Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine  |  May 2015
The May issue of your bigger and better Model Engineers' Workshop, number 228 is on sale soon!
The cover features the revolutionary EMG-12 Endmill Resharpening Machine from Arc Euro Trade – see inside for John Stevenson’s exclusive report on this new machine.
Highlights of this bumper issue include:
CLEANING COOLANT - John Pace explains how he cleans his coolant and describes an oil skimmer.
SCULTURA MECCANICA RIPRODUTTIVA - The workshop art of Fulvio Levati.
USING SLITTING SAWS IN THE LATHE - Keith Johnson describes an assortment of useful accessories you can make.
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR RESTORING OLD MOTORCYCLES - Some handy gadgets with wider applications from Adrian Filmer.
ANY NUMBER YOU LIKE - Making division plates by co-ordinate drilling need not be hard says Ted Knight.
IMPROVEMENTS TO A POPULAR BANDSAW - Mike Cox continues his short series on bandsaw improvements.
A DRILL CHUCK FOR A BUDGET MINI-DRILL - Alan Wain details an inexpensive way to boost the performance of a cheap and cheerful tool.
AN INTRODUCTION TO SHEET METAL WORK - In the final part of his occasional series Dave Fenner looks at various techniques for joining sheet metal.
MAKING A CLOCK DEPTHING TOOL - Glen Bunt give further details of his horological accessory for horologically minded readers.
ONE MAN AND HIS LATHE - John Freeman tells the tale of his Chester Challenger lathe.
REPAIRING ROB’S OLD DRESSING TABLE - Peter Shaw concludes the tale of his excursion into furniture restoration.
A CLUTCH FOR MINI LATHES – Newcomer Tyro offers a convenient solution to disengaging the gear train on mini lathes.
ADVICE ON MILLING VICES - Alec Payne describes some of his vices, including testing a self-centring one.
TIP TOP TAP TIPS - If you are starting out and need to build a collection of taps and dies, here’s some useful advice from Stub Mandrel.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine May 2015.