Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	220	Historic	17	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	The Devil of The Rotations is a Foot. Takes a look at the history and devel... more The Devil of The Rotations is a Foot. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. Wilkinson's Bradley Forge Sun-and-Planet Engine, references
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	222	Boiler	1	A Boiler for Bridget	Jon Edney	Builds a boiler for his 7 1/4 inch gauge Bridget locomotive. Preparation, m... more Builds a boiler for his 7 1/4 inch gauge Bridget locomotive. Preparation, making a start
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	224	General		Next Issue		Laser Centre; Gauge Hack; Phoenix Engine; We Visit North Wilts
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	225	Locomotive	3	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Tender Soleplate and Internals. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gres... more Tender Soleplate and Internals. Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	230	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Personal land speed record, Ridiculous Rides, Brian, Firth Park Raceway, Bu... more Personal land speed record, Ridiculous Rides, Brian, Firth Park Raceway, Bulova, Galileo, Bolide, Sheffield SMEE
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	230	Club News		Stamford MES
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Tyneside SMEE		Steam Launch by Brian Nicholls (photo courtesy of Linda Nicholls)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Welling DMES
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Bradford MES
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Saffron Walden DSME
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Richmond Hill LS (Can)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Sheffield concourse after derailment on 12th December
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		Hutt Valley and Maidstone MES (NZ)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	231	Club News		SM&EE
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Chingford SME
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Reading SME
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Sheffield DSMEE		Timing! Eccleshall Woods Light Railway, Sheffield, risking life and limb (G... more Timing! Eccleshall Woods Light Railway, Sheffield, risking life and limb (Geoff Theasby on track with his Bolide)
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Guildford MES
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Stockholes Farm MR
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		Bournemouth DSME
	2021	29-Jan	226	4,657	232	Club News		And finally		Karl Marx's sister invented the starting pistol, Chingford MES
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	123	On the cover à		Chris Gunn's 6 inch scale 4CD tractor		Photograph Chris Gunn
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	128	Smoke Rings		Model Engineers Laser		Malcolm High
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	128	Smoke Rings		Stirling Engine (Hot Air Toy Locomotives, Roger Backhouse)		Patrick Cubbon, Stamford Society, 2015 Spalding Model Engineering Exhibitio... more Patrick Cubbon, Stamford Society, 2015 Spalding Model Engineering Exhibition
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	129	Road Locomotive	78	Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale	Chris Gunn	Clears a few remaining issues with his engine and takes it for a second tes... more Clears a few remaining issues with his engine and takes it for a second test run. In all its glory
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	131	An Engineer's Day Out		Keeping Dutch Feet Dry	Roger Backhouse	Marvels at Holland's amazing land reclamation engineering. Cruquius engine,... more Marvels at Holland's amazing land reclamation engineering. Cruquius engine, Netherlands model, wooden post mill model with scoop wheel, early drainage, Wicken Fen, tjasker mill model, Archimedean screw model, 'de Valk' windmill in Leiden, beam engine by John Cockerill used for drainage at Arkelse Dam, model horizontal engine with scoop wheel by Mr. A.M.W.Hoos in the Cruquius Museum, windmill technology, early steam pumping, how a polder worked, the Haarlemmermeer, Cruquius engine, dyke construction and maintenance, engine and centrifugal pump by J.& H.Gwynne, Adrian Strik, some other places to visit, polder landscape, Keukenhof's windmill, musical engineering - Dutch street organ at Keukenhof, Haarlem station, reference
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	135	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	136	Locomotive	27	A New GWR Pannier	Doug Hewson	Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. B... more Decides that LBSC's well-known GWR pannier tank design needs a make-over. Brake valve, made using Adam Cro's castings
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	140	Workshop		Are You Using the Right Firebrick?	R.Finch	Helps you to find the firebrick of your dreams. Introduction, the requireme... more Helps you to find the firebrick of your dreams. Introduction, the requirements, a standard red clay 'house brick', a thermal storage brick (photo courtesy of Barry Gray, Gillingham, thermal storage heaters, structural firebricks, insulating firebricks, comparison of the three types, a 'non-firebrick', conclusion
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	142	Workshop		A Myford Chuck Adaptor	Mick Knighhts	Thanks lockdown for getting a job out of the way. Denford Novaturn
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	144	Horology	2	Making an Epicyclic Clock	James Buxton	Makes a skeleton clock to William Strutt's design. The finished clock
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	147	Postbag		PCB Etching	Jed Weare
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	147	Postbag		Quarry Hunslets	Nigel Graham
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	148	Postbag		Stainless Steel Boilers	John Bauer
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	148	Postbag		Stainless Steel Boilers	Jeremy Buck
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	149	Postbag		Stainless Steel Boilers	Luker responds
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	150	Locomotive	2	Flying Scotsman in 5 Inch Gauge	Peter Seymour-Howell	Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Y... more Builds a fine, fully detailed model of Gresley's iconic locomotive to Don Young's drawings. Painting by Diane Carney, foreword, the tender
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	152	Stationary Engine	1	Restoring an Old Model Beam Engine	Tony Bird	Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Column and beam ass... more Turns a pile of nondescript bits into a working engine. Column and beam assembly
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	155	General		Recycling and Model Engineering	Luker	Says there's no excuse for not being a green engineer. Safety valve cover, ... more Says there's no excuse for not being a green engineer. Safety valve cover, the used-car oil furnace, workshop tooling from recycled car disk brakes, the paperless workshop, angle 'V'-block mould, reusing tipped tools, discarded printers, welding gloves, electronic chargers and plastic, in closing, silver soldered insert tips
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	158	Locomotive	70	The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War	Terence Holland	Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Current pr... more Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Current progress, tank filler and oil-box, drawgear, buffer plate assembly, bunker support brackets
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	162	Nautical		Realistic Rust	Ron Wright	Perfects a technique to give an authentic appearance to a marine model. A v... more Perfects a technique to give an authentic appearance to a marine model. A vessel moored in Vigo harbour in Spain, the 'puffing' technique
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	164	Workshop	2	Back-to-Basics. Trials and Tribulations with a Mini Mill	Terence Holland	Gets tooled up. A Mini Mill discovered, disaster strikes - again, old-fangl... more Gets tooled up. A Mini Mill discovered, disaster strikes - again, old-fangled mods, gearbox, to conclude, Oldham coupling
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	166	General		Next Issue		Bridget Boiler: Whittle Turbofans; Making Tee Section; Model Frame Saw
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	167	Stationary Engine	1	The Middleton Double 'Monitor' Type Engine	Rodney Oldfield	Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Engine... more Constructs another of Bob Middleton's small but interesting engines. Engine base frame plates, cylinder mounting plate, outrigger base, thrust and front bearings, outrigger top plate, inner flywheel
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		British Columbia SME (Can)
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		York City DMES		Zero MP Alfreton (photo courtesy of Derby Heritage)
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		MEE Auckland
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		Cambridge MES
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		UK Men's Sheds Association
	2021	15-Jan	226	4,656	170	Club News		Leeds SMEE		Miniature silver chair (photo courtesy of Alan MacDonald)
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