The third Saturday in January saw me making the annual trip across London to attend the London Model Engineering Exhibition which was held over the 17th to 19th of the month at its now usual venue of Alexandra Palace. Arriving at about 9.30 parking was easy and after a leisurely walk up the hill, photo 1, I made my way to the queue of advance ticket holders waiting for the doors of the Great Hall to open at 10.00am.
Once inside I made my way around the trade stands making a few purchases as I went, there were no major items that I specifically wanted but I did make a list of materials and other consumables that I like to pick up at the shows as it helps to support the traders that make the effort to attend and the saving in postage and packing on one or two purchases pays for the admission and any more goes a good way towards covering fuel costs.
Although the days of “show special offers” seem to be a thing of the past I did get a couple of good deals, Jenny from JB Cutting tools (no relation!) threw in an extra cutter when I bought four-ball nose carbide milling cutters from her and Noggin End who I often purchase from, as they tend to keep a few more metric sizes than some of the other ME suppliers, rounded down the cost of a bundle of metal.
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Readers' Workshops - Patrick Cubbon
Patrick Cubbon describes his workshops – a portable one from 1963 and the current accommodation
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
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
Choosing Steels
Stub Mandrel offers some advice on choosing the right steel for the job
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.
Workshop Press Tooling Part 2
Will Doggett makes a set of tooling for his press tool described starting in issue 285