Model Engineer Magazine - 4686

In this issue

Pete Targett completes his Puma 30cc four-cylinder internal combustion by setting up the valve and ignition timing and then giving it a test run. Ted Hansen makes the case and then cuts the gears for his replacement transmission for the Westbury Aveling road roller. Hotspur makes a start on the construction of his three-cylinder, reversible oscillating engine. John Bauer suggests that we need to be more precise about the use of terms like ‘accuracy’ when we talk about measurement. Doug Hewson gets to work on the tender frames and buffers for his 5 inch gauge Thompson B1 locomotive. John Arrowsmith pays a visit to the new West Buckland site of the Taunton Model Engineers Society to see how their new track is progressing. Adrian Garner starts work on the tellurian for his astronomical bracket clock by cutting out the frames and the main wheels. Luker suggests that stainless steel and TIG welding are the way to go for modern boilers. Peter Seymour-Howell makes the crankpins and coupling rods for his 5 inch gauge Flying Scotsman locomotive. Tim Coles makes the chassis for his 7¼ inch gauge driving truck. Roger Froud makes a scale body for his experimental injector.