Theasby's Wrinkles A Lashed Up Lathe
Model Engineers' Workshop|March 2020
Geoff Theasby makes a temporary lathe for a long, thin rod in the middle of the night
Geoff Theasby
Theasby's Wrinkles A Lashed Up Lathe

I had what I thought was a brilliant idea! I had to reduce the ends of an Acetal bar by 1 and 2 millimetres, but it was too long for my mini lathe and too fat to pass through the chuck/spindle.

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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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Desktop Gear Hobbing
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Desktop Gear Hobbing

Toby Kinsey has designed this fascinating piece of gearmaking equipment

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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March 2020