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Readers' Workshops - Patrick Cubbon
Patrick Cubbon describes his workshops – a portable one from 1963 and the current accommodation
2 min |
May 2020
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Desktop Gear Hobbing
Toby Kinsey has designed this fascinating piece of gearmaking equipment
9 min |
May 2020
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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.
3 min |
May 2020
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From the Archives: Twist drill Sharpening by the Four Facet Method
Giles Parkes, MEW Issue 64, February/March 2000
4 min |
May 2020
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Dividing on the Warco 220 Lathe
Peter Shaw describes a mandrel dividing attachment for this popular lathe that can be adapted to fit many other benchtop machines
8 min |
May 2020
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Choosing Steels
Stub Mandrel offers some advice on choosing the right steel for the job
7 min |
May 2020
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A Storage Story
Robin King shares the lessons learned from his experience of workshop moves
8 min |
May 2020
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A Simple Drill Grinding Aid
A newcomer to our hobby was having trouble sharpening drills, so Howard Lewis made a simple aid for him
2 min |
May 2020
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Yet Another Bodge-Up!
Peter Shaw finds a use for some aged homebrew slot drills.
5 min |
March 2020
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Workshop Press Tooling Part 2
Will Doggett makes a set of tooling for his press tool described starting in issue 285
5 min |
March 2020
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Garden Tractor Refurbishment
Stan Nesbitt uses his workshop to rescue some garden machinery.
3 min |
March 2020
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Theasby's Wrinkles A Lashed Up Lathe
Geoff Theasby makes a temporary lathe for a long, thin rod in the middle of the night
1 min |
March 2020
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Repairing a ‘Safe-D-Speeder'
R. Finch saves a useful device from the scrap box
4 min |
March 2020
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Opening the spindle bore on a Mill
Brian Wood had to enlarge the bore on his Dore-Westbury Mk II miller
4 min |
March 2020
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A Topslide DRO for a Boxford Lathe
Egret fits a removable readout to his lathe
7 min |
March 2020
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Bench Lamp
Rod Renshaw makes a brace of handy small bench lamps.
4 min |
March 2020
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A Day at Ally Pally
Jason Ballamy visits the London Model Engineering Exhibition 2020.
5 min |
March 2020
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A Rotary Table from Scrap
Terry Cleife explains an interesting approach to improvising a rotary table
2 min |
March 2020
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Toolholders for a Myford M Lathe
David Smith makes a batch of toolholders for one of these wellregarded old lathes
3 min |
April 2020
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The Prusa Mini, a small but versatile 3D-printer
Martin Petersen reviews a new, compact 3D printer
6 min |
April 2020
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Shortening a Chain
Will Doggett makes a special link to shorten the Hand Chain on a lifting block
6 min |
April 2020
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A Tapping Attachment for Small Taps
During my engineering apprenticeship and while working as a toolmaker spanning 40+ years I would imagine I must have tapped countless thousands of holes.
7 min |
April 2020
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A Model Engineers' Fantasy Lathe Concept Design
Alex du Pre shares his thoughts on what might make an ideal lathe
10+ min |
April 2020
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Repairing a Bicycle Crank
Alex du Pre tackles an unusual workshop task
4 min |
February 2020
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More Thoughts on Tachometers
Noel Shelley follows up on Andrew Carruther’s recent article
4 min |
February 2020
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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.
9 min |
February 2020
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The Simplicity Jig No. 1
John Harding introduces this jig for sharpening end mill cutters, the first of a series of related grinding accessories.
2 min |
February 2020
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Workshop Press Tooling
Will Doggett makes a set of tooling for his press tool described starting in issue 285
5 min |
February 2020
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An Exercise in CAD, or How to Draw (Internal) Gears.
Peter Shaw takes readers through his approach to drawing gears on a computer
10+ min |
February 2020
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A Small Shop Sand Blasting Cabinet
Graham Meek makes a versatile cabinet with a modest footprint and a ball joint for the gun which maximises the internal space available.
10+ min |