Desktop Gear Hobbing

Toby Kinsey has designed this fascinating piece of gearmaking equipment

The John Stevenson Trophy 2020

Many readers and forum members will remember John Stevenson, a contributor to MEW but best known for his larger-than life presence on the Model Engineer forum.

From the Archives: Twist drill Sharpening by the Four Facet Method

Giles Parkes, MEW Issue 64, February/March 2000

A Storage Story

Robin King shares the lessons learned from his experience of workshop moves

A Simple Drill Grinding Aid

A newcomer to our hobby was having trouble sharpening drills, so Howard Lewis made a simple aid for him

Yet Another Bodge-Up!

Peter Shaw finds a use for some aged homebrew slot drills.

Garden Tractor Refurbishment

Stan Nesbitt uses his workshop to rescue some garden machinery.

Theasby's Wrinkles A Lashed Up Lathe

Geoff Theasby makes a temporary lathe for a long, thin rod in the middle of the night

Opening the spindle bore on a Mill

Brian Wood had to enlarge the bore on his Dore-Westbury Mk II miller

A Rotary Table from Scrap

Terry Cleife explains an interesting approach to improvising a rotary table

A Model Engineers' Fantasy Lathe Concept Design

Alex du Pre shares his thoughts on what might make an ideal lathe

More Thoughts on Tachometers

Noel Shelley follows up on Andrew Carruther’s recent article

Beginner's guide to tailstock alignment

If you want to turn parallel or drill small holes in the lathe without breaking bits, lining up the tailstock is essential. Pete Barker shows how simple it is.

The Simplicity Jig No. 1

John Harding introduces this jig for sharpening end mill cutters, the first of a series of related grinding accessories.

A guided power feed for a Warco bandsaw

Richard T. Smith makes a pneumatic accessory for a vertical bandsaw.

The Modular Dividing Head

Ted Hansen makes a flexible system for dividing using standard change gears, including an explanation of its use with various popular lathes.

A Radio Amateur's Workshop

Shaun O’Sullivan recounts how his engineering workshop skills support another hobby.

Moving a Jones & Shipman Surface Grinder

Martin Berry manages a major machine moving challenge.

Lowmex 2018

Julie Williams reports on workshop-related exhibits at this popular regional model engineering exhibition.

Lathework For Beginners

To conclude this series Neil Wyatt looks at some final advice for those developing their turning skills.

Brazing Of Steel

Keith Hale entered the brazing industry in 1969. His previous employers include Johnson Matthey Metals, and Engelhard Ind (Sheffield Smelting). He formed CuP Alloys in 1982 and since retiring in 2012 they retain him as a consultant

A Second Cross-Slide Leadscrew

This article by Peter Shaw is the fi nal one of a series of articles exploring the techniques used when making a copy of an existing item such as the crossslide leadscrew and associated components.

A Ring Light For The Super X1 Mill

Michael Cox creates shadow-free illumination on his mill.

The Tale Of A Turret Mill

Peter King tells the tale of a bargain; a problem; how it was cured; the other problems; what else was done.

A Tool Height Gauge

Mike Turner makes a simple gauge for tool height setting.

One Man And His Lathe

Andrew Johnstone and his Harrison M300.

An Emergency Repair

After a nasty lathe crash Howard Lewis had to put a few things right.

Setting Up A Gear Train

Lyndon Baugh simplifies setting his lathe up for screwcutting.

An Indexer With a Mini Lathe Spindle

Thor Hansen describes a heavy duty spindle with an MT3 bore

Improving A Small Horizontal Bandsaw

Norman Billingham fits a sub-vice to his bandsaw