Life belt from old inner tubes
Tim Anderson, here’s one for you… Link.
Modern Mechanix
Bike power unit, umbrella rack from sewer pipe & the art of making lifelike marionette bodies
Old is the new new… Mechanix Illustrated 1951, Bike power! Bike Power Unit will convert any bicycle into an honest-to-goodness motor bike in 15 minutes. It attaches to the front wheel as shown. Its single-cylinder, three-horsepower air-cooled engine provides 100 miles to a gallon. Fuel tank is at top. American Brake Shoe, Rochester, N. Y. […]
Stool you can make from coat hangers
Here’s a nice stool you can make from coat hangers – Link.
Tricks that enable you to take secret pictures
Spy camera tricks from Popular Science 1934- TRICKS used by press photographers and detectives come in handy when it is desired to snap imposed photographs of friends or members of the family. For such pictures photographers usually use tiny, easily concealed cameras. Despite their size, these midget cameras are surprisingly fast and accurate, and their […]
Home science stunts with soap
Science fun with soap, from Modern Mechanix 1938 Make a strong soap solution by mixing shaving soap and water. After taking a puff on a cigarette, blow the smoke through a bubble pipe to make a soap bubble. The inside of the bubble then will contain the white smoke, and when it breaks, it does […]
“Workshop” Bus trains hobbyists
Neat, a mobile Maker bus from Popular Mechanics 1948 – Link.
Three magic metals
Producing cold with electricity and a “Quicksilver Heart” that beats – from Popular Science 1936… You are accustomed to seeing an electric element in a toaster or radiant heater grow red-hot when current passes through it–but did you know that when electricity flows through joints of certain metals, it produces a cooling effect? Have you […]
