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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

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.

A guided power feed for a Warco bandsaw

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

A New Range of Inserted Tip Milling Cutters

Jason Ballamy looks at some new cutters from Arc Euro Trade

Tooling: A System Approach

Stewart Hart offers some advice on making things interchangeable.

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.

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

Moving a Jones & Shipman Surface Grinder

Martin Berry manages a major machine moving challenge.

A guided power feed for a Warco bandsaw

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

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.

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 Faceplate

Stew Hart makes a new compact faceplate for his lathe.

Lathework For Beginners

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

A Micrometer Roller Box

Howard Lewis makes a tool for ‘running down’ long thin workpieces

Mill RPM Display

Andrew Carruthers fi ts a speed readout to his Tom Senior mill

Improving An Angle Tightening Attachment

Jacques Maurel improves an inexpensive but unreliable angle gauge

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

Lowmex 2018

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

Tailstock Tapping Device

Brett Meacle makes a sliding tailstock tap holder.

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

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?

‘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.

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

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

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.

A Clarkson Deadlock Mandrel

John Fawcett makes a custom mandrel for these cutters.

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 Ring Light For The Super X1 Mill

Michael Cox creates shadow-free illumination on his mill.

Modifying A Toolmaker's Clamp

Lionel Pullum makes a useful improvement to a standard clamp.