Model Engineer Index 1898 onwards

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	723	On the cover …		An early miniature working jet engine		Developed by Jerry Jackman and his team in the 1970s (Photo by Tim Coles)
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	726	Locomotive	7	Building 3020 Cornwall in 5 Inch Gauge	Jim Clark	Builds the famous LNWR 2-2-2 - the first locomotive earmarked for preservat... more Builds the famous LNWR 2-2-2 - the first locomotive earmarked for preservation. Side elevation drawing of the tender, the tender, tender end elevations, tender chassis details, tender springs
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	728	Smoke Rings		Bournemouth Centenary		Bournemouth & District SME, the Mortimer family at Southbourne in 1948 behi... more Bournemouth & District SME, the Mortimer family at Southbourne in 1948 behind Falcon
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	728	Smoke Rings		Cock-up Corner		Benjamin Franklin, Voltaic piles, Leyden jars, 'Raleigh' is 'Riley' (see 23... more Benjamin Franklin, Voltaic piles, Leyden jars, 'Raleigh' is 'Riley' (see 232 4742 652), Admiralty clock (see 232 4742 609),
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	734	Horology		Congreve Clock	Ian Beilby	Explains how to get the best out of a notoriously tricky clock. Gravity, ch... more Explains how to get the best out of a notoriously tricky clock. Gravity, checking the flatness of the table, the table should tilt freely and positively in both directions, the table must be checked for balance, the table must tilt by the same amount in both directions, adjusting the table release work, final checks, levelling and timekeeping, ball size, lubrication, cleaning of the ball and table
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	739	General	12	The View from Butterside Down	Steve Goodbody	Hauling the Toys - Part 2. Takes a random walk through model engineering. T... more Hauling the Toys - Part 2. Takes a random walk through model engineering. The Wind in the Willows, conflicting needs, Superstorm Sandy's aftermath, the authors young family, conflict resolution, a bridge just far enough, interference fits, the finishing touch, gone fishin', some photos: Helen Munro
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	744	Club		SMEE News. The Rolls Royce L Engine	Martin Kyte	Has the latest from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. The Wi... more Has the latest from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. The Wide Engine - 5.2 litres, throttle and choke, the 'smog house', red hot engine under test
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	746	Workshop	1	Engineering Surface Flatness	Neil Raine	Discusses the meaning, measurement and methods of achieving flatness.. Dril... more Discusses the meaning, measurement and methods of achieving flatness.. Drill press table, lathe saddle, Myford lathe bed, headstock bearing housing, machine vice, definition and description of surface flatness, the value of surface flatness in engineering, theoretical drawings, mating surfaces, bearing points, assessment of surface flatness, references
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	750	Stationary Engine	5	A Twin Tandem Compound Steam Engine	Graeme Quayle	Presents his own design for a compound winding engine. Reverser/tail rod pa... more Presents his own design for a compound winding engine. Reverser/tail rod parts, base plate
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	754	Horology	3	An Admiralty Case for a Regulator	Adrian Garner	Makes a simple but good-looking case for a regulator timepiece. Veneering
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	756	Railway		My First Steaming Experience	Chris Rayward	Recalls the acquisition of his first steam locomotive. The layout of the tr... more Recalls the acquisition of his first steam locomotive. The layout of the track in our back garden, other views, the Fowler 3F
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	759	Stationary Engine	2	Oscillator Engine Design	Martin Gearing	Explores different approaches to the design of oscillators. Maximum angular... more Explores different approaches to the design of oscillators. Maximum angular swing, advantage of tangential laying out to increase port area, how setting at 90 degrees gives less than maximum swing, comparison of 90 degree and tangential geometries, marking out the guide plate for the tangential method, optimising the port area, port drilling, recapping, references
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	762	Postbag		EKP Supplies	J.E.Kirby
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	762	Postbag		Boiler Safety	Gerald Martyn
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	762	Postbag		Thixtropic Metals	Mike Joseph
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	763	Postbag		Boiler Safety	Martin Johnson
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	764	Postbag		Parting Off	John Bauer
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	764	Postbag		Precision Engineering	Andre Rousseau
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	764	Postbag		Thunderbirds	David Greenway
	2024	31-May	232	4,744	765	Turbine	1	Miniature Gas Turbines - An Introduction	Tim Coles	Takes us through the basics of model turbine design. A modern gas turbine s... more Takes us through the basics of model turbine design. A modern gas turbine system, introduction, an early miniature working jet engine, centrifugal compressor wheel, the JPX 240 unit, back to basics, diffuser, miniature gas turbine design, combustion chamber, nozzle guide vane
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