‘POPULAR’ MECHANICS MAGAZINEAMAZE YOURSELF as our “guest”...with this CONTRASTING DEMONSTRATION on ING DEMONSTRATION ax yeoriows)¢er art yo WORMED ie orbs LOW SPOTS. woe ey ty ANTING BO he HE ANco' CLEAR-FLEX WINDSHIELD WIPER BLAI tenn rex ‘Cutan? 010 Btaoe "SMEARS? spoke comm eal PERE costs IFss To USE SEAR ASOMOME RETNIE gy MAME LONE NEW 5. ot your ame pong s+ when ether aly You WIN THIS WAY Spars Bay a yereeaa THE CONTRAST TELLS ‘ANSe DEAD-LOCKER WIFI ACK QUICKL: YOU'LL TAKE a iper mort Wolae Bade’ wot rad presre, Wet ns THE ANpverson COmpPany CLA Ie 2 POPULAR MECHANICS Popular Mechanics Magazine HH. WINDSOR, Founder WHEN one of our editors visited Aberdegn Proving Ground he was concerned at first by abandoned barracks and silent guns. Enter~ ing the restricied area where the ‘big guns have their ‘noses pointe fed cut over the" Potomac, Be ex: pressed this comeern to hie ord= ance escort. The eseart grinned fand suddenly one of the big guns fot go. with «mighty. roar ‘that shook the earth. "You see the guns still roar at Aberdeen,” snid the ‘Officer. "Thanks for a perfect title,” said the editor. Youll find it on ur lead-off feature on page 39, NEXT MONTH our western od- itor, ‘Tom Stimson, presents a new ‘angle in supersonic research with "How ‘Best Can Man Ely—And Live?” Another outstanding fea- ure prosgnts ons solution to the high cost of buying and driving fan eutomobile. Boalt miss “Land of the Scooter and Cycle.” CRAFTSMAN headliners next month include full details on Building a two-story, cight-room dollhouse with plywood walls, Somplete Kitehen, beth end lee” thle lights. Another feature gives the home craftsman an interesting slant on the se of fosta rubber for upholstery projects. This new max terial makes it easy to turn out @ professional, job without extra cost, Photo fans are offered some advice in-an article by a well- Known authority on shooting close- ups with ay ordinary camera, IMENTERS will finde fidelity tuner for the new FM band in next month's Radio pages NOVEMBER 1947 EXPERI 4H, H. WINDSOR, Jr., Fditor and Publishei ‘Raneging fair, ‘soiate eos Assan Eats herlesD. Emerson Der. Brooks Artbr R Raion ‘Atslon tors Si Cipla temeey, Wayne shay In This Issue ‘The Guns Still Roar at Aberdeen _- _89 Land of Home Workshops +--+ 100 “Plane-Dirt” Farmers__+ +» + 108 Dansdevileon ‘Two Wheels 2 115 Colossus of Coal == + + + 121 Crystals Grown From Seed - - - 133 New Methods for Plotters = = = 138 ‘Traffic Signals of the Sea 147 Grandpappy Refuses to Die --- 153 Stained-Glass Artist_--_-_- = 168 Harvesting the “Backwoods” Crop - 172 For the Craftsman Rotating Bookcase - + + + + 178 Christmas Gifts You Can Make -_- 192 rings Yoursel Power-Tool Short Cuts _-_- Table Saw Has Tilting Arbor Dolt Safely - - + + - Radio and Electronics + Table of Contents ContinuedYOU CAN HAVE IMPROVED No-DRIFT FM ta the Sensational Yeu IGGE yy ey. ghee eebey ‘vee ATU Te Oa | RADIO-PHONOGRAPH CONSOLE with NEW Intermix AUTOMATIC: RECORD CHANGER 88 POPULAR MECHANICS Porvurar Mucmanics The Gant St Roan AT ABERDEEN ‘Broad Street recently stared in won- der rolled by side streets. Suse. Philadelphians along 32 steel giant—all of 6) feet long and under Army escort seemed to have two "heads” Engine cabs mounted fon four huge rubber-tired wheels were at either end and suspended between these tabs was a low carrier deck, ‘The vehicle, known to Army Ordnance fs the TS tank transporter, was on its way from a manufacturing plant at Allentown, Pa, Aberdeen Proving Ground af ie top of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is designed to transport tanks across country ‘and to meneuver sharp turns in harrow ity streets. Atop each cab is fan antiaircraft gun mount. ‘crews in either cab com- NOVEMBER 1947 By Weyne Whittaker ‘The Army mew tank tramiporer (ale pltered ta the cover pining) how on engine et her end mupieate by wing the interphooe ayers, ido maton eleokersabeg throes of toe tn ereporin cal te floyd al the way to Abordoon air went fartrsettin no of pence vould have been bartinen in me of peste would have been Sern dei oe ey nk carrier only ne of scorer of develop: iments that have moved abead at a sit For ance the cpd of World War It Fer at Mimiocs Proving Cecen lneget sult ievtllaGon of ind, the" s fl soar and some of the"brst scene Stine are working ight and day Ti ron learned Keon daring World War It sad an offcer at Aberdeere SRI any investor Enows: The devel tof ne enue foc, whatie by rar ope T*Sotneine pose You o