Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	740	Locomotive	75	The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War	Terence Holland	Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. The drain ... more Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. The drain cock system, crosshead feed pump
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	744	Stationary Engine	5	Thompstone Engine	Jason Ballamy	Builds a mill engine first described in Model Engineer 120 years ago. Eccen... more Builds a mill engine first described in Model Engineer 120 years ago. Eccentric rod, eccentric strap, eccentric, valve rod, valve, valve nut, pivot pin, valve rod guide
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	747	General		Next Issue		LMS 6202; Riveting; Train 2 Train
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	748	Locomotive	32	A New GWR Pannier	Doug Hewson	Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. T... more Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. Tank filler caps, top cover plates on pannier tanks 5786 and 9681, 9681's wash-out plug covers, blower pipe cover, atomiser cover (Photos by Guy Harding and Brian Tickle)
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	752	Horology	4	An Astronomical Bracket Clock	Adrian Garner	Makes a bracket clock showing both mean and sidereal time. Sidereal wheel a... more Makes a bracket clock showing both mean and sidereal time. Sidereal wheel and outer (sidereal) chapter ring, sidereal wheel supports, references
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	755	Steam		Steam Regulator	David Fulton	Presents a regulator valve with a finely graduated opening and decisive shu... more Presents a regulator valve with a finely graduated opening and decisive shut-off. The valve, regulator body, centre part, spindle, cap nut and bottom nut, grinding-in
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	758	Postbag		St Edmund (St. George)	Mike Smith
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	758	Postbag		Boilers	P.W.Collyer
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	759	Postbag		Boilers	Mike Willerton
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	759	Postbag		Boilers	Noel Shelley
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	759	Postbag		Sprinklers	D.E.Hockin
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	760	Railway	2	Lubrication	Rhys Owen	Discusses friction and lubrication and how to get the oil where we want it.... more Discusses friction and lubrication and how to get the oil where we want it. Displacement lubricators, hydrostatic lubricators, mechanical lubricators, references
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	764	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	765	Locomotive	9	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	Injectors and Water Feed System. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-... more Injectors and Water Feed System. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, a model plumbing complexity, a prototype 'mass of pipework', water supply, steam supply, small pipe fittings, tube bending, useful tools, feed to boiler, reference
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	770	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Blue Screen of Death, Sheffield Auctions, moon phase meter; dial by Deborah
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	770	Club News		High Wycombe MEC
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	770	Club News		Nottingham SMEE
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	770	Club News		Teeside SGR
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	770	Club News		Gauge 3 Society		Gauge 3 L&Y Crab (Photo courtesy of Jim Clement), Grahame (Graham?) Pearce'... more Gauge 3 L&Y Crab (Photo courtesy of Jim Clement), Grahame (Graham?) Pearce's Gauge 3 '08 shunter (Photo courtesy of Graham Pearce)
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	771	Club News		Tonbridge MES
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	771	Club News		Bradford MES
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	771	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Nuts and Volts magazine, Care and Feeding of Analogue Meters, moon phase me... more Nuts and Volts magazine, Care and Feeding of Analogue Meters, moon phase meter
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	771	Club News		Chingford DMEC
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	772	Club News		Northern Association ME
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	772	Club News		Plymouth MS
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	772	Club News		Sheffield DSMEE		Benjamin's Jack, tram engine
	2021	04-Jun	226	4,666	772	Club News		And finally		Troll cars
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	663	On the cover à		'Baby Garratt' Norfolk Heroine		On the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway in Norfolk (photo: Noel Shelley)
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	668	Smoke Rings		LittleLEC 2021		Birmingham SME
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	668	Smoke Rings		Rob Roy Rally		Bromsgrove
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	668	Smoke Rings		Sweet Pea Rally		Hereford
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	668	Smoke Rings		David Piddington (death of)
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	669	Drawing	2	An Experiment in Parametric Design	Ian Martin	Takes a look at how Computer Aided Design can be taken a step further by ma... more Takes a look at how Computer Aided Design can be taken a step further by making use of concepts familiar to software engineers. Beam engine design example, interfaces, the CrankBlockAssy, the BeamAssy, conclusion
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	672	Club		We Visit the Wakefield SMEE	John Arrowsmith	Goes up north to visit Wakefield. Track acquired from Barnsley SMEE, Ian St... more Goes up north to visit Wakefield. Track acquired from Barnsley SMEE, Ian Stewart drives his 0-4-2 'Tich', Ian Stewart's 0-4-0 tender locomotive, 7 1/4"g. 'Deltic', large petrol-engined locomotive by Geoff Stubbs, petrol/hydraulic 'Hymec', all-electric 'Crocodile', 0-4-0 battery locomotive, Simon Mayor's slate wagon, Lancashire Witch, John Arrowsmith drives Jackie O, Phil Owen's 'Sweet Pea'
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	676	Railway	1	Lubrication	Rhys Owen	Discusses friction and lubrication and how to get the oil where we want it.... more Discusses friction and lubrication and how to get the oil where we want it. Supplying the lubrication, trimmings and pads, worsted trimmings, axleboxes, locomotive connecting rod big end bearing, references
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	680	Locomotive		Is it a Fake?	Noel Shelley	Reckons there's a thin dividing line between a replica and a fake. Concept ... more Reckons there's a thin dividing line between a replica and a fake. Concept of the Garratt articulated steam locomotive, 'baby Garratt' on the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, is it a fake? Makers plate pattern, simple makers plate, the 'fake' plate
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	682	Stationary Engine	4	Thompstone Engine	Jason Ballamy	Builds a mill engine first described in Model Engineer 120 years ago. Big e... more Builds a mill engine first described in Model Engineer 120 years ago. Big end bearing and end plate, crosshead, crosshead slippers, crosshead pin, crosshead guides, piston rod, piston
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	685	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	686	Historic	21	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	The Yorkshire Textile Mill Engine. Takes a look at the history and developm... more The Yorkshire Textile Mill Engine. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. Rotative atmospheric engine at Morley near Leeds 1790, references
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	687	General		Next Issue		Regulator Valve; Flying Scotsman; Thomstone Engine
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	689	Locomotive	14	Wahya. A 5 inch American Type Locomotive	Luker	Tender Tank and Water Valves. Builds an American 4-4-0. Old girl all dresse... more Tender Tank and Water Valves. Builds an American 4-4-0. Old girl all dressed up posing for the camera, water valves, the manhole, tender tank, the toolboxes, tank angles and tank handles, painting and finishing the tender, acknowledgments and what's next? The old girl's backside
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	694	Postbag		Help Needed	John Highfield	To finish 3/4 inch Bassett Lowke traction engine
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	694	Postbag		Help Needed	Ed.	To finish 3/4 inch Bassett Lowke traction engine
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	694	Postbag		Micro Mills	Dave Cox
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	694	Postbag		Measurements	D.E.Hockin
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	695	Postbag		Measurements	John Illingworth
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	695	Postbag		Measurements	Ed.
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	696	Internal Combustion	1	Otto Four Stroke Engine	Keith Rogers	Builds Jan Ridder's four stroke petrol engine, Otto. Electronic circuit, sp... more Builds Jan Ridder's four stroke petrol engine, Otto. Electronic circuit, spark plug
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	698	Workshop	1	Polygonal Holes & Rotary Broaching	Jacques Maurel	Discusses the process of making non-circular holes. Striking, rotary broach... more Discusses the process of making non-circular holes. Striking, rotary broaching, measuring the concentricity of the machined bore
	2021	21-May	226	4,665	700	Obituary		David Piddington	Geoff Stait & Chris Deith
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