Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	500	Regatta		Kingsmere Regatta
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Chingford SME
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Bethnal Green SMEE
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Colchester SMEE
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Maidstone MES
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Spenborough SMEE
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Chester MRC
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Diary		M.E. Diary
	1955	06-Oct	113	2,837	501	Club News and Views		Sutton and Cheam		General view on the open day
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	413	Cover Picture		General Motors gas turbine car 'Firebird'
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	413	General		The Light-Hearted Approach		To model engineering
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	413	General		Moonshine!		Scoffing at spaceflight; landing on the moon not possible this century
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	414	Smoke Rings		Trolley comeback		In Walsall
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	414	Smoke Rings		K.N.'s collection		S.Bostell, secretary Sussex MLS, K.N.Harris, steam cars
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	414	Smoke Rings		The fuel of the future		Coal, fuel oil and atomic power
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	414	Smoke Rings		Model vintage cars
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	415	Smoke Rings		In the picture		Home made photographic equipment
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	415	Smoke Rings		First with the news		Tea-making machine in 1906 ME
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	415	Smoke Rings		A 'Bleriot' builder		Canadian reader Stanley N.Green
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	415	Smoke Rings		Cornish in Cornwall		South Crofty mine
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	415	Smoke Rings		Self-service		Rolls Royce Phantom III, B.E.Sebley
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	416	Aeronautical		From Calgary to Calais	Stephen A.Clemens	Flying across the Channel, Bleriot monoplane by Stanley N.Green. Report in ... more Flying across the Channel, Bleriot monoplane by Stanley N.Green. Report in "The Times", all done in a year, first doubts dispersed, the suspension system, the power unit - a four-cylinder engine, the first to loop the loop, doubtful pilots, cross strut joins, Green's first attempt, M. de la Bruyere at Calais
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	419	Locomotive		"Tommy the Tanker"	G.E.Savage	Friendly little locomotive. The chassis, riveting hints, section of coal-fi... more Friendly little locomotive. The chassis, riveting hints, section of coal-fired boiler, suggested method of planishing, buffer details, wheels and axles, boiler details, soldering the boiler, planishing the shell, front elevation, general arrangement, making the rings, rear frame stay, cylinder details, final details
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	423	Domestic		Mow by Steam	J.C.Turnbull	Bird's-eye view
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	424	Pump		Problems of water pumping	M.R.James	Triple expansion engines at Walton, pumping procedure, river water into sto... more Triple expansion engines at Walton, pumping procedure, river water into storage reservoirs, pumping out of storage reservoirs, chlorinated water to contact reservoirs, finally treated water into supply, tender details, Hampton works
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	424	Pump		Problems of water pumping	M.R.James	Repumping to higher levels, suppling local needs, wells by the New River, t... more Repumping to higher levels, suppling local needs, wells by the New River, the distribution system, night and day pumping, engine museum
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	427	Beginners' Workshop		Soft Soldering	Geometer	Using blowpipes, types of solder and fluxes, cleaning the metal, soldering ... more Using blowpipes, types of solder and fluxes, cleaning the metal, soldering details, typical operations
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	428	Agricultural		An automatic Pig Feeder		The motor drive, automatic continuation, controlled stops
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	429	Electronic		Radio control for a cruiser	Richard A.Mapplebeck	Conclusion. Final testing and tuning
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	430	General		Focus on Readers' Work		Sonny Hanson's (chairman and founder, Ashford (Kent) MEC) Britannia, P.G.Ri... more Sonny Hanson's (chairman and founder, Ashford (Kent) MEC) Britannia, P.G.Richards' 3/4" scale Pacific, tandem compound mill engine by E.Freeman, 1/2" scale Duesenberg Speedster by Carroll F.Wilke, drilling machine by R.Gardiner, road locomotive by G.T.Williams, compression-ignition two-stroke by J.Chapman
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	432	Nautical		An unsinkable lifeboat	Charles Tunstall	Harold Gaskin. His first when he was 10! One side wrecked - 40 people still... more Harold Gaskin. His first when he was 10! One side wrecked - 40 people still safe! "I studied the ways of seagulls", his life's work - this lifeboat
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	434	Automotive		Car Engines of Tomorrow (Gas turbine)	P.A.Phillips	Rover Car Company. General Motors Corporation's Firebird, Italian Fiat Coma... more Rover Car Company. General Motors Corporation's Firebird, Italian Fiat Comapny's motor, no need for clutch, an international interest, no cost except fuel, Austin motor company's TUR1, rear view of Firebird, high temperature exhaust, Rover JET1, Mauri Rose drives Firebird, advantage of heat exchanger, no immediate response from controls, disposal of exhaust, progress to date, eliminating difficulties, completely new designs
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	438	Workshop		Choosing Cutting Lubricants	R.H.Warring	The development of cutting fluids, water is not "wet" enough, machining pla... more The development of cutting fluids, water is not "wet" enough, machining plastics, friction-reducing factors, preventing local welding, just a dash of water, the groups of cutting oils, keeping the tool and workpiece apart, one of the best
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	440	For the Bookshelf in the Workshop		Mathematics for Engineers, Part 1	W.N.Rose
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	441	Expert's Workshop		Angular Drilling	Duplex	How to make jigs. Receiving the boring bar, scribing the cross-centres, mar... more How to make jigs. Receiving the boring bar, scribing the cross-centres, marking scribing lines, the angular table, preventing vice-slide, preparing the work, guiding the drill
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	442	Trade		Rubber Cement (Pliobond, Goodyear Tyre Co)
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	443	Spaceflight		Conquest of Space	L.J.Carter	The moon, roads on the moon? Mars and Venus, the outer planets, interstella... more The moon, roads on the moon? Mars and Venus, the outer planets, interstellar travel, other universes
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	445	Spaceflight		Is This the End of the Story?
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	446	Exhibition		Imagination at South Marston		Vickers-Armstrong. 5"g. Ajax locomotive, a car for land and air (by N.Marti... more Vickers-Armstrong. 5"g. Ajax locomotive, a car for land and air (by N.Martin), model transmitter with a range of 300 miles (by J.R.Wren), the outdoor railway, traction engine and thrashing machine by G.A.Froud
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	447	Locomotive		Really Rapid Runs	LBSC	The Ocean Mail Special, City of Truro (Driver Clements), 4-2-2 Dean Duke of... more The Ocean Mail Special, City of Truro (Driver Clements), 4-2-2 Dean Duke of Connaught, delay caused by track repairs, fright at the 100 m.p.h. mark, an early record overseas, fast running on the L.& N.W.R., taking L.B.S.C. home
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Model boat world records	P.B.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Making fireworks	J.E.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Atom "V" petrol engine	W.G.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Bench supports	J.S.G.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Is a licence necessary?	W.G.J
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Worm wheel ratio	J.W.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	450	Readers' Queries		Small size diesels	O.O.
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	451	Automotive		Goodwood '55 Vintage		Edwardian and Veteran parade, Forrest Lycett's 8-litre Bentley, single-cyli... more Edwardian and Veteran parade, Forrest Lycett's 8-litre Bentley, single-cylinder engine of a 1906 Rover, French G.P. T.T. Austin of 1908, 7-litre Rolls-Royce engine, parade of celebrities
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	452	Automotive		Modelling Vintage Cars	M.A.Harrison	First of the few, signs of hope, 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Tim Birkin'... more First of the few, signs of hope, 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Tim Birkin's 4 1/2-litre Bentley, working models, a plea and an answer
	1955	29-Sep	113	2,836	453	Track		Battles at Beech Hurst (locomotive trials)		Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society. Let battle commence! A.C.Perryman's 3 ... more Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society. Let battle commence! A.C.Perryman's 3 1/2"g. Atlantic, L.J.Markwick's 5"g. 0-6-0 tank
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