Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Actions	Year	Date	Volume	Issue	Page	Category	Part	Title	Author	Notes
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	599	Club Chat		Merthyr Tydfil DMES
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	599	Club Chat		Stockport DSME
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	599	Club Chat		Tiverton and Blundells MES
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	599	Club Chat		Box Hill MSRS (NZ)
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Southland SME (NZ)
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Central Ontario ALS
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Golden Horseshoe LS
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Toronto SME
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Durban SME
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		Cape Town SMEE (SA)
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Club Chat		SM&EE
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	600	Diary		Club Diary
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	601	Post Bag		Rob Roy - Superheater	D.E. (Laurie) Lawrence
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	601	Post Bag		Bottled Gas Firing of Steam Models	Bernard H.Maycock
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	601	Post Bag		Machine Vices (Model Engineering Services)	Gunnar Hogberg
	1987	15-May	158	3,801	601	Post Bag		The Largest Engine Ever? (Cruquius)	M.J.Richards
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	495	Our Front Cover		5 in. gauge Rocket by Nick Henshaw at Sunderland M.E.S. Exhibition		Photo: Ted Jolliffe
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		The First Model Engineer Exhibition	Editor	The score of "The Model Engineer March"
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		The late Graham Caird	Editor
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		The Museum of Theatre Technology	Editor
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		A Way of Explaining (Science Museum exhibition)	Editor
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		A Mystery Resolved (Jinty No. 47465 location)	Editor
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	503	Smoke Rings		Another Oddity Solved (Handle with smoothly polished glass tip)	Editor	Gold leaf burnishing tool
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	504	Workshop		Simple Drilling Jigs	Basil Markham	Their making and uses described. Marking out not required
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	505	Can You Help?		5 in. Littlejohn lathe	Edison Ions
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	505	Can You Help?		Seneca Falls Lathe	Charles Atkins
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	505	Can You Help?		Early model makers; first lathe for home use	Bob Gordon	Coates Brothers, Mr. Wood, Mr. W.Ballantyne, Mr. R.W.Allman, Mr. G.F.G.Desv... more Coates Brothers, Mr. Wood, Mr. W.Ballantyne, Mr. R.W.Allman, Mr. G.F.G.Desvignes, Dr. Bradbury Winter
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	505	Can You Help?		Herbert 2s Capstan lathe	Steve Bickerstaffe
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	506	Locomotive	4	So Who Says Electric Locomotives are Easy?	David Combes	Trials and tribulations of a "quickie". A step too far, all is revealed, th... more Trials and tribulations of a "quickie". A step too far, all is revealed, the bodywork, into the paint shop, the lamps and whistles, the pantographs, conclusion
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	508	Competition		19th International Model Locomotive Efficiency Competition		To be hosted by Birmingham SME at Illshaw Heath, Saturday and Sunday 4th & ... more To be hosted by Birmingham SME at Illshaw Heath, Saturday and Sunday 4th & 5th July 1987, entries invited, conditions of entry, last chance to enter
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	509	For Your Bookshelf		A History of Hot Air and Caloric Engines	Robert Sier
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	509	For Your Bookshelf		The Construction of an English Dial Clock	John Wilding
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	510	"Countryman's Steam"	2	Ruston, Proctor Steam Tractor. A 2 in. scale model of the 3 ton single cyli... more Ruston, Proctor Steam Tractor. A 2 in. scale model of the 3 ton single cylinder class SD light steam tractor	John Haining	Methods of supporting firebox crown in full size, supporting the model crow... more Methods of supporting firebox crown in full size, supporting the model crownplate, datum for assembling boiler, firebox and tubes assembly, fitting the boiler stays, some notes on silver soldering, boiler testing
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	513	Mean Machines		Mobile Searchlight for the French Army
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	514	Electrical	4	Miniature Magnetos for model engineers	Charles Atkins	Building the rotor, assembling the rotor, setting the contact breaker
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	516	Horology	3	Revisions to the Grasshopper Skeleton Clock	W.R.Smith (U.S.A.)	The pallet pivots, adjusting the escapement, correcting the nib length
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	518	On Shed		Jinty. A 5 in. Gauge L.M.S. Class 3F 0-6-0T Locomotive	Martin Evans	To cut the steam passages, making the pistons and piston rods,, cylinder co... more To cut the steam passages, making the pistons and piston rods,, cylinder covers, steam chest, valves and slidebars, crossheads, main motion plate, an apology
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	523	Workshop	2	A Spot Welder. Made from a surplus Variac	G.K.Bartlett	Described, photographs by K.Small. Mechanics, electrics, conclusion
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	526	Garden Gauges		Garden Railway Topics	Mike Wade
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	526	Garden Gauges		Gas Firing and Radio Control	Dick Moger	Remote control applications for Gauge "1". Radio control basics, choice of ... more Remote control applications for Gauge "1". Radio control basics, choice of equipment, let's re-cap
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	526	Garden Gauges		New Aster Locomotive (German 2-8-2 tank)
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	529	Workshop Practice		Drills and Drilling	Les Oldridge	Discussed. Sharpening and using drills, cutting speeds and lubricants, posi... more Discussed. Sharpening and using drills, cutting speeds and lubricants, positioning holes to be drilled
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	533	Locomotive	2	Galatea. An L.M.S. "Jubilee" 4-6-0 locomotive in 5 in. gauge	A.W.Allcock	Tender chassis, the tender tank, riveted assembly
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	535	Railway		Brought into Line. From guarded interest to active enthusiasm	Mrs J.Brittaine	The building of a garden railway and a William
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	537	Railway	1	Around the Bend. Guidance on trackwork	A.Aldridge (S. Africa)	The building of a garden railway and a William
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	538	Mean Machines		'Scotch Express' from bits and pieces as a trench tram
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	539	Club Chat		Whitchurch (Cardiff) DMES
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	539	Club Chat		Hollycombe Steam Collection
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	539	Club Chat		Bradford MES
	1987	01-May	158	3,800	539	Club Chat		Cambridge MES
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