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1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 553 General Mechanical Caterpillars Picture
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 554 Electrical Electrical Design Simplified. Basic theory J.Gordon Hall Flow of electric current, Ohm's law, heating and magnetic effects of curren... more
Flow of electric current, Ohm's law, heating and magnetic effects of current. Electricty and water, heating effect of current, calculating the work done, horse-shoe magnet with keeper, keep air gaps short, dynamo-electric effect, dynamo or motor
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 556 Domestic A Lawn Mower Repair R.H.F.
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 557 Beginners' Workshop Valve seating Tools Geometer Colour changes, making the seating
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 558 Lathe A lathe of one's own H.Burgman 3 1/2 in. lathe. Screw holes plugged, pad bolt secures barrel, variation in... more
3 1/2 in. lathe. Screw holes plugged, pad bolt secures barrel, variation in design, not a "stunt"
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 560 General A model Guibal fan Frank D.Woodall Mine ventilation
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 561 Club The Ace Of Clubs "Society Member" Describes the progress of his local MES (Urmston DMES) and lists their loco... more
Describes the progress of his local MES (Urmston DMES) and lists their locomotive stock. Raises steam and mows grass! S.Ashton's 3 1/2"g. Bantam Cock driven by E.B.Spencer at Abbotsfield Park, 5"g. locomotive by F.L.Sowersby
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 562 Nautical Power by Paddles. An Engine for Devonia Edgar T.Westbury Construction and assembly of paddle wheels. Camber on plates, curvature of ... more
Construction and assembly of paddle wheels. Camber on plates, curvature of blocks, annealing in home workshop, do not leave, riveting the brackets, connecting rods, varying feathering action, locating articulated rods, assembling paddles
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 565 Exhibition The Chichester Exhibition J.E.G.Morgan Winner of two firsts, E.Lane's 1" traction engine, ocean-going tug by P.A.D... more
Winner of two firsts, E.Lane's 1" traction engine, ocean-going tug by P.A.Davis
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 566 Locomotives I Have Known 4 Great Western Railway No.1 J.N.Maskelyne Side, front and rear views
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 568 Railway Solving a Break of Gauge problem Standard gauge vehicles over narrow gauge tracks. An 0-B-B-0 metre-gauge di... more
Standard gauge vehicles over narrow gauge tracks. An 0-B-B-0 metre-gauge diesel alongside an 0-6-0 steam shunter, metre-gauge 0-10-0
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 570 Locomotive Ivy Hall LBSC Snifting Valve and Feed Pump and adapting a Great Western type vacuum pump ... more
Snifting Valve and Feed Pump and adapting a Great Western type vacuum pump for boiler feeding. Using the D-bit, pack gland with yarn, fitting valve to frame
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 573 Workshop Making a Sanding Machine Dennis Horler Clutch incorporated, the frame, the rollers, keeping work parallel, will gi... more
Clutch incorporated, the frame, the rollers, keeping work parallel, will give first-class results, accurate slide fit, filing rear bearing
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 576 General Focus on Readers' Work Grand Prix race track by Southport MEC, 16 mm sound projector by A.N.Johnso... more
Grand Prix race track by Southport MEC, 16 mm sound projector by A.N.Johnson, 3 1/2"g. Pacific (Fayette) of the S. and P. Club at Sussex MLS track, horizontal steam engine by A.Beaumont, Duplex engraving machine by N.Hallows, streamlined racing boat by D.Savage, 3/4" scale Paris tramcar by H.J.Hudson
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 578 Expert's Workshop Indexing in the lathe Duplex Utilising the chuck backplate
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 580 Postbag Help Wanted M.Harding Aston Martin Owners Club
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 580 Postbag Reader's Thoughts P.Henricson
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 580 Postbag Winner Takes All Michael Oxley
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 580 Nautical Fulham II, a Thames collier entering the Pool of London
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 581 Postbag Indirect Motion John Purrell
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 581 Postbag Diesels And Delusions E.T.Westbury
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 581 Postbag Lengthy Subject D.B.Ellis Sound reproduction
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 581 Exhibition A boy admiring an M.G. at last year's M.E. exhibition
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Perpetual Motion W.Johnson
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Perpetual Motion L.Simmons
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Sound And Vision J.Cossin
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Hot Tip S.Cross For overhead drilling
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Freezing Water H.W.E.Carless
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag New Expression Logologue Mil instead of the thou
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 582 Postbag Perpetual Motion Editor
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag New Expression Donati O.Whitehead Mil instead of the thou
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag Lambert Loco D.G.Webster
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag Untapped Energy R.M.Stewart Severn Barrage
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag Large Cars R.M.Dixon
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag New Expression Editor Mil instead of the thou
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Postbag Large Cars Vulcan comments
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 583 Humorous "I think it's about time you made some bridges" Fullarton
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 584 Readers' Queries Aluminium castings T.C.
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 584 Readers' Queries Driving a saw R.G.B.
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 584 Readers' Queries Miniature motor required J.H.
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 584 Readers' Queries Motor for heavy lathe H.K.S.
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 584 Readers' Queries Information Sought Napoleonic field gun; passing electric current through dry paper
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 Club News The Willesden and West London SME Busy days ahead
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 Club News Birmingham SME Cost of membership up?
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 Club News Wakefield SMEE Yorkshire enterprise
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 Club News Sussex MLS Down in Sussex
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 Diary M.E. Diary
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 585 humorous The wheel tapper Fullarton
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 586 Club News Witney and West Oxfordshire SME First report satisfactory
1956 05-Apr 114 2,863 586 Club News Alvis Owner Club and register