Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	741	Postbag		'Glass Cases'	Chris Pattison
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	742	Postbag		Lubrication	Noel Shelly
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	742	Postbag		Etching PCBs	John Chappell
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	742	Postbag		Etching PCBs	Peter Brown
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	742	Postbag		Tauco Drill	John Grainger
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	743	Obituary		Tom Pasco	Mike Sayers	The twin cylinder Demont double acting engine
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	744	Stationary Engine		A Half Size Lister 'D' Stationary Engine	Daco	Constructs his own half-size version of the well-known Lister 'D' type engi... more Constructs his own half-size version of the well-known Lister 'D' type engine. The crankcase. Magneto, kit of parts, more parts, complete engine
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	746	Historic	15	The Stationary Steam Engine	Ron Fitzgerald	Cornish Affairs. Takes a look at the history and development of the station... more Cornish Affairs. Takes a look at the history and development of the stationary steam engine. The Ale and Cakes Engine, James Watt's test model beam
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	749	Locomotive	8	Wahya. A 5 inch American Type Locomotive	Luker	Boiler. Builds an American 4-4-0. Boiler design and material considerations... more Boiler. Builds an American 4-4-0. Boiler design and material considerations, building the boiler, fitting the boiler, testing the boiler
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	754	Locomotive	5	150 Years of the 'Quarry Hunslet' Dynasty. The 'Large Quarry' Class	Mark Smithers	Celebrate 150 years of the famous Leeds locomotive builder. Sectioned Gertr... more Celebrate 150 years of the famous Leeds locomotive builder. Sectioned Gertrude at Statfold Barn, Sybil Mary, Lilla and the Dinorwic Mills Class, Dinorwic 'line-up' at Minfordd, Alice class Holy War, 5"g. model of Jerry M's Cackler
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	758	Locomotive	4	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	Grate and Ashpan. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standa... more Grate and Ashpan. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, design considerations, locomotive constraints, Perrier design limitations, chosen design, firebox boiler support, ashpan, grate
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	762	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	763	Electrical	3	Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they... more Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they often don't	Jon Freeman	Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficie... more Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficiently together. How good should voltage regulation be? Use a lookup table, design of the electronics, ST Nucleo L432KC, software development kit, printed circuit boards, new regulator built and tested
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	765	General		Next Issue		Alternators; Worms; Prince of Wales Frames; LBSC's Toy Trains; Christmas Ta... more Alternators; Worms; Prince of Wales Frames; LBSC's Toy Trains; Christmas Tale
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	766	Locomotive	2	The Making of Hilary Jane	Pete Smith	Fulfils a life-long dream of building his own locomotive, with Polly's help... more Fulfils a life-long dream of building his own locomotive, with Polly's help. Pete's Polly bearing his wife's name - Hilary Jane, boiler assembled, glass fibre insulation, cleading, fittings on the backhead, saddle tank, builders plate, complete cab, window frames, completed locomotive in Night Fire Red, boys' toys (Photo courtesy of Helen Hale)
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	770	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Traction engine via amateur radio, long thin parcels, John Townsend, Morgan... more Traction engine via amateur radio, long thin parcels, John Townsend, Morgan Rushworth box and pan folder, Bolide, Sheffield Auction Gallery, three Holtzapffel calipers
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	770	Club News		Teeside SGR		Dennis Kitson
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	770	Club News		Stamford MES
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	770	Club News		Halesworth DMES
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Norwich DSME
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Reading SME		1949 Series One Land Rover (Photo courtesy of J.D.Stockwell) (The nearest p... more 1949 Series One Land Rover (Photo courtesy of J.D.Stockwell) (The nearest photoTheasby could find)
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Stockholes Farm MR
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Bradford MES
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		SM&EE
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		Very tidy small engines at Sheffield Auctions earlier in the year (Photo om... more Very tidy small engines at Sheffield Auctions earlier in the year (Photo om page 772)
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	771	Club News		Welling DMES
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	772	Club News		Tyneside SMEE		Avonside (Photo courtesy of Peter J.D.K.Dawes)
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	772	Club News		Richmond Hill LS (Can)
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	772	Club News		Ryedale SME
	2020	04-Dec	225	4,653	772	Club News		And finally		Irish potato in orbit
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	663	On the cover à		A pair of 'Molly Anns'		Helen Hale tends to Helen of Troy, Hilary Smith is in charge for Hilary Jan... more Helen Hale tends to Helen of Troy, Hilary Smith is in charge for Hilary Jane (photograph: Peter Smith)
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	668	Smoke Rings		Lockdown II		Toilet paper
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	668	Smoke Rings		Mystery Object		Noel Shelley writes
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	668	Smoke Rings		Christmas!		Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Christmas card
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	668	Smoke Rings		Gift Cards		Machine Mart
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	669	Locomotive	1	The Making of Hilary Jane	Pete Smith	Fulfils a life-long dream of building his own locomotive, with Polly's help... more Fulfils a life-long dream of building his own locomotive, with Polly's help. Pete's Polly bearing his wife's name - Hilary Jane, abandoned Simplex, assembly jig at Alexandra Palace January 2019, Tim Coles's Jinty, modified regulator handle to Tim Coles' drawing
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	673	Road Locomotive	76	Garrett 4CD Tractor in 6 inch scale	Chris Gunn	Splits the canopy and adds a seat and a pair of footrests.
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	676	Locomotive	25	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. The water gauge or 'gauge frame', water gauge lamp
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	679	Stationary Engine	7	Grasshopper Haulage Engine - Eccentric	Stewart Hart	Completes his trilogy of stationary engines with a grasshopper haulage engi... more Completes his trilogy of stationary engines with a grasshopper haulage engine. Eccentric assembly, eccentric sheath, eccentric outer, eccentric inner, method of fabrication, eccentric valve link, alternative eccentric assembly
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	683	An Engineer's Day Out	2	Manx Steam Railways	Roger Backhouse	Takes a trip across the Irish Sea to see the Isle Of Man Steam Railways and... more Takes a trip across the Irish Sea to see the Isle Of Man Steam Railways and the Groundle Glen Railway. Diesels, goods traffic and wagons, former County Donegal Joint Railway railcars by Walker Brothers of Wigan, German Diesel by Schoma, Viking, CDJR railcar interior, former Channel and Jubilee Line extension Hunslet locomotive renamed Ailsa at Douglas, passenger coaches, sheds and workshops, signalling, models of Isle of Man locomotives and rolling stock, No. 4 Loch at Douglas, steam crane by Taylor and Hibbard demonstration, travelling crane by Richard C.Gibbins and Co., typical carriage with Guard's side look out by Metropolitan Carriage and Wagon Co., Douglas railway workshops model by Robin C.Winter, wheel lathe, Douglas signal box, 1878 Siemans signalling equipment at Douglas, Richard Gibbon's No. 1 Sutherland, Groundle Glen Railway, Sea Lion with train at Sea Lion Rocks station, thanks, bibliography, Polar Bear, Groundle Glen terminus, (some photos by Roger Backhouse, Alan Dawes and Richard Gibbon)
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	686	General		Next Issue		Britannia; Lister Engine; Tree Tops; Wenford
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	687	Locomotive	68	The Barclay Well Tanks of the Great War	Terence Holland	Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Rear view ... more Describes and constructs two appealing, century old locomotives. Rear view of engines at the works, steam drain pipework, dummy chest drain system, an omission, detailed frame and rear beam drawings, front and rear rank stretchers, rear spring stretcher and horns, the main frame, stretchers/stays and axlebox horns
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	692	Locomotive	3	Britannia Class 7 Locomotive in 5 Inch Gauge. A Modelworks Rebuild	Norm Norton	Springs and Spring Rates. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built B... more Springs and Spring Rates. Takes a renewed look at this popular, kit-built BR Standard Pacific. Oliver Cromwell on the GCR in Loughborough in 2014, design principles, four designs of spring, test frame and results, design and manufacture of Britannia main springs, idealised target weight distribution, front bogie, pony truck, wheel and axle alignment in the frames
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	696	General		If you don't want to miss an issue just ask!
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	697	Workshop	2	Drill Press Improvements. Tensioning and Spindle Bearings	Jacques Maurel	Upgrades his drill press. The tensioning system, spindle bearings, improvem... more Upgrades his drill press. The tensioning system, spindle bearings, improvement of the spindle sleeve guiding, note about 'motor tribulations'
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	702	Electrical	2	Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they... more Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they often don't	Jon Freeman	Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficie... more Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficiently together. The torque characteristics mismatch problem, Honda GX35 torque and power curves, engine and alternator torque, experiment reveals alternator regulator is just a switch, how alternator regulation works, a new 'Smart Regulator' is what we need, Lucas regulator, using alternators at other voltages, anti-stalling strategy, to measure engine speed
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	706	Locomotive	4	150 Years of the 'Quarry Hunslet' Dynasty. The Penrhyn 'Port' Class	Mark Smithers	Celebrate 150 years of the famous Leeds locomotive builder. 0-4-0ST Lilian ... more Celebrate 150 years of the famous Leeds locomotive builder. 0-4-0ST Lilian at Canna Park on the Launceston Steam Railway, Nigel Bowman, Winifred, injectors, 5in.g. Penrhyn 'Port' class locomotive by Steve Milns, reconstruction of Lady Madcap, Penrhyn 'Small Quarry' locomotive Margaret passes through Minfordd, playing catch-up: Penrhyn's 'Quarry' designs, Hugh Napier
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	710	Club News		Geoff Theasby's comments		KW202 amateur bands radio receiver, Yaesu FT101, Bolide
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	710	Club News		Grimsby & Cleethorpes MES
	2020	20-Nov	225	4,652	710	Club News		Centurion SME (SA)
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