Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	680	Postbag		Tough machining	ED.
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	680	Postbag		Spelling	D.A.G.Brown	Phosphoros, phosphorous
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	680	Postbag		Tramway models	John Prentice
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	680	Postbag		Engineering training and youngsters (Youngsters in clubs, Peter Black)	Don Broadley
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	681	Electrical		Inverter or Converter?	Steve Sparrow	Compares the properties of variable frequency inverter drives (VFDs) and st... more Compares the properties of variable frequency inverter drives (VFDs) and static converters. Converter with Lewden socket, converter benefits and drawbacks, VFD basics, inverter benefits drawbacks hints and tips, further notices, conclusions, 3hp inverter
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	684	Lathe		Choosing a Lathe	Harold Pearson (Cambodia)	Testing headstock bearings, headstock alignment check, time to write, Colch... more Testing headstock bearings, headstock alignment check, time to write, Colchester Bantam, how long? Harrison M250, typical used lathes, Colchester lathes, Chipmaster specifications, in conclusion, tip, not 'anti' (Chinese products)
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	689	Horology	5	Magnetic Drive Clock	Richard Stephen	Describes his CNC method of clock dial making, titanium hands. Engraving to... more Describes his CNC method of clock dial making, titanium hands. Engraving tool path, cutter sharpening, motion work and hands, clock base
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	693	Locomotive	5	Ayesha II	Tony Weale	Works on the cylinders. Rolling chassis and Averill cylinder and steam ches... more Works on the cylinders. Rolling chassis and Averill cylinder and steam chest castings, eccentric rod, steam connections, bogie pivot pin, starting the cylinders
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	697	Hot Air	2	The Davide Mk.II Stirling Engine	James G.Rizzo (Malta)	Begins the construction. Power cylinder, calculation of ratios, crankcase, ... more Begins the construction. Power cylinder, calculation of ratios, crankcase, crankshaft, housing, disc and crankpin
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	700	Internal Combustion		I/C Topics	Nemett	Another mixed bag. Les Chenery's Gnome rotary engine (photo by Ron Moulton)... more Another mixed bag. Les Chenery's Gnome rotary engine (photo by Ron Moulton), slipper big ends, Johan van Zanten's Deutz D2 inverted vertical engine and American New-Way engine, lost engine (Les Chenery's 9-cylinder Bentley BR2),
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	703	General	102	Letters to a Grandson	M.J.H. Ellis	Concludes his study of the career of Scottish inventor James Walter Roberts... more Concludes his study of the career of Scottish inventor James Walter Robertson. Clarke's machine, connection of armatures
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	704	Stationary Engine	8	James Beggs and Co. Bottle Frame Engine	Anthony Mount	Flywheel saddle key, bearing pedestal and wooden base. Steam chest cover, n... more Flywheel saddle key, bearing pedestal and wooden base. Steam chest cover, nameplate, big-end wedge, cylinder cladding
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	708	Keith's Column		Echills Wood Railway update	Keith Wilson	The perils of moving house. Thirlestaine Hall, technically theft, VE day, b... more The perils of moving house. Thirlestaine Hall, technically theft, VE day, back to Echills Wood, BR Prairie in steam, auto-carriage, owl's owling, Wilson's Words of Wisdom, Royal Scot
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - Notices		Model Steam Road Vehicle Society		Annual Rally
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - Notices		Charles Burrell Museum
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - Notices		Chiltern Steam Rally
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - Notices		City of Sunderland MES
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - Lost and Found		Grimsby and Cleethorpes MES
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News - A Warning		Northern Association AGM		Locomotive buying on Ebay, Saffron Walden DSME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	News		Gauge 1 Model Railway Association
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	UK Club News		Bradford MES
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	UK Club News		Colchester ME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	UK Club News		North London SME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	711	UK Club News		Edinburgh SME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	UK Club News		Model Steam Road Vehicle Society		Full size steam speed boat trials at Coniston Water
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	UK Club News		North London SME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	UK Club News		Reading SME
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	World Club News		British Columbia SME (Can)
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	World Club News		Maidstone MES (NZ)
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	712	Trade News		Dreweatt Neate		Successful auction, Isle of Man railway Beyer Peacock by a Taunton club mem... more Successful auction, Isle of Man railway Beyer Peacock by a Taunton club member
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	713	Club		In Memoriam		Magnus Fowler, Centurion SME (SA); Neil Kingston, Burton-upon-Trent MES
	2007	08-Jun	198	4,301	713	Diary		Diary
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	607	On the cover ...		A model beam engine for the Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey		By John Wilson
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	617	Smoke Rings		Centenary exhibition - The great assembly
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	617	Smoke Rings		Brilliant		Colin Baldwin, father of Paul (Magicalia advertisement manager) skydiving f... more Colin Baldwin, father of Paul (Magicalia advertisement manager) skydiving for Harris Hospicecare
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	617	Smoke Rings		Stop Press (Metrication)
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	618	Postbag		European directive on imperial sizes	Harold Pearson
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	618	Postbag		Mystery horizontal engine	Eddie Hamlin
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	619	Postbag		European directive on imperial sizes (2)	J.M.Hancock	Taunton Model Engineers
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	619	Postbag		Thoughts on a steam aeroplane	John R.Bayley
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	619	Postbag		Static electricity from steam (Early electric motors, C.Wood)	Ken Willson
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	619	Postbag		In defence of the LCDR	Marcus Rooks	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	620	Postbag		'One-off' depthing and long grub screws	Hubert Ellfers	Use of trammels
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	620	Postbag		Machine vice	Anthony Mount
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	620	Postbag		Bronze rings in bronze cylinders	David R.Machin
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	621	Nautical		An Electric Pop-Pop Boat	Jean Le Bot and Romain Gransard (France)	General arrangement of the prototype, thrust balance, prototype testing, el... more General arrangement of the prototype, thrust balance, prototype testing, electric pop-pop motor, the maiden voyage of Abeille-Whisky, sea trials, conclusions, references
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	623	Workshop		A Sawdust Heater	Alec Farmer	Offers the design. Preparations, lighting-up
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	624	Lathe		Emco Unimat DB200 and 1000	Tony Griffiths	Looks at the popular early versions. Accessories, Mk. 1B, Mk. 2A, Mk. 2B, M... more Looks at the popular early versions. Accessories, Mk. 1B, Mk. 2A, Mk. 2B, Mk. 3, Mk. 4, early Emco Unimat recently acquired
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	628	Locomotive		Failure of 0-10-0 Engine No. 58100 The Lickey Banker	Dennis Monk	A definitive record. Class 5XP engine No. 45660 Rooke, failure report, inve... more A definitive record. Class 5XP engine No. 45660 Rooke, failure report, investigation, repair, the Lickey Banker and Class 3F tank, damaged left-hand inside connecting rod of engine No. 58100, damage to front left-hand inside cylinder
	2007	25-May	198	4,300	630	Beam Engine		A Model Beam Engine for display at the Gunpowder Mills	John Wilson	Describes an engine for push-button operation at Waltham Abbey. Model scale... more Describes an engine for push-button operation at Waltham Abbey. Model scale and materials, cylinders, flywheel, column beam and motion, electric drive, final assembly, epilogue
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