Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	250	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	251	Club		We Visit the North Wilts Model Engineering Society	John Arrowsmith	Takes a day out to Coate Water Park in Swindon. Richard Jeffries Halt, Chai... more Takes a day out to Coate Water Park in Swindon. Richard Jeffries Halt, Chairman Les Stiff, Lakeside Signal Box control panel
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	254	Locomotive	4	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Tender Body. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomo... more Tender Body. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, coal door, water filler, filler lid, tender sides
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	258	Agricultural	2	A Frame Saw in Model Form	Peter Evans	Builds a miniature of a German frame saw seen at a steam fair. Safety notic... more Builds a miniature of a German frame saw seen at a steam fair. Safety notice, general data
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	260	Workshop		A Model Engineering Gauge Hack	Luker	Avoids expensive gauges from model engineering suppliers by adapting standa... more Avoids expensive gauges from model engineering suppliers by adapting standard cheaply available gauges. The model pressure gauge, standard 1MPa gauge, the standard gauge as a base, base plate assembly, the cover plate, the dial, dial prints, assembling the gauge, calibrating the gauge, bourbon tube fitting jig, some pointers on pointers, Wahya gauges, Stirling gauges, finally some example gauges
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	265	Locomotive	28	A New GWR Pannier	Doug Hewson	Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. F... more Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. Fire hole doors, Foxcote Manor's fire hole doors
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	268	Workshop	1	A Convenient Laser Centre Finder	Jacques Maurel	Demonstrates a simply made but very effective laser centre finder. Experime... more Demonstrates a simply made but very effective laser centre finder. Experimental issues, design features
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	270	Stationary Engine	3	Restoring an Old Model Beam Engine	Tony Bird	Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Cylinder and assemb... more Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Cylinder and assembly, moment of truth
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	273	Postbag		Boiler Design	Mike Willerton
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	273	Postbag		Boiler Design	P.W.Collyer
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	273	Postbag		Crank Axle	Robert Walker
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	274	Boiler	2	A Boiler for Bridget	Jon Edney	Builds a boiler for his 7 1/4 inch gauge Bridget locomotive. Starting the s... more Builds a boiler for his 7 1/4 inch gauge Bridget locomotive. Starting the soldering, pickling catastrophe, the main boiler barrel, steam dome
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	277	General		Next Issue		FOCAS Conrods; Backgear Repair; Brienz RB; Boring Attachment
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	278	General		2020 The Christmas That Never Was	Terence Holland	Draws a veil over the recent festivities and look forward to the next. The ... more Draws a veil over the recent festivities and look forward to the next. The lonely, little engine, the Yule log, four wheels on my wagon, the goose, sorry caboose, let there be photons, you can do it - diy it, a happy little train
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	281	Workshop	2	Tee Making and Associated Issues	Nigel Bennett	Another in the unpredictable writings of - this time mostly concerning Tee ... more Another in the unpredictable writings of - this time mostly concerning Tee sections and a method of making them. Fixture design, machining the rebates, back to the Tee section
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	285	Stationary Engine	3	The Middleton Double 'Monitor' Type Engine	Rodney Oldfield	Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Steam ... more Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Steam chest, steam chest cover, slide valve, slide valve rod, slide valve gland, steam chest outrigger, valve rocker, valve rod end, valve rocker pin, rocker shaft bearings
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	288	Locomotive	71	The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War	Terence Holland	Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Springing,... more Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Springing, centre spring pillar, transverse spring, wheels, axles, axleboxes, brake gear
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	290	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Sheffield SM&EE Fun run, Bolide, Deborah, electrics, Marcus Cordran's troll... more Sheffield SM&EE Fun run, Bolide, Deborah, electrics, Marcus Cordran's trolley built at Elvington, dearth of club pictures, derailed tank wagons at Sheffield on 11 November
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	291	Club News		City of Oxford SME		Oxford gin still (Photo courtesy of Tony Pearsall)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	291	Club News		Bristol SMEE
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	291	Club News		Pickering EEMS
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	291	Club News		Centurion SME (SA)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club News		Pietermaritzburg MES (SA)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club Chat		Durban SME (SA)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club News		National 2 1/2in. Gauge Society		John Pickering's Tich (Photo courtesy of John Pickering)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club News		MEE Auckland
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club News		Norwich DSME		New guard's trolleys (Photo courtesy of Mike Fordham)
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club News		And finally		Phil Collins back to work
	2021	12-Feb	226	4,658	292	Club Chat		Durban SME (SA)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	183	On the cover à		Norm Norton's improved cab for his rebuilt Modelworks 5 inch gauge Britanni... more Norm Norton's improved cab for his rebuilt Modelworks 5 inch gauge Britannia locomotive		Photograph - Norm Norton
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	188	Smoke Rings		Lockdown III		Lockdown Showcase
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	188	Smoke Rings		Robotic Dancing		Martin Gearing, Boston Dynamics
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	188	Smoke Rings		Oh Dear à		Less (Les?) Stiff, How to Run a Miniature Railway Post Lockdown, magazine l... more Less (Les?) Stiff, How to Run a Miniature Railway Post Lockdown, magazine lead time
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	189	Locomotive	5	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	Cleading and Cab. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standa... more Cleading and Cab. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, progressing beyond the chassis, how detailed should a model be? The Hewson Effect, boiler and firebox cleading, the cab, Oliver Cromwell's cab seen at Loughborough in January 2020, reverser gearbox
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	193	Workshop	1	Tee Making and Associated Issues	Nigel Bennett	Another in the unpredictable writings of - this time mostly concerning Tee ... more Another in the unpredictable writings of - this time mostly concerning Tee sections and a method of making them. Achieving the required profile, checking the alignment of the milling machine column, power bulge in the ceiling
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	195	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	196	Turbine		Frank Whittle's Turbofans	D.R.Oliver	Looks at Whittle's work on making his jet engine more efficient. Whittle's ... more Looks at Whittle's work on making his jet engine more efficient. Whittle's pioneering designs, thrust augmentors, early problems, general problems, Whittle's vision
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	198	Workshop		An Answer to your Storage Problem	Mick Baker	Reckons that a big problem deserves a big solution. (Photos John Hoyle)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	200	Agricultural	1	A Frame Saw in Model Form	Peter Evans	Builds a miniature of a German frame saw seen at a steam fair
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	202	Stationary Engine	2	Restoring an Old Model Beam Engine	Tony Bird	Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Crank and connectin... more Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Crank and connecting rod assembly, 'Owen the Oil'
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	204	Postbag		Springing	Jeremy Buck
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	204	Postbag		Good With Your Hands	J.E.Kirby
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	205	Postbag		Tube Expanders	Mike Casey
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	205	Postbag		Blowers (A Draught Proposal, Peter Kenington)	Gerald Martyne
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	205	Postbag		Captain Stirling (Sten Guns, Paul Collyer)	David Hall
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	206	Book Review		Very Heath Robinson: stories of his absurdly ingenious world	Adam Hart-Davis	Reviewed by Roger Backhouse. Heath Robinson Museum
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	207	Stationary Engine		Showcase A Pair of Atkinson Engines	Malcolm Smith	Atkinson Differential Engine, Atkinson cycle internal combustion engine
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	209	Locomotive	10	Wahya. A 5 inch American Type Locomotive	Luker	Boiler Fittings and Valves. Builds an American 4-4-0. The steam valves and ... more Boiler Fittings and Valves. Builds an American 4-4-0. The steam valves and turret, backhead fittings, boiler water gauge, regulator valve, blowdown valve, boiler clacks, steam whistle, safety valves and regulator flange, the firedoor, finishing off the backhead, boiler cladding and strapping
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	214	Stationary Engine	2	The Middleton Double 'Monitor' Type Engine	Rodney Oldfield	Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Flywhe... more Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Flywheel, the cylinders, cylinder inner cover, outer cylinder covers, piston rod, piston, valve rod gland, fastening cylinders onto the frame
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	217	Locomotive	16	Wenford. A 7 1/4 Inch Gauge 2-4-0 Beattie Well Tank	Hotspur	Catches up on the description of his Beattie well tank. Forward well tank v... more Catches up on the description of his Beattie well tank. Forward well tank vent pipe fitting, modifications to the front springs
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