Periscopes… they’re not just for submarines anymore! Now you can be the biggest peeping tom in the whole neighborhood with your very own homebuild periscope you can build in your own backyard using these vintage diy plans. Snoop on your neighbors like snoop doggy dog… Just a couple of mirrors, some scrap lumber and this instant free plan download gets you started.

Periscope which a boy can make is useful for home and business surveillance. Mention of periscopes were quite common in the reports from European battle fields in WWII; such a device in a simple
form can be made easily by boys who have fair skill with tools. The illustration above shows a periscope which may
be used for play, and has other practical uses as well. In a store or other place where a person on duty cannot
watch all parts of the establishment, such a device is convenient in that it will reflect persons entering the door.
As a toy or for experimental purposes
the periscope shown has many possibilities
and will appeal to youngsters.

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Homemade garden tractor has 4-cylinder power, differential,
dual transmission, starter, variable
tread and hand-controlled brakes.
Built from a few pieces of pipe,
pipe fittings and old auto parts
including the engine, this powerful
garden tractor handles all the larger
garden-tractor implements such
as a 10 or 12-in. turning plow, 5 or 6-
ft. disk harrow, any of the larger
cultivators, mowing machines, etc.,
with plenty of power left over for
the hard pulls. Because of its extra
weight and compact-unit construction
it’s easy to handle even on the
heaviest jobs. Stability and balance
plus a close throttle control make it
easy to steer and prevent whipping
of the handles so common the
lighter garden tractors.

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Detailed cad drawings show how to fabricate the bucket and associated parts out of scrap steel in your machine shop.

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An easy-to-assemble fork lift adds a lot of muscle to any yard tractor, letting you hoist, load, and stack bulky items that would otherwise be backbreakers.

Two handles, within easy reach at the top of the hood control the rigs dual action. One pivots the entire frame to tilt the forks down(for picking up a load) or up(for carrying it).

The other is a handle on an inexpensive winch, for wing in a cable that passes over 2 pulleys and ties into the fork plate. Skate wheels guide this plate up a channeled frame.

When the tractor is needed for other uses, the lift is easily detached by removal of 3 to 5 bolts.

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Why break you back moving material when you can just use your farm tractor and this handy hydraulic powered bucket which basically turns your tractor or truck into a homemade front end loader.

Included are easy to follow hand drawn and cad-drawn hydraulic layout and diagrams including a parts list. Cad drawings include isometric views for easy assembly with scrap steel materials. Build it yourself and save!

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Turn your tractor into a front end loader with these plans for a steel box blade attachment.

Why go to the dealer when you can manufacture your own farm equipment in your metal shop? These cad drawings for a box blade can get you started in the right direction towards a diy future. Basic instructions and bill of materials included.

These plans are for a 5 foot wide box blade, but they can be scaled to suit. Materials are various common sheet, roll, flat and plate steel that can be easily substituted and fabricated from scrap.

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ESSENTIALS of a good toboggan,
whether for coasting or use in
transportation, are strength and lightness,
and when it is to be made in the
home shop, the construction must be
simple. That shown in the illustration,
and detailed in the working sketches,
was designed to meet these requirements.
The materials for the toboggan
proper and the forms over which it is
bent, may be obtained at small expense.
Smoothness of finished surface, freedom
from tendency to splinter, and
ability to stand up under abuse being
requisite qualities in the wood used to
make a toboggan, three varieties may
be mentioned in their order of merit:
hickory, birch, and oak. Birch is softer
than hickory and easily splintered, but
acquires an excellent polish on the
bottom. Oak stands bending well, but
does not become as smooth on the
running surface as close-grained woods.
Do not use quarter-sawed oak because
of the cross-grain flakes in its structure.
While the best toboggan is made of
a single board, both the securing of
material and its construction are rather
difficult. Narrow strips are easily bent
to shape, but do not make a durable
article. A toboggan made of four
boards is practical.

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Yo check out this sleek mini-bike with the art deco style that
you can build in your garage in just 1 weekend. For one-third the price of a commercial unit you can build this 60-plus miles per
gallon motor scooter.

Made mostly out of scrap angle iron you can salvage
off old bed frames, the Super Scooter can be constructed by anyone who has access to the average number of metal-working
tools. The power Unit in the original is a
1½-hp. Briggs & Stratton Series “N” aircooled
gasoline engine. This was considered
to be sufficient power for Jacksonville. Florida,
its home, because that area is so flat that
hill-climbing ability isn’t required. For hilly
country—or if you like to “get away” with a
zoom—we suggest you install the larger
Series “B” Briggs & Stratton power plant or
an engine of comparable size. The interior of
the Super Scooter is sufficiently large to
permit easy mounting of the bulkiest ¾ hp
engines on the market.
Although somewhat larger than the popular
commercial units, you’ll find the Super
Scooter as easy to ride as it is to build. The
leatherette upholstered seat and sprung
wheels will make riding soft while the rear
compartment will easily accommodate a fair
sized assortment of groceries, picnic lunch,
tools or the like. And don’t forget the 60 plus
miles to the gallon!

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If you’re a skin diver of any experience you know that an electric powered sport submarine is great for underwater exploration.
Seated in such a vehicle, you can cover more bottom simply because you do not expend your energy in swimming and your precious air can be made to last much longer. Also, it’s great fun to operate.

In building the sub, our original intention was to make it of fiberglass
with a Plyfoam core. A wet sub (one that fills with water and is used
with an aqualung) requires a certain amount of flotation and we felt
the Plyfoam would be ideal. Sold by Plyfoam, Inc., E. Beth page Rd.,
Plainview, L.I., N.Y., it is unique in that it is thermoplastic; that is, when heated to about 180*F, it can be shaped to any mold. Then when it cools it retains the form of the mold and its strength as well. With a layer of fiberglass bonded to each side, it becomes strong indeed.
We planned a wooden mold on which we would lay up a quarter-in,
shell of Plyfoam. Then we would cover the Plyfoam with fiberglass,
remove it from the mold and apply another layer of fiberglass on the
inside. Doing it twice would give us the two halves of our hull.

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