{ Popular Mechanics Magazine ee ¥. H. WINDSOR, Founder ‘HH. WINDSOR, Jr, Editor and Publisher Lr To Our Readers oneaing tier Todaick M. Gront Aes its ccs hat tron | saa oni Bl eros wisi made it necessary for us (0 raise the newsstand price of Popular | Wer talur-on =. A Section ase to Sot per | oe Circuits Ne iets ore hccapton rater eal Fenary_ | Sowid tate su an 4, 1949, when the annual rate will son Edtar: Shon Natt ond Cros Tresns radio beowleat wives, miso: Neem BOARS Maltese! he $880. As soon as costs come | Wcive emmy Worm Cine Fant Sebony A Eovngget Meh m'wie trea, So foreaying dwn and we are able to reduce ancoutna fad fon aan Bel | the pee, we will de so In This Issue boratncy ct hae. eloped ceeuits In pipes,” oF waveguides, aya, Top of the World Weather Run - 97 Alu the wanes tae he sa water ssemauam, | Down in the Sea for Oil === 108 within the wavepldes, sl Scy ae paged pl gees xe Tenner of Champions = 120 anche sn oan A screw ‘Next Month Television, Navy 's Schooltea: ficacke er = 125 tito the ge wal ats Ae? Ce pa eTEQUIKE emer may be | Ride ‘im, Dudel- = = = 129 ro as the me, Me am | Sei peedctha' By chakee"se | Bearl Harbor's Secret Caverns - 134 ily sect cats bre ne | RS isnt fare but an ten | We Drove to Alaska-—Paré Il =~ 145 Conaterpart in waveguide Gittings” Soe 6 Best man can dois to prepare | Canada Hunts Minerals. aBe gees = for them” Some of the ingentous oe fing, togther with the connsstim | ays of protecting everything | Mystery of the “Hand Animals” 162 aa from buildings to beirlooms are | What's New for Your Home = = 198 From Bel Laborsteres research came | other story, "Now They're Weav. | Junior Foresters - - - - = 178 13 the wivegide Greats which cary ao | ng Houses tale about a new and mee ou Saris Baya appa and cabo at dimecsvirg pe of consti. For the Craftsman he Merten tenes to cy gree: | finde ict rm buniess | Ten Firing Hints =~ - > = 194 ihe sins to tinomit wre frequency |-amazing Tournament of Hoses. Rings of Light - - - - = - 198 ‘bands with high efizny—band witha Weather-Strip for Economy - = 205 phchamuedu ca becpunel city | Cit whnean he tamed cutie. | Seretch Your Gasoline Dollar— wna nis pens Siow minutes nil vslowe the | Pare l =~ = 210 Practical axpects of waveguides were | autlele on gimp, braiding next | ‘Two Power Sanders ‘Fill All Needs 226 demonstrated by Bell Telephone Labo- fare which will And a wide audi. | Modernize Home Wiring - - - 232 raterics ee 197s Se Saat ence concerns shooting a photo Radio and Electronics - - = = 237 Eechicyedet iced Meeastarharess pee | Rede wide the comin to keep you egiene | igre eae eae tee bates | Clinic for Homemakers 248 Fiion te ma wheel hereon, | feel Cheer Tine ean gee eer Imo atuibyhgtseayomarer | Table of Contents continued on page § and lot of fun. Next month's shop feature tells how to baile a bandsaw with an 18-inch swing BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES ® HOW to convort your receiver Sites Ranorslond noe weanats u tacrwone tact ate 8 eg rors ibis NOVEMBER 1548 fadio fontare 2 POPULAR MECHANICSi “Pirate Out of « single poppy seed, 2 Century evion irs used In Bgland to tousure 12 ute birendthey came man's quest for Aocuracy’ of mensuresent. It ‘wae the birth of precision, Down through the centurion, san fas learned the importa ‘and eeonomis valve of ace AP pesto in indtey {inthe fabrication ofall mater Tn highway construction. ofl ‘elds, on the far pponmabie to good workmanehip. Hf mu Birth of Prcision ) Enna) ) ff ‘ on rots L ERIM vu. Mlecurary of Measurement ts the Key te Precision ‘The tape, the nue, th precision tool are inatrumenia ot aearaey i lability i poverued inviolate standards of the ‘make thom. Lu ‘earch, for evertner ‘nending ‘tits i Fefected tn’ prodacta ‘tnd exclusive fGataree whic ad tindaye ale craton in thet alltinpertant work For 65 years Lafkin has dete ‘cated Sta Yevourcen and fxcon {the production of beter mene UGrnginetrumonts, Whersvor ‘soni acrend wherever nom seeks the froth in dimensons he name of fukin i ad fan a aymbol ‘of tindoninis-ao- uracy-—a tribute to preciion POPULAR MECHANICS By Aubrey ©. Cookman, Jr SHUTTLING between Aleske and the North Pole on timetable schedule, Aix Force B20 are necking an answer to that simple question o vial to plenichers, gen Grab and fumere—"What the neater ext week?™ Minus fanfare ond plugging along tinely over a hazardous route with mo nous safety, the Superfortcessweat fnen are laying the foundations for long ‘ie fovecstng for North America, Fro {otal experience and over 110 missions fave alceady- flown the 2280-nauticalmile track successfully the Air Force hopes to Uncover much of the unknown ebout the itetictorn blasts thet sweep across Can tere bas been precio ii re has been practically no informa- tion available on weather north of 10 de frees latitude, Until recently, only few Widely spaced expeditions had ever reached he pole, and their ndings were 1_\ aera w MUTE ae Sear 1H | sep ting Hor eae ial atin a ee anaemia eee ik eta See ieee | eders aioe Ek cies tier iit Gt peor tea re ae eerie as 7