Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	130	Post Bag		Brazing alloys and copper boilers	Peter King
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	130	Post Bag		Bristol Hercules engines (Aeronautical matters, John Willock)	Roy Simmons
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	130	Post Bag		Aero engine - last word? (More on Wimpeys and their engines, H.J. 'Bob' Shi... more Aero engine - last word? (More on Wimpeys and their engines, H.J. 'Bob' Shilling)	Cyril Cannell
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	130	Post Bag		Screw nose lathe mandrels	Roger Winslade	His set up for cutting
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	130	Post Bag		Condenser shoehorn	P.S.McMillan	Shoehorn made from condenser tube
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Colchester lathe accuracy	Donald Unwin
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Gorgon bearings	L.Hutchinson
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Railway litter? (Happy Shopper cat litter as model railway ballast)	David Sterling
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Cancelled course	John Fletcher	Yorkshire Coast College
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Another cancelled course	Malcolm Hynes	Newbury College
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Another cancelled course	Malcolm Stride	Newbury College
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	131	Post Bag		Sentinel Sirena	Derek Jones
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	132	Locomotive	1	3F to 3F. An Ambitious Conversion	Geoff Dowden	Describes how an LMS Jinty 3F became an ex-Midland Railway 3F. Construction... more Describes how an LMS Jinty 3F became an ex-Midland Railway 3F. Construction begins, the frames, rear frame amendments, balanced slide valve arrangement, air test, steam brake cylinder, cylinder lubrication, LOCD guard irons, springing arrangements
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	136	Workshop	3	A Compact Ratchet Brace	Bill Steer	Continues with the construction of a precision version of this simple tool.... more Continues with the construction of a precision version of this simple tool. Male and female centres, hardening, improvised muffle furnace, thrust race, the ball retainer, plug gauge and split rings, drilling the holes, facing the first and second surface
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	139	Horology		Modifications to the M.E. Jubilee Clock	Daniel and William Henderson	Describe some interesting modifications to this popular design. The author'... more Describe some interesting modifications to this popular design. The author's clock, general mechanical arrangement, change to the design, infrared source and detector assembly, controller, gathering pawl and sensor arrangement, software, control system, controller circuit, operation, some final thoughts, references, a close up view of the sensor components
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	143	Steam		Steam Operated Cylinder Drain Cocks and Relief Valves	Ivan Law	Passes on details of a design, gives some insight into how he stores drawin... more Passes on details of a design, gives some insight into how he stores drawings. The backhead valve with dummy hand wheel, follow on, Big Emma (Lickey Banker), relief valves fitted to the author's locomotive, close up, design, details
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	145	Locomotive	8	Stowe. Southern Railway 'Schools' Class Locomotive	Neville Evans	Discusses the slide bar brackets. Detail of rear valve chest cover, front v... more Discusses the slide bar brackets. Detail of rear valve chest cover, front view of slide bar bracket, valve gear, details, union link, crosshead, left hand expansion link, photos by Derek Tulley
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	149	Road Steam	28	Savage's Universal Carrier	The late Stan Nipper and Martin Wallis	Continue their description of the gears. Importance of neutral, primary red... more Continue their description of the gears. Importance of neutral, primary reduction gears, change speed bobbin, second shaft, engine and gearbox plan view, square hole, primary drive and change speed gears
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	153	Pete's Page		Toolpost Grinders	Peter Spenlove-Spenlove	Discusses these lathe attachments and how to drive them. Endless belts, a D... more Discusses these lathe attachments and how to drive them. Endless belts, a Dumore grinder, "Wolf" lathe grinder
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	154	Stationary Engine	7	Overhead Valve Engines	Colin Pape (France)	Continues the description of his V-6 engine, discusses valve rotors. Belt g... more Continues the description of his V-6 engine, discusses valve rotors. Belt guides, notes on building this engine, cylinder heads, frames and outboard rotor supports, cylinder parts, sole plates and cylinder head spacers, high- and low-pressure cylinder heads, high-pressure rotor, crankshaft parts, low-pressure rotor
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	157	Lathe	1	Myford Lathes	Tony Griffiths	The most successful lathes developed for model engineers. Early version of ... more The most successful lathes developed for model engineers. Early version of the ML7, capacity, ML7 - general specification, later Myford ML7, ML7: speed range, ML7: electric motors, buying a used ML7 - and value for money, Super 7: general specification and comparison with the ML7, early catalogue from Myford, catalogue for the smaller ML10, Tri-leva version with gearbox
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	161	Locomotive		Cutting Corners	Alan Crossfield	Explains how he constructed some tricky period features for a model GWR ten... more Explains how he constructed some tricky period features for a model GWR tender. The 5"g. Stirling Single tender, side and rear panels for standard Great Western tender, finished 78xx (Manor) tender
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Leeds SME (2 entries)
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Welling DMES
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Steam Fair of Normandy		George Droulon
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Salisbury Third Model Engineering and Hobbies Exhibition
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Harlington LS
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Birmingham SME		National Locomotive Rally
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Hereford SME
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Melton Mowbray DMES
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Peterborough SME
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		SM&EE
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Stamford MES
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	164	Club Chat		Stockport MES		Ken Whittaker and son Steve double-heading on the last day of running
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Club Chat		Taunton ME
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Club Chat		Sutton MEC		Dennis Westlake, see 198 4299 560
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Club Chat		Tyneside SMEE
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Club Chat		Worthing DSME
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Club Chat		Harlington LS
	2007	02-Feb	198	4,292	165	Diary		Club Diary
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	63	On the cover ...		H.R.H. Prince Edward driving John Lillington's 7 1/4"g. SR 4-6-0 Lord Nelso... more H.R.H. Prince Edward driving John Lillington's 7 1/4"g. SR 4-6-0 Lord Nelson		At the then new track of the Ascot Locomotive Society. (Photograph by Paul ... more At the then new track of the Ascot Locomotive Society. (Photograph by Paul Reynolds)
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	73	Smoke Rings		Imperial denouement (European Union Directive 80/181)	Editors
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	73	Smoke Rings		Book it (The GWR Handbook 1923-1947)	Editors
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	73	Smoke Rings		Steam into space ... in an elevator (Elevator 2010 competition sponsored by... more Steam into space ... in an elevator (Elevator 2010 competition sponsored by NASA)	Editors
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	73	Smoke Rings		What a chuffer! (Planning requirements for 7 1/4"g. railway in Nidderdale)	Editors
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	73	Smoke Rings		George Golightly at an earlier IMLEC	Editors
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Hello again? (Royalty and personages on miniature railways, Ascot Locomotiv... more Hello again? (Royalty and personages on miniature railways, Ascot Locomotive Society and Club)	Derek Alford
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Hello again? (Royalty and personages on miniature railways, Ascot Locomotiv... more Hello again? (Royalty and personages on miniature railways, Ascot Locomotive Society and Club)	Ed.
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Electrical power supplies for workshops	Mr. Wells
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