Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	271	Locomotive		Miss Ten-To-Eight	LBSC	Conclusion, spindleless buffer, painting
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	272	Railway		Railway Practice	Chas S.Lake	Locomotives and wagons for he B.E.F. (L.M.S. 2-8-0 for France), building we... more Locomotives and wagons for he B.E.F. (L.M.S. 2-8-0 for France), building welded railway carriages (L.M.S.R. in Derby Works), interesting locomotives for New Zealand (North British 4-8-2)
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	275	Internal Combustion		"Advice to Beginners"	Edgar T.Westbury	Some hints, based on readers' queries. 15 c.c. engine with "Atom" carburett... more Some hints, based on readers' queries. 15 c.c. engine with "Atom" carburettor, see 72 1759 86, W.Protheroe with a petrol-driven plane, the most suitable type, chances of success, the 10 c.c. engine
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	279	Practical Letters		"Evils" of Mass Production	"Works Manager"
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	279	Practical Letters		The Utility Value of Model Making	G.E.Coupland
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	279	Practical Letters		Tipped Tools	V.Bridge
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		SM&EE
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		Malden DSME
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		Edinburgh SME
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		West Midlands MES (Wolverhampton Branch)
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		The Kent MES
	1940	14-Mar	82	2,027	280	Reports of Meetings		Altrincham MPBC
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	NULL	Cover Picture		2 1/2" gauge Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 4-6-2 Locomotive.
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	231	Smoke Rings		Engineering Craftsmanship	Percival Marshall	E.E.Hughes article, comment by Edgar T.Westbury
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	231	Smoke Rings		The Utility Value of Model Making	Percival Marshall
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	232	Model Engineers and National Service		Capstan and turret lathes	Edgar T.Westbury	Examples from actual practice, maching locomotive piston valve liners in a ... more Examples from actual practice, maching locomotive piston valve liners in a Ward No. 10 combination turret lathe, generating internal and external spherical curves, external and internal contours
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	235	Workshop		Split Chucks	Ian Bradley	Useful accessories for a cheap lathe. The adaptor mounted on the mandrel, g... more Useful accessories for a cheap lathe. The adaptor mounted on the mandrel, general arrangment of split chuck equipment, components, details of collets used (photos by E.T.Westbury)
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	237	Workshop		"Safety First" with the Chisel	A.J.T.E.
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	238	Nautical		H.M.S. "Kingston"	R.F.Dolphin	Model built from simple materials. Twin 4.7-in. guns, 21-in. torpedo tubes,... more Model built from simple materials. Twin 4.7-in. guns, 21-in. torpedo tubes, .5-in. A.A. guns, rangefinder, searchlight, depth charge release cradles, half-plan and sheer diagrams of model "K" class destroyer, 4-barrel pom-pom, pom-pom mounting, paravanes
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	240	Aeronautical		Aeronautical Engineering	A.J.T.Eyles	Forming double curvature metal sections for model aircraft. Round-nosed mal... more Forming double curvature metal sections for model aircraft. Round-nosed mallet, hollowing hammer, leather sandbag, wooden hollowing block, smoothing a double curvature section, metal disc spinning, spinning a cowl
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	243	Locomotive		"Highland Chieftain". A 1/2-inch scale free-lance 4-6-0 locomotive	William M.Hunter	Line diagram of complete Walchaerts valve gear, diagram of the link, backse... more Line diagram of complete Walchaerts valve gear, diagram of the link, backsetting of link tail pin, crosshead arm and union link, radius-rod or valve-rod, revering shaft arms, connecting and coupling rods, various details, side view, expansion links
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	247	Locomotive		"Trains Stop When Required"	LBSC	Power brakes needed, simple hydraulic brake-gear, air brakes, section of th... more Power brakes needed, simple hydraulic brake-gear, air brakes, section of the pump for hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes, Mr Williamson's "lie-down-to-it" passenger car, "Lobby Chat", getting well down to the job
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	250	Stationary Engine		Vertical Engines	Henry Greenly	A novelty in model high-speed steam engine design. High-speed Peache "Unifl... more A novelty in model high-speed steam engine design. High-speed Peache "Uniflow" steam engine, boring the single-cylinder model, stuffing box and gland, the "Peache-Uniflow" indicator diagram, an imaginary indicator diagram
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	253	Practical Letters		The "M.E." Speed boat Competition	G.C.Gilbert
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	253	Practical Letters		Parting Tools	H.G.Laidman
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Practical Letters		Model Piston Rings	A.D.Chappell
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		The Leeds MRES
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		Mancunian MES
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		The City of Bradford MES
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		Hull SME
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		Norwich DSME
	1940	07-Mar	82	2,026	254	Reports of Meetings		The Islington MES
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	NULL	Cover Picture		S.R. Drummond 0-4-4 tank engines. R.J.P.Mew
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	205	Smoke Rings		Fresh Ideas for Model Making	Percival Marshall
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	205	Smoke Rings		A Swiss Miniature Railway	Percival Marshall	1 1/2" scale L.M.S.R. "George the Fifth" 4-4-0 by Walter Brast at Brugg
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	205	Smoke Rings		Thursday, 29th February	Percival Marshall	Five Thursday in the month
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	206	Workshop		Gauges and Gauging	R.Barnard Way	For those on National Service. Indicating gauges, flush-pin gauges, bench-t... more For those on National Service. Indicating gauges, flush-pin gauges, bench-type, a simple multiplying lever comparator, a two-lever multiplying comparator, the Hirth minimeter, the Zeiss comparator
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	209	Model Engineers and National Service		Capstan and turret lathes	Edgar T.Westbury	Essentials of accurate production, the Herbert boring cutter micrometer, se... more Essentials of accurate production, the Herbert boring cutter micrometer, setting tools to fine limits, setting steadies, facing a shoulder, producing stepped diameters, sequence of operations, various types of "ending" tools
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	212	Locomotive		The "Owl". Blackout Bird No. 2.	LBSC	Variations, main frames, front and back beams, top of beams, running gear, ... more Variations, main frames, front and back beams, top of beams, running gear, an injector tip
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	216	Locomotive		Model Locomotive Performance	W.B.Hart	The track and gradients, not a "flash in the pan", the layout and gradients... more The track and gradients, not a "flash in the pan", the layout and gradients of the model railway track at Streatham, an ideal arrangement
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	218	Nautical		H.M.S. "Kingston"	R.F.Dolphin	Model built from simple materials. Decking, torpedo tubes, guns, rangefinde... more Model built from simple materials. Decking, torpedo tubes, guns, rangefinder, 0.5-in. A.A. guns, searchlight, depth charge cradle, awaiting her turn, the deck layout from forward, a deck view, blowlamp
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	221	Nautical		The History of "Tich Too"	H.J.Turpin	Miniature flash steam hydroplane. Engine, general views of engine, section ... more Miniature flash steam hydroplane. Engine, general views of engine, section through aluminium alloy pumps and method of driving, three-quarter view, line diagram of link motion, detail of cylinder with water release
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	224	Model Aeronautics		Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplane Building. Propellers	Lawrence H.Sparey	The laminated propeller, E.Ross's "Southampton Star" winner of a Bowden Int... more The laminated propeller, E.Ross's "Southampton Star" winner of a Bowden International Trophy Contest, Father Amiard, preparing the wood, midwing with a "Brown" engine by F.Foster, glues, staining, petrol, piston fit
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	226	For the Bookshelf		The British Journal Photographic Almanac
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	227	Queries and Replies		7716. Winding a Static Transformer	H.S.
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	227	Queries and Replies		7737. A Screwcutting Difficulty	E.D.S.
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	227	Queries and Replies		7743. Old Pewter	C.P.L.
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	228	Practical Letters		Stephenson Link-Motion	Arthur J.Maxwell
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	228	Practical Letters		Lap and Lead	C.M.Keiller
	1940	29-Feb	82	2,025	229	Practical Letters		Misleading Figures?	C.M.Keiller
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