Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Machine vice design	John Crocker
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Colchester Brittania (Tools for Self Reliance)	J.M.Barber	Lathe for which an apron and cross slide are needed
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Snails (Problems at Cambridge MES)	John Price	Swansea SME
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Whitworth spanners	Harry Kennedy	See 197 4285 522 Bristol SMEE
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	74	Post Bag		Cheap CAD (A9CAD, Microsoft Word and Excel)	Keith Wardill
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	75	Post Bag		Warco lathe modifications	Bill Kirkby
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	75	Post Bag		Curly steam blower	Philip T.Bellamy	The label on the steam blower restored, Jack Strickland
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	75	Post Bag		Sliding jaw calliper micrometer (Shardlow micrometers, Jolm Korber)	Derek Pearce
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	75	Post Bag		Corrections to drawings	David Piddington
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	75	Post Bag		Corrections to drawings	Nemett
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	76	Competition		IMLEC Competition 2007	George Golightly	Provides a preview. Pembrey Country Park track, the competition
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	78	Internal Combustion		I/C Topics	Nemett	Correspondence on stoichiometric ratios; home-made spark plug; other I/C re... more Correspondence on stoichiometric ratios; home-made spark plug; other I/C related items. I/C engine drawings (www.vth.de), spark plug components, circular discharge spark plugs, next engine design, readers' engines, John Brown's NE15S with cam drive components, Robert Manley's water-cooled engine, James Dunkerly's seen at Bristol, Mike Perry's Rover V8 crankshaft assembly and bearing shells, dry liner for NE15S, Malcolm Beak's 5cc compression ignition engine, sealing the Hall Effect sensor on the NE15S, the alternative water-cooling cylinder jacket with a 'dry-liner',
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	81	Historic	2	Edwardian Elegance: The London and North Western Railway and George Whale's... more Edwardian Elegance: The London and North Western Railway and George Whale's 'Precursor' 4-4-2 Tank Locomotives	Ron Isted	Concludes this short series. 'Premier Line' crests, dimensions, references
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	84	Nautical	1	A Marine Steam Plant	Michael Duggan	Main engine, L.O. gravity feed, schematic diagram steam and feed systems, s... more Main engine, L.O. gravity feed, schematic diagram steam and feed systems, steam separator, tube bender, "Yarrow" boiler, superheater, boiler fittings, safety valves
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	88	General	97	Letters to a Grandson	M.J.H. Ellis	Moves from simple sound to the food of love (music)
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	89	Railway	2	Once I Built a Railroad ...	Tony Finn	Continues his description. Track building begins, bending the rails, nice l... more Continues his description. Track building begins, bending the rails, nice looking track! Rail bending rolls with micro-adjuster, offset of the centre roll for a given radius, versines, ashpit, photos by Tony Finn and Geoff Thorne
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	91	General		In The Next Issue		Cutting corners - getting platework right; precision ratchet drill; Jubilee... more Cutting corners - getting platework right; precision ratchet drill; Jubilee clock; build your own lathe; OHV engines; machine tools (Myford); Derby 3F; Wyke Hall; Savage universal carrier
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	92	Stationary Engine	3	James Beggs and Co. Bottle Frame Engine	Anthony Mount	Completes the main frame, bearing pedestal.
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	95	General	4	Lifting and Shifting Long Ago	John Ditchfield	Presents more on dockside cranes. Fairbairn cranes with curved jib, unusual... more Presents more on dockside cranes. Fairbairn cranes with curved jib, unusual shipyard crane, chains and wire ropes, differential pulley, in the driving seat
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	98	Locomotive		A 7 1/4"g. 'Vale of Rheidol' Locomotive in New Zealand	Stan Compton	Built by Peter Carr. Waiting for a boiler, Peter Carr with his boiler outer... more Built by Peter Carr. Waiting for a boiler, Peter Carr with his boiler outer, Walschaerts valve gear, brake handle, buffers and other components, close-up of one of the large cylinders
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	100	Workshop		Fine Feed System for a Milling Machine	A.J.Petrie	Modifies his Chester Champion milling machine. Simple guard, the electrical... more Modifies his Chester Champion milling machine. Simple guard, the electrical control system
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	102	Keith's Column	29	Lillian. A Narrow Gauge Locomotive for 7 1/4in. gauge	Keith Wilson	Reminiscences, valve gears, Wilson's Words of Wisdom, not practical, Watt's... more Reminiscences, valve gears, Wilson's Words of Wisdom, not practical, Watt's pots never Boyle, photographs of boiler making, memory tip
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	104	Club Profile		Formed for "The Sons of Gentlemen" (Sunderland MES)	Malcolm Stride	Raising steam in the bay, the twin track layout, a view of the smaller trac... more Raising steam in the bay, the twin track layout, a view of the smaller track, Paul Stephenson steams his Princess Marina during the Curly Bowl in 2006, photos by Neil Read
	2007	19-Jan	198	4,291	105	Diary		Club Diary
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	3	On the cover ...		Len Steel driving Britannia at Fareham, IMLEC 2006		(Photograph by David Carpenter)
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	13	Smoke Rings		Secret steam	Editors	Thomas Russell steam engine of 1887, a Paxman and a Ruston diesel at Strath... more Thomas Russell steam engine of 1887, a Paxman and a Ruston diesel at Strathclyde University, Glasgow
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	13	Smoke Rings		Clock this	Editors	National meeting hosted by The Midlands Branch of the British Horological I... more National meeting hosted by The Midlands Branch of the British Horological Institute
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	13	Smoke Rings		Stainless steel	Editors
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	13	Smoke Rings		Correction	Editors	To plans handbook sold under the Model Engineers' Workshop banner, Norman S... more To plans handbook sold under the Model Engineers' Workshop banner, Norman Spink, Blackgates Engineering, Dave Goodwin, National 2 1/2" Gauge Association
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	13	Smoke Rings		Auction items	Editors	Special Auction Services, 2 1/2"g. Eagle, 2 1/2"g Flying Scotsman to the de... more Special Auction Services, 2 1/2"g. Eagle, 2 1/2"g Flying Scotsman to the design by Bassett-Lowke
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	14	Post Bag		Russian restoration	Mike Chernishev	Russian 2-10-0 locomotive with Vanderbilt type tender
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	14	Post Bag		Youngsters in clubs	David Lewins	Worthing DSME, pressurising plastic bottles
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	14	Post Bag		Small I/C engine	Peter Spenlove-Spenlove	1cc 2-stroke engine cylinder and spark plug
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Cordless drill repair	John Campbell
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Out of print books	C.G.Williams	Martin Bott
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Bench maker needed	I.Cooke
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Charles Rolls and Nemett	Neil G.Heppenstall	Preference noted - Nemett
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Trevithick engine information	Michel Paturel
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Dezincification areas	Dennis Monk	Map of prone areas in the UK
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	15	Post Bag		Nemett future designs	Paul Abley	Noted once more - Nemett
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	16	Stationary Engine	6	Overhead Valve Engines	Colin Pape (France)	Continues description of Step 3b engine and starts on the Step 4. Cylinder ... more Continues description of Step 3b engine and starts on the Step 4. Cylinder head, squirrel cage around the crankshaft, valve rotor, big ends, connecting rods, aligning the crankshaft bearings, frames mounted, the V-6 engine, Step 4 - a self-starting reversing compound engine, the Step 4 engine running, slave cylinders
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	19	For Your Bookshelf		How (not) to paint a locomotive	Christopher Vine
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	19	For Your Bookshelf		Electromechanical Building Blocks for the Model Engineer	Pat Addy
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	20	Workshop	2	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. Mainshaft, screwcutting the threads, producing the square section, turning the tapered section, trial run, proceeding with the job, end stop, thrust transfer sleeve
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	23	Lathe		Centec Milling Machines	Tony Griffiths	Reviews the Centec range. Centec catalogue, 2A, 2B, longitudinal power feed... more Reviews the Centec range. Centec catalogue, 2A, 2B, longitudinal power feed, 2C, Automil
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	26	Workshop		Workshop Projects	Bill Farmer	Shares his experience. Quorn, milling chuck, wheel cutting engine, dividing... more Shares his experience. Quorn, milling chuck, wheel cutting engine, dividing plates
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	29	Locomotive	7	Stowe. Southern Railway 'Schools' Class Locomotive	Neville Evans	Discusses the connecting and coupling rods. Inside valve spindle guide, the... more Discusses the connecting and coupling rods. Inside valve spindle guide, the left hand guide on Cheltenham, crossheads, motion and valve guides, David Aitken's 7 1/4"g. Aberporth Grange, slide bars, valve spindle guides
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	33	Road Steam	27	Savage's Universal Carrier	The late Stan Nipper and Martin Wallis	Begins the description of the gears. More Out and About 2006 photos. Howard... more Begins the description of the gears. More Out and About 2006 photos. Howard Farmer's Engine, No. 110 of 1876, substantial cable drums (photos by M.Wallis), wagon in black, electric wagon (by Cyril Hayler), Universal Carrier gears, cut your own, least favourite occupation, W.E.Sykes Ltd., 15 minute conversion (road locomotive to showman's engine), (gearbox photos by Roger Barnwell, gear cutting photos by M.Wallis)
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	38	Pete's Page	2	T-Slot Extensions	Peter Spenlove-Spenlove	Concludes this short series. Side and face cutter, slot drill, T-slot cutte... more Concludes this short series. Side and face cutter, slot drill, T-slot cutter, Woodruff cutter
	2007	05-Jan	198	4,290	39	General		REMAP. Do you fancy making something different in your workshop?	Dick Gays	Padded board to cover snap hook, a handrail, a new walking frame, a shelf f... more Padded board to cover snap hook, a handrail, a new walking frame, a shelf for a Royal Mail sorter, adding brakes to a walking frame
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