When writer and maker Hi Sibley died in 1971, the editors of Popular Mechanics dubbed him the dean of do-it-yourself. Hi wrote hundreds of articles over the years for Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, many of which are now available online through Google Books. Howard Fink has created a Hi Sibley blog and bibliography that links to many of these articles. The blog also has other news, background, and ephemera related to Hi. Good stuff.
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The Hi Sibley Bibliography now has more than 500 entries. Over 300 are active links to every article authored by Hi Sibley published in Popular Mechanics and Popular Science.
Hello,
I just finished building a Merry pump-around childrens ride using plans from an old Mechanic’s book, page 157, February 1949. I built it per specs, unfortunately, as the ride spins, the top wooden hand bar comes down on the childs lap almost crushing the legs. Has anyone resolved this issue? It’s a novel idea that I hope I can fix this problem.
Thanks,
Robert
I used to have one of these when I was little where can I get a copy of the instructions and parts list to build one? I now have kids of my own and would love for them to experience the endless hours of fun we had on ours. please email me at crystalfultonstone@hotmail.com Thanks
For Merry pump around the crank has 5in if you shorten it to 3 in. it will not do that. However does yours go in a full circle, mine wont it just goes back and forth