hitler did not invade. And then, in May, the Fuehrer launched his invasion of an island. But the island was not England. It was Crete! Е Probably the most astrologically-minded nation on earth is Siam, where few things are ever done without consulting the seers. From political coups to love affairs, the astrologers predict. Here is what happened when a father asked astrologer Hellene Paul to draw up a chart for his daughter. In July or August of that year, Miss Paul told him, the girl will marry a man much older than herself and of a different nation- ality or religion. In mid-July, the father went to a railroad station to see his daughter off on a trip. Standing with her on the platform was a man to whom he was introduced and to- gether they said goodbye to the girl. When the train pulled out, the stranger faced the father and said: "I have known your daughter quite a long time, sir. With your permission, we're going to be married within the next few weeks." The stranger was much older than the girl. And he was of a different religion. And they - were married in August. ` Was it superstition? Coincidence? Hocus- pocus? Or can astrologers really tell you about tomorrow? In any event, while the controversy con- tinues, astrologers all over the world disre- gard the skepticism and go busily about their way predicting wars, love affairs and long trips—sometimes correctly and sometimes not. 9 First for ‚ There's one point on which all mechanics agree— fine work! Stanley Tools are first for fine work. That's why you'll see these Stanley Tools in the tool chests | of skilled woodworkers everywhere. Accuracy and easy action make these tools perfect partners for fine workmanship. Look for this famous (STANLEY) | at your hardware dealer's. It's the sign of topic quality tools. a. No. 106 “Zig-Zag” Rule Green ends. Large, easy- to-read numerals. New protec- tive plastic finish. 6” and 8’ sizes, No. 610 Hand Drill. New! À Enclosed geors for safety. Drills holes easier, faster to full 14” capacity. No. 59 Doweling Jig а For boring holes accurately only 2 full B and easily in the edge, end Too! Guide contains í É or surface of boards. Fur- | Stanley 100 n how lo Use bi d nished with depth gauge information d tools. invaluable 1 and six guides — %, 1, common hon | to expeti | 56,36, Ж", to beginners, helpfu d for your 5 i enced craftsmen ow 1 3 copy with coupon be а = Stanley Tools, Imm New Britoin, Conn. epa The Tool Box of The World ELECTRIC TOOLS 5 = Б TET STEEL STRAPPING * STEEL SEND STANLEY TOOL GUIDE HARDWARE * TOOLS Stanley Tools, 512Elm St., New Britain, Conn. (In Canada: Stanley Too! Co. of Canada, Ltd., 512 Stanley St., Roxton Pond, Quebec) | | | | | Send лае ет: Stanley Tool Guide. | | і і | | Enclosed is 25c per сору. Sen] N 24 a 555 When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention МЕСНАМІХ ILLUSTRATED 177

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pes. Wert Young, literally made a fortune out of selling his thoughts to different companies. By the time he was 42, he retired with enough to buy a 10,000 acre ranch in New Mexico and keep a Park Avenue apartment for air jaunts into New York. Even after he retired, he made a four-figure piece of change just by telling a toothpaste manufacturer he should change the picture on his carton. His whole system of thinking up ideas has already been put into a book, A Technique For Producing Ideas. In Chicago, representatives of some of the nation's leading industrial giants recently . formed the National Association of Suggestion Systems, an organization devoted to bigger and better ways of making the suggestion box pay off. And in New York, LeRoy G. Mills has already established himself as one of the country's top advisers on setting up efficient _ suggestion-box systems. These suggestion whiz kids will tell you that you don't have to be a mechanical genius or a budding scientist to grind out ideas worth money. The real experts are often so busy paying attention to so many other things they often overlook important and costly details. Take the case of Pete Saputo who builds cushions in the St. Louis Lincoln-Mercury plant. He used to attach fabric pads to cer- tain parts of back-seat auto frames to prevent Before you buy... A One look inside the handsome Remington . "500 Series" 22 rifles will squeaking. Pete noticed that the pads weren't really needed because there was enough space | between the frame and other parts to keep | them from coming together and thereby avoiding squeaks. He picked up an extra | check for $1,500 when he turned his observa- || tion in as a suggestion. Ше: Or consider the case of the laborer in a | New. Jersey wire and cable plant. Copper | cables had to be drawn through a continuous “` bath of warm water ata given speed. Tem- | perature and time—that's all company engi- | neers were concerned about. But not so the laborer who watched the running water being | poured out into the bay through a waste pipe. | “Why not save the water," he suggested, “by | letting it run right back into the bath?" 255 The company gave him $600 for helping | them save $3,000 a year on their water bill!’ - If you've got a tricky way of handling some | work on your own job, don't keep it to your- | self. At a toy plant in Connecticut a girl ^. had the job of reaming out both ends of small || solid-brass tubes. She was taught to do it by holding each end, one at a time, against | a motor-driven reamer. But she got the idea ` that it would be easier to ream out both ends at the same time by hooking two reamers to a foot pedal, like a sewing machine, and holding [Continued on next page] ; АА OA UTSES i542 ы, ГУЙ 372 UR Xs. $ xS x 4 A racy through the years. : The bolt has double cocking. — ‘Popular favorites: show you why they’re such an. unbeatable value. For .in- stance, the bolt has two extrac- tors and separate ejector. No chance for stuck cartridge cases! Notice the double locking lugs. They mean years more fun with a Remington . . . maintain cor- rect head spacing for fine accu- cams...the smoothest type of ` bolt action made. Doubly safe, : too! Red firing indicator signals when rifle is cocked. Red dot shows when safety is off. No other low-priced 22's give you so many double value features. So for a lifetime. of shooting fun, see the Remington “500 Series" 22 rifles soon. Model 510—Single Shot Model 511--Вох Magazine Repecter Model 512—Tubular Magazine _ Repeater Kemtingion * When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED 181

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if you can show him how he can make added profits legitimately out of his opposition's techniques. 7. Think of ways to cut down on plant 33 : е P and office accidents. Remember, your boss m Try these slick saves when his insurance costs and damage : Jae @ tricks with E suits are kept down. ссек 22 i 5 ot Т 8. Think of things that will make it more 5 2 attractive for customers to visit the plant PLASTIC WOOD or office. E. : à 9. Don't be afraid to state reasons ‘for Я turning in your ideas. 10. Don't laugh at any of your own ideas. Even if they're not accepted, it won't hurt Fill cracks іп chai, for the boss to know that at least you've Makes loose been using your head. | сі But the suggestion-system specialists warn J de firm, you to make a distinction between an idea and sands to a Я an invention. If your idea requires plans, smooth finish! Sketches, special tools, or even working . models—especially those that can be used by other companies—you've probably got a pat- entable invention and you should take all the necessary precautions. Nevertheless, there's even a way to safe- guard your own suggestions. They may not be patentable but they are protectable to make sure credit is given where credit is due. Make a note or an extra copy of any suggestion you turn in. Record the date, time and place submitted. If you wish to be especially cautious, you can send the idea to yourself by registered mail. Then, if your sug- gestion is turned down, make a note of that date and the name of the person rejecting it. ооба опе thing—no one is doing you a avor by paying you for your suggestions. It's Рр big business all around and that's the way Repairs broken toys. you have to look at it. ` || geset loose hinges. Replaces rotted — — wood, tightens loose screws... easy to apply! There's ап old saying which states that if Mend cracks, 4 you work in a gold mine, there's no such сақ КӨ” 254 thing as scrap. But, remember, if you're Sud Smooth = working anywhere else, there might be an finish! 254 idea gold mine all around you. 9 SS Ыйы Also useful in filling cracks in floors, nail ~ and screw holes, repairing loose tiles. Handles like putty . . . hardens into wood! IN CANS I$. OR TUBES “Lot of floods in this part of the country.” DOZENS OF OTHER USES When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED 183 ENRON ЛИЛ

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= a Stereo With A Brownie [Continued from page 148] the sighting strips on top of each camera without moving the camera pair. The normal inter-ocular distance is about 2% in. The spacing between the centers of the lenses of the two cameras mounted in this manner is 234 in. or just slightly more than the normal spacing. This spacing will give a normal amount of stereoscopic effect. If you wish to accentuate the stereoscopic effect the spacing between the two cameras can be increased by using a hinge on each camera and by placing a block of wood between the two hinges to increase the separa- tion by any desired amount. In use, it will be found convenient to con- struct a holder for the cameras which may be mounted on a standard tripod or table and to provide a simple mechanism that can be used .to activate both camera shutters at the same time. A simple holder can be easily made for the cameras as shown’ in the drawing. The cameras should slide snugly into this mount- ing. If it is too loose, a strip of thin felt can be cemented to the upper or lower bearing sur- faces. A nut for a l4-in. machine screw сап be soldered to a 1-іп. square rectangle of brass which can be countersunk and fastened with screws into the center of the base to pro- vide an attachment for a camera tripod. ‚ А simple mechanism can be easily con- structed to shoot off both of the shutters at the same time. The device consists of a lever arm pivoted in the center of the camera hold- ing frame on a nail. A footplate to contact the uppermost shutter knob and a nail, the end of which has been flattened and bent at 90°, engages the lower shutter knob and is attached to the far end of the lever by means of a stiff spring. To mount the stereoscopic pairs for view- ing, the prints should first be identified as to right- and left-hand images by noting the po- sition of objects in the background relative to objects in the foreground. The left-hand images will show a displacement of the back- ground relative to the right foreground. ® ATOM-BOMB SHELTER Combine practicality and security by engaging in this two-in-one project which includes a double garage and a sturdy concrete shelter built into one corner. Shelter may be used for storage or as tool room. For , your copy of the complete plans which include dia- grams and full instructions, remit $1.00 to Mechanix Illustrated Plans Service, Fawcett Building, Greenwich, Conn. Plan No. HJ-18. T’S‘a cinch to insulate your home with Gold Bond Rock Woo! Batts or Blan- kets. You'll save a lot of money in fuel bills and keep your house warmer in winter, cooler in summer. Light, easy-to-handle batts slide between rafters or attic floor joists. You get extra fire protection too. Gold Bond Rock Wool Batts and Blankets can’t burn. Batts are 2 and 4 ft. long, Blan- kets 8 ft. long. Both come in standard widths to exactly fill the space between framing members. Be sure they're “full- thick” and bear the Gold Bond name for maximum insulation and fire protection. Available at your local Gold Bond Lumber and Building Supply Dealer! NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY BUFFALO 2, N. Y. DO IT EASIER-FASTER-BETTER 2 x х DU-ALL” ЧИ WALKING OR RIDING TRACTOR 1X to 5 H. P. Walking Models fs ,., Do Everything 7 Іп Gardening $ Handle6,7, 10-inch Ж plows...cultivate, Ў wood, do many other D jobs fast and easy. 13g, 8 and 5 H. P. machines with variable speed transmis- sion, adjustable wheels, plenty of plant clearance. Power tura models and power take-off attachments available. Powerful 5 to 12 H. P. Riding Tractors Handle Work on Good Sized Farm Also ideal for second tractor on large acreage. 5, 8, 12 H. P. models plow 4 to 8 acres daily, plant, culti- vate, mow and rake, do many other jobs. Works , astride or between 42-in. rows. 12 H. P. Shaw // Du-All with 12-in. Plow ley and attach- ments available. FREE catalogs and best values you'll RS find any- dealer. Write MANUFACTURING CO. Front St., Galesburg, Kansas —~ 868-ME No 4th St-Columbus, Ohio SHAW When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED plant, mow, bull- ` doze, cut trees, saw . Power take-off pul- | 185. ч oe ass ald КАКО

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| shaped, hammer it оп a metal surface. | Salt Shaker Roundup | [Continued from page 141] in. across and about % in. deep. The exact dimensions are relatively unimportant. We are now ready to taper the shaker. best done on a band saw. Cut it so that the base will slope to a % in. square at the top. Next step is to drill the holes in the top from which the salt and pepper will flow. Use a soft pencil and carefully letter an S on the top of one shaker and a P on the top of the | other. Pad the bottom of the shaker and clamp it in a vise. Then drill the holes, fol- lowing the outlines of the letters. A j in. drill mounted in the chuck of a hand motor tool does a neat job. The square type of salt shaker fulfilling the same purpose is made a bit differently. It consists of four pieces of wood, jig-sawed to the shape shown on the drawing. The two center pieces have 1х2% in. openings cut into ` them which form the storage area for the salt or pepper. After these four pieces are clamped and glued together, drill a % in. hole in the bottom for a stopper and +% in. holes | in the top for dispensing. The pyramidal salt shakers, after sanding, | were lacquered while the block type were shellacked. Take your choice. Either style will make a useful and gracious addition to : your dinner table. Maple and walnut turning blocks, suitable for making such salt shakers can be obtained from Albert Constantine of New York City. 9 TV Tables [Continued from page 160] The hammering will harden the wire and make it springy. The table tops are made of !5-in. plywood. Glue four hardwood disks to the underside of each top at the corners. These are to provide depth for sockets into which the legs will be driven. Make saw cuts in the tenons of the legs and insert small hardwood wedges into them. Apply glue and drive the legs home with a mallet. The wedges will be forced into the sawcuts causing the tenons to spread and make a tight fit. The edges of the plywood tops are bound | with strips of light weight sheet brass which | has been pebbled. The pebbling can be ac- complished by hammering the inner surface | of the strips with a piece of wood through which a nail has been driven. The strips are secured in place with brass escutcheon pins. —Charles Brownold 9 This: is | WYTEFACE TRADE MARK STEEL TAPES No squinting, no guessing when you use WYTEFACE Steel Tapes. Jet black markings (foot numbers in red) on a white background. Easier to read in any light. Faster, more accurate measurements. Rust-resisting, hard to kink, simple to clean. o Protected by U. S. Patent 2.059.209 ; E one * A ke Me а nme! KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. NEW LOW PRICES Offers greatest selection of fine domestic and imported weeds--and hundreds of wood- workers items at bargain prices! You'll save time and money with this big, .new catalog. Contains everything wood craftsman needs. Shows 32 rare and fancy woods іп color...43 veneer designs...275 scroll patterns...multicolor inlays, overlays, bandings...all hinds of tools, machinery, cabinet hardware, ernaments, mouldings...and pages of valuable tips, ideas, informa- tion, instruction. Send for your сору NOW. Only 15с 144 PAGES QUICK DELIVERY on maple, pop- . . . М . . . . . « cedar, Б * walnut, and 4 many others— . . 7v all properly seasoned and kiin dried. MAIL THIS COUPON--TODAY! CRAFTSMAN WOOD SERVICE CO. : 2729 5. Mary St., Dept. с-1 i | i Chicago 8, Illinois L i Send me the big, new, money-saving Catalog No. 18. i Enclosed is 15c і Мате. ! - Address. е | LS^» Zone. State. ашы кан mem жып еее тош PED ели CO MUS EIUS чаша ика ола Go шиш ENS ыла аға When Answering Advertisements, Please Mention MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED Я 187

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Amateur Telescope Maker's Page ss fem [Continued from page 155] piece of precision optical equipment designed for spotting and determining the height of in- coming planes. Later in the war it was sup- ‘planted by radar, so Uncle Sam declared them й ‘surplus. The item that caught my eye was -a small aluminum box about 6х10х4 in. that Ec contained a binocular eyepiece system with the following elements: two achromatic Kell- 22 пег eyepieces with individual focusing sys- tems, two deviation prisms and two color wheels actuated by a rack and pinion. Eureka! ‘Here was just what I was looking for, “How ' much?" I said. - “Go ahead, take it for ten bucks" , = I bought one to take apart and analyze, and .one to start my binocular telescope project. Let us make the case first. Assuming that our objective lenses have a focal length of 20 inches, our erectors will require about 5 - inches, the Mark 1 eyepieces assembly takes - about two inches, this adds up to 27 inches, so let us make the case 30 inches long. The extra three inches can be used as a sunshade. “Тһе two optical glass windows mounted in - aluminum cells are threaded into the case. - Unscrew the cells from the case and remove the glass windows, leaving the empty cells. - "These two cells have an inside diameter of 1% in, which is just the right diameter to receive two 5 in. lengths of 1% in. outside .. diameter brass tubing. We can slip our erec- tors into the brass tubing and leave them there ` for adjustment later. Now for mounting the objective lenses; we require a piece of plywood that will fit the exact inside diameter of our plywood case. Place this piece of plywood, the objective lens board. flush against the rear cover contain- ing the glass windows. Mark off the exact optical window circles. Next bore two holes in the objective lens board equal in diameter to the objective lenses. Set the objectives into the holes and fasten them into place. Summing up, we have the following, setup, objective lenses, erectors and eyepieces ar- ranged along an optical axis. The next step is to refine and adjust the various components to their correct positions. Select a firm surface 4 upon which the instrument сап be mounted yards, this can be an electric bulb or street - lamp. Adjust one side of the binocular at a time. Using the left eyepiece, bring the bright object into sharp focus. Once sharp- ness and clarity have been obtained, clamp or fasten the elements into position. Repeat the same process with the right eyepiece. Now that we have both separate parts working in- dividually, we can proceed to make the final rigidly. Set up a bright object at about 50. adjustments. 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