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Actions Year Date Volume Issue Page Category Part Title Author Notes
2008 09-May 200 4,325 550 Postbag Small Whitworth threads Peter Cotes
2008 09-May 200 4,325 550 Postbag Compact fluorescent lamps Peter Howson
2008 09-May 200 4,325 550 Postbag Sensational Sinsheim Clive R.Young
2008 09-May 200 4,325 551 Postbag Great Orme telephone system John Olsen Hunningsconte or Hunningscote
2008 09-May 200 4,325 551 Postbag Offset turning in 3-jaw chuck Michael Wheelwright
2008 09-May 200 4,325 551 Postbag Screw head friction - a good idea? Graham A.Dunn
2008 09-May 200 4,325 552 Postbag Thread markings Ivan Smith Stockholes Farm Railway
2008 09-May 200 4,325 552 Postbag Small Whitworth threads Tony Finn
2008 09-May 200 4,325 552 Postbag Filing, metal cleaning, screws and superheating Steve Walkley
2008 09-May 200 4,325 553 Boiler My first boiler Julia Old Describes modern methods and expert guidance. Making a start, soldering, di... more
Describes modern methods and expert guidance. Making a start, soldering, disaster
2008 09-May 200 4,325 556 Internal Combustion I/C Topics. Basic carburettor design; unusual engine Nemett Setting up the carburettor, axial engine query
2008 09-May 200 4,325 559 Stationary Engine Self-starting single-cylinder double-acting steam engine Les Kerr (Australia) Continues construction. Stepper motor & rotary valve brackets, tube connect... more
Continues construction. Stepper motor & rotary valve brackets, tube connectors, valve sub-assemblies & calibration, motors, engine, piston, crosshead, washer, flywheel, connecting rod, cylinder
2008 09-May 200 4,325 562 Personal Engineering's Local Heroes. Robert Forester Mushet of Coleford Roger Backhouse Tungsten steel process. Darkhill Ironworks, Forest House, Titanic Steelwork... more
Tungsten steel process. Darkhill Ironworks, Forest House, Titanic Steelworks, Tump House, Whitecliff Ironworks, references, visiting the area
2008 09-May 200 4,325 564 Horology Finishing a Gold Medal Clock Roger Castle-Smith Describes his methods. CZ 120 engraving (hard) brass, choice of abrasives, ... more
Describes his methods. CZ 120 engraving (hard) brass, choice of abrasives, choice of polishing liquids and pastes, polishing cloths and tissue, finishing large flat brass surfaces, finishing long thin objects such as stretchers, finishing edges such as those on a plate, finishing round objects such as pillars, finishing screws, finishing nuts, blueing screws, gold plating, blacking, lacquering, balance rim, coil finishing, plinth, dial, conclusion
2008 09-May 200 4,325 569 Locomotive Anna. A Manning Wardle Locomotive for 7 1/4 in. Gauge Derek Brown & Mark Smithers Construction of the steam fittings. Machining nipples, union nuts, brass ha... more
Construction of the steam fittings. Machining nipples, union nuts, brass handles, valve body and spindle, live steam valve
2008 09-May 200 4,325 573 Locomotive Superheaters: Practical Experiences Dennis Postlethwaite Tube diameter, Second Law of Thermodynamics, lubrication affects. Superheat... more
Tube diameter, Second Law of Thermodynamics, lubrication affects. Superheater material, lubrication, metallurgy and snifting valves, conclusion, references
2008 09-May 200 4,325 575 Lathe Another Centre Height-Setter Dr. W.M.Foreman Disc, base, post, finishing
2008 09-May 200 4,325 576 Workshop Workshop Wrinkles. Budget laser alignment of milling machines R.L.Wright Tramming a milling machine head using a inexpensive laser level
2008 09-May 200 4,325 577 Workshop Keeping yourself (and your workshop) tidy Peter Spenlove-Spenlove Inexpensive way to stay clean, tips for gripping slippery plastics. Fire ri... more
Inexpensive way to stay clean, tips for gripping slippery plastics. Fire risk, the cure
2008 09-May 200 4,325 577 General Next Issue Choosing a micrometer; neat filing rest; how to make number plates; McOnie'... more
Choosing a micrometer; neat filing rest; how to make number plates; McOnie's steam engine; beginner's clock; CNC lathe for your mill; Hydra; Backhouse on Cogden; historic locomotive; exhibition entry forms
2008 09-May 200 4,325 578 General Letters to a Grandson M.J.H. Ellis Describes the historical development of tool steels. Benjamin Huntsman, Rob... more
Describes the historical development of tool steels. Benjamin Huntsman, Robert Mushet, the Manchester experiment, American developments
2008 09-May 200 4,325 579 Keith's Column Muses on eclectic variety of topics Keith Wilson Exhaust steam at Leyland SME, GWR King, Wilson's Words of Wisdom
2008 09-May 200 4,325 581 Competition Steaming Up Soon: IMLEC 40th running at Southport MEC
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News Ashcombe MR Closing, Roger Wakeford, De Burgh School Tadworth, Therfield School
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News A reminder (all items to David Carpenter)
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News - Notices Model engineering evening classes St. Albans, Marlborough School
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News - Notices MJ Engineering open day At Reading SME
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News - Notices Two events at the City of Oxford SME Sweet Pea Rally, the Dreaming Spires Rally
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 News - Notices Isle of Wight Exhibition Isle of Wight MES
2008 09-May 200 4,325 582 UK club news National 2 1/2in. Gauge Association
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Bedford MES
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Canterbury DMES
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Furness MRC
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Northampton SME
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news North London SME
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Nottingham SMEE
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Peterborough SME
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Saffron Walden DSME Audley End Railway (picture on page 582)
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news SM&EE
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news St. Albans DMES
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Stockholes Farm MR
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 UK club news Taunton ME
2008 09-May 200 4,325 583 Humorous Humour time, Model Steam Road Vehicle Society The 'Ham Bush'
2008 09-May 200 4,325 584 Diary Diary
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 479 On the cover ... McOnie's steam engine by Anthony Mount (Photograph by Cotswold Heritage)
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 489 Smoke Rings Here we go again (Model Engineer Exhibition) Only about four months to go!
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 489 Smoke Rings Mr. Harrogate (Lou Rex)
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 489 Smoke Rings Clock plates Malcolm High, John Parslow
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 489 Smoke Rings MJ open day (MJ Engineering) Reading SME
2008 25-Apr 200 4,324 489 Smoke Rings Worthing display Model engineering exhibition