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1998 08-May 180 4,067 555 Smoke Rings An oddity sorted (Electrical or mechanical?) Editors
1998 08-May 180 4,067 555 Smoke Rings Mystery object - two solutions (Slide mechanism, John G.Purcell) Editors
1998 08-May 180 4,067 555 Smoke Rings New book: Working Drawings of Horse-Drawn Vehicles Editors The Library of the Carriage Museum of America
1998 08-May 180 4,067 556 Smoke Rings Singapore: castings supplies (Tony Brown) Editors
1998 08-May 180 4,067 556 Smoke Rings Tubal Cain, the Ballad Editors
1998 08-May 180 4,067 556 Post Bag Unanticipated boiler explosion Ken Northgreaves
1998 08-May 180 4,067 557 Post Bag Manx penny Roy Key
1998 08-May 180 4,067 557 Post Bag Conservation of momentum (Pop-Pop Boats. How they Work, Dr. H.Richard Crane... more
Conservation of momentum (Pop-Pop Boats. How they Work, Dr. H.Richard Crane)
Denis O'Connor
1998 08-May 180 4,067 557 Post Bag Conversion chart (Fractions to decimal) John M.McIntyre
1998 08-May 180 4,067 557 Post Bag Modern materials for pattern-making Jack W.Salter
1998 08-May 180 4,067 557 Post Bag Reaction engines (Pop-pop boats) Keith Wood
1998 08-May 180 4,067 558 Post Bag Waste not ... (Aneroid barometer from CDs Jim Smith
1998 08-May 180 4,067 558 Post Bag Factors of safety (Copper boiler safety, John Day) John Haining
1998 08-May 180 4,067 558 Post Bag Reminiscences (Oldest ME reader; model racing bicycle by Percival Marshall?... more
Reminiscences (Oldest ME reader; model racing bicycle by Percival Marshall?)
Francis J.Langfield
1998 08-May 180 4,067 558 Post Bag Gargoyle brand (Grease for elderly milling machine) Brunndocnxk Maurice
1998 08-May 180 4,067 559 General The Steam Catapult. How it Works George Ray Provides a brief insight into a fascinating technology. History, basics, ca... more
Provides a brief insight into a fascinating technology. History, basics, catapulting, principle of operation, steam supply, control valves, performance, retardation, launch loads, conclusion
1998 08-May 180 4,067 564 On Shed 8 Centenary. A 3 1/2in. gauge Lancashire & Yorkshire 4-6-4 tank locomotive Martin Evans Explains how to make the coupling and connecting rods together with the exp... more
Explains how to make the coupling and connecting rods together with the expansion link and bracket. Home made pin drill, intermediate joint, motion plates
1998 08-May 180 4,067 567 General 2 The Coventry Rotary Tricycle Malcolm Young Continues his account. Forks, transmission, pedals and support bracket, cha... more
Continues his account. Forks, transmission, pedals and support bracket, chain drive, half shaft, half shaft bearing carriers
1998 08-May 180 4,067 570 Reminiscences 10 Completely Loco Alan Ashberry Continues his recollections of the slow, easy business of branch line worki... more
Continues his recollections of the slow, easy business of branch line working. Bricket Wood station, St. Albans Abbey, Victoria the Great, Fowler 0-4-4T no. 41901
1998 08-May 180 4,067 572 Lathe A Poor Man's Quick Change Gearbox Jim Cox Describes simplified change wheel set ups for screwcutting. Imperial pitche... more
Describes simplified change wheel set ups for screwcutting. Imperial pitches, approximate metric pitches
1998 08-May 180 4,067 575 For Your Bookshelf Building Simple Model Steam Engines Tubal Cain
1998 08-May 180 4,067 575 For Your Bookshelf The Model Locomotive from Scratch Chuck. B.Terry Aspin
1998 08-May 180 4,067 576 Locomotive 9 Lady of the Lake. A 7mm scale 2-2-2 LNWR locomotive in '0' gauge Brian Harfield Erection of cylinders and motion. Drilling the steam ports, cylinder end co... more
Erection of cylinders and motion. Drilling the steam ports, cylinder end covers, testing, a miniature scraper, a retest
1998 08-May 180 4,067 578 Road Steam 1 Making an Impression Martin Wallace (Wallis?) Moves on from boilers and describes pattern making and foundry work. A foun... more
Moves on from boilers and describes pattern making and foundry work. A foundry, cast table tops, die casting
1998 08-May 180 4,067 581 Keith's Column 16 Dean Goods. A Swindon 0-6-0 locomotive in 7 1/4in. gauge Keith Wilson More points relating to the boiler. Low pressure air testing, lagging and c... more
More points relating to the boiler. Low pressure air testing, lagging and cladding, domes and safety valve bonnet, completely loco
1998 08-May 180 4,067 583 Workshop Machine Tool Spindles Don Ainley Catalogues the types of spindle in common use. Lathe spindles (English), la... more
Catalogues the types of spindle in common use. Lathe spindles (English), lathe spindles (American), milling machine spindles, acknowledgements
1998 08-May 180 4,067 587 Pete's Page Furriners (Foreigners) Peter Spenlove-Spenlove Making wartime cigarette lighters. Flint wheels, fuel storage and ignition,... more
Making wartime cigarette lighters. Flint wheels, fuel storage and ignition, fuel supplies, back to the lighter, the parts, variants
1998 08-May 180 4,067 589 Bray's Bench 5 The Repton Clock Stan Bray Describes how to make the pallets and cross out the wheels. Driving force, ... more
Describes how to make the pallets and cross out the wheels. Driving force, escapement, pallets, crossing out, good idea
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Cheltenham SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Guildford MES Surrey Young Modellers Competition. Engineering Council
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Plymouth MSLS
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Winchester MES
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat West Wilts SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Northern Association ME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Oswestry MES
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Urmston DMES
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Croydon SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Nottingham SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Southern FMES (Southern Federation MES)
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Leyland SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat North London SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Melton Mowbray MES
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Tyneside SMEE
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Stamford MES
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Harrow and Wembley SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 591 Club Chat Bournemouth DSME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 592 Club Chat Woking MRS
1998 08-May 180 4,067 592 Club Chat Reading SME
1998 08-May 180 4,067 592 Club Chat Friends of Bure Valley Railway
1998 08-May 180 4,067 592 Club Chat Leighton Buzzard NGRS