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Readers' Workshops - Patrick Cubbon
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Readers' Workshops - Patrick Cubbon

Patrick Cubbon describes his workshops – a portable one from 1963 and the current accommodation

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2 mins  |
May 2020
Desktop Gear Hobbing
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Desktop Gear Hobbing

Toby Kinsey has designed this fascinating piece of gearmaking equipment

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9 mins  |
May 2020
The John Stevenson Trophy 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.

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3 mins  |
May 2020
From the Archives: Twist drill Sharpening by the Four Facet Method
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From the Archives: Twist drill Sharpening by the Four Facet Method

Giles Parkes, MEW Issue 64, February/March 2000

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4 mins  |
May 2020
Dividing on the Warco 220 Lathe
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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

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8 mins  |
May 2020
Choosing Steels
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Choosing Steels

Stub Mandrel offers some advice on choosing the right steel for the job

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7 mins  |
May 2020
A Storage Story
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A Storage Story

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

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8 mins  |
May 2020
A Simple Drill Grinding Aid
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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

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2 mins  |
May 2020
Yet Another Bodge-Up!
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Yet Another Bodge-Up!

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

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5 mins  |
March 2020
Workshop Press Tooling Part 2
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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

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5 mins  |
March 2020
Garden Tractor Refurbishment
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Garden Tractor Refurbishment

Stan Nesbitt uses his workshop to rescue some garden machinery.

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3 mins  |
March 2020
Theasby's Wrinkles A Lashed Up Lathe
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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

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1 min  |
March 2020
Repairing a ‘Safe-D-Speeder'
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Repairing a ‘Safe-D-Speeder'

R. Finch saves a useful device from the scrap box

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4 mins  |
March 2020
Opening the spindle bore on a Mill
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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

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4 mins  |
March 2020
A Topslide DRO for a Boxford Lathe
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A Topslide DRO for a Boxford Lathe

Egret fits a removable readout to his lathe

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Bench Lamp
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Bench Lamp

Rod Renshaw makes a brace of handy small bench lamps.

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4 mins  |
March 2020
A Day at Ally Pally
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A Day at Ally Pally

Jason Ballamy visits the London Model Engineering Exhibition 2020.

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5 mins  |
March 2020
A Rotary Table from Scrap
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A Rotary Table from Scrap

Terry Cleife explains an interesting approach to improvising a rotary table

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2 mins  |
March 2020
Toolholders for a Myford M Lathe
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Toolholders for a Myford M Lathe

David Smith makes a batch of toolholders for one of these wellregarded old lathes

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3 mins  |
April 2020
The Prusa Mini, a small but versatile 3D-printer
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The Prusa Mini, a small but versatile 3D-printer

Martin Petersen reviews a new, compact 3D printer

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6 mins  |
April 2020
Shortening a Chain
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Shortening a Chain

Will Doggett makes a special link to shorten the Hand Chain on a lifting block

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6 mins  |
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.

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7 mins  |
April 2020
A Model Engineers' Fantasy Lathe Concept Design
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A Model Engineers' Fantasy Lathe Concept Design

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

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10+ mins  |
April 2020
Repairing a Bicycle Crank
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Repairing a Bicycle Crank

Alex du Pre tackles an unusual workshop task

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4 mins  |
February 2020
More Thoughts on Tachometers
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More Thoughts on Tachometers

Noel Shelley follows up on Andrew Carruther’s recent article

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4 mins  |
February 2020
Beginner's guide to tailstock alignment
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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.

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9 mins  |
February 2020
The Simplicity Jig No. 1
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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.

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2 mins  |
February 2020
Workshop Press Tooling
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Workshop Press Tooling

Will Doggett makes a set of tooling for his press tool described starting in issue 285

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5 mins  |
February 2020
An Exercise in CAD, or How to Draw (Internal) Gears.
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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

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10+ mins  |
February 2020
A Small Shop Sand Blasting Cabinet
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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.

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10+ mins  |
February 2020

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