Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	754	Internal Combustion		Miniature Spark Plugs	Sam Rhodes	Devised this method of making. Insulating material, body, centre electrode,... more Devised this method of making. Insulating material, body, centre electrode, firing the glass, finishing and fitting
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	755	Reminiscences		Completely Loco. Ballast Working	Alan Ashberry	Recalls the immediate post war years
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	756	Keith's Column	24	Dean Goods. A Swindon 0-6-0 locomotive in 7 1/4in. gauge	Keith Wilson	Discusses brakes, lubrication and safe operation. Getting a gallon into a p... more Discusses brakes, lubrication and safe operation. Getting a gallon into a pint pot, a slippery matter, really hot stuff, don't do it!
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	759	Puzzle		A Christmas Crossword. Solutions
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	759	Educational		Educational Budgets Explained. The Confused Man's Guide to NVQs	V.Baddely-Bent	Published in the Summer 1996 edition of the Sutton MEC magazine.
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	760	Club		Chichester DSME Celebrate 50 Years	Ted Jolliffe	4-4-0 Winnie powered by a Stanley Steamer engine, 7 1/4"g. GER loco & LNWR ... more 4-4-0 Winnie powered by a Stanley Steamer engine, 7 1/4"g. GER loco & LNWR Webb 2-2-2T compound by Peter Dupen, hypocycloidal engine by the late H.J.Trevett, Don Glue's model Triumph car, Claud Hamilton 4-4-0 by Ron Gage, spirograph patterns
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Lancaster & Morecambe MES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Birmingham SME
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Chesterfield DMES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Romney Marsh MES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		St. Albans DMES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Vale of Aylesbury MES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		MPBA
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Ascot LS
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Frimley and Ascot LC
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Bluewater MES (Can)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Huron Pioneer Threshers & Hobby Association (Can)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Western Province LS (SA)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	761	Club Chat		Auckland SME (NZ)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	Club Chat		Golden Gate LS (USA)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	Club Chat		Australian ALS (Australian Association LS)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	Club Chat		SLS Victoria (Aus)
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	With Our Sympathy		Walter Blueschlip, Bluewater MES; Ron Dickerson, Hugh Hogg, Romney Marsh ME... more Walter Blueschlip, Bluewater MES; Ron Dickerson, Hugh Hogg, Romney Marsh MES; Munro Matheson, Southland SME; Ken Tinkler, SLS Victoria
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	Club Chat		Seasonal Greetings
	1998	18-Dec	181	4,083	762	Diary		Club Diary
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	659	On the cover...		John Painter drives his 7 1/4in. gauge Falcon to win SEQLEC 1998		At Fareham DSME. (Photo: Mike Chrisp)
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Smoke Rings		Cut Price Parking for The International Model Show. 29 December 1998-3 Janu... more Cut Price Parking for The International Model Show. 29 December 1998-3 January 1999	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Smoke Rings		The first Ossie? (Stan Long)	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Smoke Rings		Metalworking Craftsman of the Year award for 1998	Editors	Joe Martin Foundation. Alan Ingersoll
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Smoke Rings		Lost Models Directory Update	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Smoke Rings		SUPERLEC: Corrected Results Table	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	667	Correction		Superlec at Birmingham	Story: Ted Jolliffe, Photos: Mike Chrisp	Celebrations of the Centenary of M.E. and the 30th Anniversary of IMLEC. Ge... more Celebrations of the Centenary of M.E. and the 30th Anniversary of IMLEC. Geoff Moore, Steve Eaton's 3 1/2"g. Bantam Cock, Mike Barnett drives Ron Painter's Uniflow engine, Paul Tompkins' 3 1/2"g. loco, results, John Hurley
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	668	Smoke Rings		McLaren road locomotive (Eric Lindsay's 4in. scale)	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	668	Smoke Rings		100 years of magic Meccano	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	668	Smoke Rings		Walking locomotives?	Editors	Brunton's Walking Locomotive, Brunton's Steam Horse
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	668	Smoke Rings		Armstrong's Hydro-electric machine	Editors
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	669	Post Bag		American railroad items (American Railroad Supplies)	Harvey J.Fisher
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	669	Post Bag		Valve gear design	Les Brimson
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	669	Post Bag		Yn ol i'r Ilif haearn (Back to the Hacksaw) (Is it a Bassett-Lowke? (Tracti... more Yn ol i'r Ilif haearn (Back to the Hacksaw) (Is it a Bassett-Lowke? (Traction engine))	John Dewi Pritchard
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	670	Post Bag		Common practice (Is it a myth? (Fossilised, Bob Margolis; taper turning too... more Common practice (Is it a myth? (Fossilised, Bob Margolis; taper turning tool centre height), H.Wilkinson)	Bob Margolis
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	670	Post Bag		Memories revived (Who recalls Kliptico? Don Jardine)	John Shoebridge
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	670	Post Bag		Thiel milling machine	David Everett
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	671	Internal Combustion		Herbert Akroyd Stuart and Diesel's Engine	Dr. R.Fitzgerald	Gives a concise exposition. Akroyd Stuart's patents and their implications,... more Gives a concise exposition. Akroyd Stuart's patents and their implications, Rudolf Diesel, Hornsby Akroyd engine no. 103, Ray Hooley, Rudolf Diesel's development of the compression ignition engine, major differences, reasons for the rival claims
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	674	On Shed	2	Harringay. a 5in. gauge Great Northern Railway 0-4-4 tank engine	Martin Evans	Looks at the frames, horns and axleboxes. Buffer beams, hornblocks, GNR no.... more Looks at the frames, horns and axleboxes. Buffer beams, hornblocks, GNR no. 936, 4-4-2T locos
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	676	Horology	4	A 3/4 Second Pendulum Electric Clock (C.R.Jones)	John Wilding	Details the pendulum rod and associated components. Forming the crank, hook... more Details the pendulum rod and associated components. Forming the crank, hooking pin, rating nut, references, Peatol machine vice, materials
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	680	Locomotive	8	Hindsight (Locomotive building)	Tom Garner (South Africa)	Reflects on some aspects of the small steam engine. Valve gears: general, s... more Reflects on some aspects of the small steam engine. Valve gears: general, slip eccentric valve gear
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	682	Electrical	1	An Electrostatic Roundabout. Electrostatic Motive Power	J.Ryder. Introduction by H.D.Bickley	Gives a little insight. "Jeynes' Corner, "Jeu de Bague, "Dry piles, "Memora... more Gives a little insight. "Jeynes' Corner, "Jeu de Bague, "Dry piles, "Memorable piles: Davy's Pile at the Royal Institution, "Zamboni's Pile, "Voltaic jeux be bague
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	684	Lathe		An Inexpensive Coolant Pump	P.Chadwick	Single-phase suds pump. Adapting the pump, smelling of roses?
	1998	04-Dec	181	4,082	685	Countryman's Steam		The Dairy Engine	John Haining	Back to the model, casting supplier
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