Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	772	Educational	40	Lathes and More for Beginners	Graham Sadler	Makes a spindle hand crank for his Myford lathe. Making the arm, filing a c... more Makes a spindle hand crank for his Myford lathe. Making the arm, filing a curve, using a faceplate, boring the arm, errata
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	776	Boiler	31	ME Vertical Boiler - Burner	Martin Gearing	Mounts the burner on a suitable baseboard. Mounting the base/burner - overv... more Mounts the burner on a suitable baseboard. Mounting the base/burner - overview, fitting the burner assembly to the heat resistant mat, suggestion for a display/operating base
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	778	Stationary Engine	6	Building the Model Engineer Beam Engine	David Haythornthwaite	Describes how to build this engine in 1 inch scale from available castings.... more Describes how to build this engine in 1 inch scale from available castings. Machining the beam, beam trunnion bearings
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	782	Aeronautical	13	Quarter Scale Bentley BR2 Rotary Aero Engine	Mick Knights	Makes the rocker arms and the rocker supports. Rockers, lubrication
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	786	An Engineer's Day Out	2	The Snaefell Mountain Railway and Laxey Mines Railway	Roger Backhouse	Continues his exploration of the Isle of Man by taking the train up Snaefel... more Continues his exploration of the Isle of Man by taking the train up Snaefell. Laxey Wheel and Great Laxey Mines Railway, Lady Isabella, information, further reading, thanks, Alan Dawes
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	788	Nautical	5	Tadpole A Model Outboard Racer	Tony Bird	Constructs an outboard racer from a design first published in 1933. Rudder,... more Constructs an outboard racer from a design first published in 1933. Rudder, exhaust pipes, superheater
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	792	Photographic	2	Getting in Close	Bob Reeve	Has an engineer's approach to improving macro photography. References
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	796	Workshop	11	Sieg SX2 Plus Miller CNC Conversion	Graham Sadler	Explains how he converted his Sieg milling machine to CNC operation. Contro... more Explains how he converted his Sieg milling machine to CNC operation. Controlling the spindle and coolant, auxiliary control board, keeping your eyebrows
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	798	Locomotive	2	A Train is Born - Building a Seven Foot Stirling Single	Luker	Relates how he built a 7 1/4 inch gauge Stirling 7 foot single locomotive. ... more Relates how he built a 7 1/4 inch gauge Stirling 7 foot single locomotive. Pattern making for castings, the furnace, making the moulds, finishing off the castings, machining some of the castings
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	801	Automotive		Rotary Engines in Cars	Ralph Oliver	Looks at a number of schemes, of varied effectiveness, for putting rotary e... more Looks at a number of schemes, of varied effectiveness, for putting rotary engines into motor cars. Rover JET 1, Rover single shaft IS60, gas turbines, Rover-BRM, the Wankel engine, Rover twin shaft (Mk. 10401 HS748 APU, electric motors, Richard Noble's Thrust, conclusions
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	803	General		Next Issue		Ford Museum; Boiler Explosions; Stirling Single; Turbine Efficiency; Brushl... more Ford Museum; Boiler Explosions; Stirling Single; Turbine Efficiency; Brushless Brute
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	804	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Computer connections, eastern end of Box tunnel, Henley Solon soldering iro... more Computer connections, eastern end of Box tunnel, Henley Solon soldering iron
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	804	Club News		Plymouth MS		Dan Warner drives John Briggs' Polly
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Gauge 1 MRA		David Pinniger's L&LSR Hudswell Clarke (photo courtesy of David Pinniger)
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Gauge 1 MRA N&J		Ken Eden's G1 4F on his own garden railway (photo courtesy of Ken Eden)
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Pickering EEMS
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Stockholes Farm MR
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Bournemouth DSME
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Norwich DSME		Lister Autotruck or Railtruck by Mike Riches (photo courtesy of Editor Mark... more Lister Autotruck or Railtruck by Mike Riches (photo courtesy of Editor Mark Rhodes)
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	805	Club News		Stamford MES
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	806	Club News		Ottawa Valley LSME (Can)
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	806	Club News		National 2 1/2in. Gauge Association
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	806	Club News		British Columbia SME (Can)		'Let's Go!' with the new running season (photo courtesy of Phil Edge)
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	806	Club News		Bromsgrove SME		Peter Maybury, siphon
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	806	Club News		And finally		York Model Engineer, Alan Hopwood, Coats staff dinner and dance, all reels
	2019	24-May	222	4,613	807	Diary		Diary
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	683	On the cover ...		Terence Holland tends Douglas.		On the Talyllyn Railway forty years ago. (photograph Terence Holland)
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Sumer is Icumen In (Diary dates)
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Steam Boat Sunday		The Consuta Trust, Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Whisendine Rally		Melton Mowbray MES
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Editor's Boiler
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Cardiff Rally		The 29th Welsh National Locomotive Rally
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		North Wiltshire Rally
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		Southport Open Weekend
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	692	Smoke Rings		National Model Engineering Exhibition		Doncaster
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	693	An Engineer's Day Out	1	The Snaefell Mountain Railway and Laxey Mines Railway	Roger Backhouse	Continues his exploration of the Isle of Man by taking the train up Snaefel... more Continues his exploration of the Isle of Man by taking the train up Snaefell. The Fell system, route and construction, Rimutaka Incline, Featherstone Railway Museum New Zealand, cars, developments, accidents and incidents, modelling the MER, photography courtesy of Alan Dawes
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	696	Boiler	30	ME Vertical Boiler - Burner	Martin Gearing	Lights up the burner and adjusts for the best flame. Assembly and setting o... more Lights up the burner and adjusts for the best flame. Assembly and setting of the constructed gas burner, setting the gas air mixture, ceramic burner mount, assembly and setting of purchased ceramic gas burner, drilling the base to accept the ceramic burner mount
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	699	General		Next Issue		Rotary Car Engines; Tadpole Test Run; Dairy Engine; M.E. Beam Engine
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	700	Stationary Engine	3	The Mackworth Six Cylinder Rotary Engine	Kevin Barry	Presents a compact stationary rotary engine. The control valve, assembly, t... more Presents a compact stationary rotary engine. The control valve, assembly, testing, future developments
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	703	Road Locomotive	56	Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale	Chris Gunn	Machines the taper cocks and makes a start on the gauge glass protectors
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	706	Educational	39	Lathes and More for Beginners	Graham Sadler	Makes a spindle hand crank for his Myford lathe. Distortion and normalisati... more Makes a spindle hand crank for his Myford lathe. Distortion and normalisation, the arm, dot punching, the Sadler files, filing
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	710	Postbag		Gear Cutting	Martin Gearing	Lindsay publications
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	710	Postbag		CNC Conversion (Sieg SX2 Plus Miller CNC Conversion)	Tony Chabot
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	711	Postbag		Mulberry Harbours	James Wells
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	711	Postbag		Designing Model Boilers	Bob Bramson
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	711	Postbag		De Glehn Compounds	Brian Palmer
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	712	Locomotive	5	A New GWR Pannier	Doug Hewson	Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. B... more Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. Boiler, steam valves, Adam Cro's brake valve
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	716	Turbine	13	Steam Turbines Large and Miniature. Energy lost and partly found, in turbin... more Steam Turbines Large and Miniature. Energy lost and partly found, in turbines and other steam engines	Mike Tilby	Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Disc fric... more Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Disc friction, partial admission losses, where does all the energy go? Not all heat energy is equal, the second law, who believes in entropy anyway? Entropy on the Mollier chart, multi-stage turbines, acknowledgement, references
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	720	Photographic	1	Getting in Close	Bob Reeve	Has an engineer's approach to improving macro photography, Olympus C-60, So... more Has an engineer's approach to improving macro photography, Olympus C-60, Sony NEX 7, Sony + Macro lens, Slix tripod
	2019	10-May	222	4,612	723	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
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