Model Engineers' Workshop
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 |
February 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
A guided power feed for a Warco bandsaw
Richard T. Smith makes a pneumatic accessory for a vertical bandsaw.
6 min |
February 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
A New Range of Inserted Tip Milling Cutters
Jason Ballamy looks at some new cutters from Arc Euro Trade
4 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
Tooling: A System Approach
Stewart Hart offers some advice on making things interchangeable.
3 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
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.
10+ min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Radio Amateur's Workshop
Shaun O’Sullivan recounts how his engineering workshop skills support another hobby.
4 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
Myford tailstock bed ways refurbishment
Pete Barker uses a vertical slide to recast his Myford lathe as a shaper to machine its own worn-out bed ways which were allowing excessive tailstock movement
7 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
Moving a Jones & Shipman Surface Grinder
Martin Berry manages a major machine moving challenge.
10 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
A guided power feed for a Warco bandsaw
Richard T. Smith makes a pneumatic accessory for a vertical bandsaw.
9 min |
January 2020
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Combined Scroll Saw And File Attachment For Your Lathe
Mogens Kilde gives a step by step guide to aid beginners and the more experienced in making this useful attachment. - Part 3.
3 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
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
7 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Faceplate
Stew Hart makes a new compact faceplate for his lathe.
2 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Lathework For Beginners
To conclude this series Neil Wyatt looks at some final advice for those developing their turning skills.
10+ min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Micrometer Roller Box
Howard Lewis makes a tool for ‘running down’ long thin workpieces
8 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Mill RPM Display
Andrew Carruthers fi ts a speed readout to his Tom Senior mill
5 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Improving An Angle Tightening Attachment
Jacques Maurel improves an inexpensive but unreliable angle gauge
2 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
WM16 Mill Spindle Hold
R. Finch describes a simple method of holding the spindle still on the Warco WM16 milling machine (and similar machines) when using a dial indicator
7 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Lowmex 2018
Julie Williams reports on workshop-related exhibits at this popular regional model engineering exhibition.
2 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Tailstock Tapping Device
Brett Meacle makes a sliding tailstock tap holder.
7 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
Ship Of State
Recess-printed, lithographed, typographed and overprinted, the attractive Lakatoi issues of British New Guinea and Papua are a complex series with myriad varieties
7 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
Day Of Reckoning
However painstakingly compiled, your collection is destined to be broken up and recycled. It’s not a question of if, but when, and how?
2 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
‘Oh Help! Oh No! It's A Gruffalo!'
A Royal Mail stamp issue on October 10 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of The Gruffalo, the popular children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
3 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
Man Of Peace
Karl bickel not only transformed and rejuvenated Swiss stamp design in the mid-20th century but also built a monument to peace in his spare time
3 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
Roaring Success?
The first stamp issue for Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika in 1935 might have united three postal administrations, but its design and printing were far from uniform
2 min |
December 2019
Stamp Magazine
The Finest Cuts For This Year's Christmas Fare
Royal Mail’s Christmas stamps, released on November 5, take a religious approach this year, featuring classy biblical scenes created by paper-cut artists Hari & Deepti.
1 min |
December 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Clarkson Deadlock Mandrel
John Fawcett makes a custom mandrel for these cutters.
4 min |
November 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
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.
10+ min |
November 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
A Ring Light For The Super X1 Mill
Michael Cox creates shadow-free illumination on his mill.
5 min |
November 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
Modifying A Toolmaker's Clamp
Lionel Pullum makes a useful improvement to a standard clamp.
1 min |
November 2019
Model Engineers' Workshop
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.
4 min |