Model Engineer  |  4611
Tony Bird makes a boiler for Tadpole, his outboard racer from 1933, and runs the engine and boiler together for the first time.
Kevin Barry makes the six pistons, connecting rods and valve gear for his six cylinder rotary steam engine.
Graham Sadler shows how old slot drills can be sharpened quite simply and given a new lease of life.
Chris Rayward completes the detailing of the smokebox for his 5 inch gauge LNWR ‘D’ tank and adds the ‘furniture’ to the smokebox door.
John Moorhouse explains the benefits of mentoring, both to the recipient of mentoring and also to the mentor himself.
David Haythornthwaite adds the countershaft to his Model Engineer beam engine, including the flywheel, bearings and output drive gearing.
John Olsen remembers a trip taken on the Glacier Express to St. Moritz through the Albula Pass.
Graham Sadler adds the auxiliary controls to his CNC conversion of a Sieg SX2 Plus milling machine.
Mick Knights tackles the task of making nine inlet manifolds and shows, step by step, how the complex shape of the manifolds can be formed.
John Arrowsmith visits the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre to see what is new at the Garden Rail show.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Engineer 4611.