Model Engineer & Workshop Magazine March 2016 Zurück Ausgabe

Issue 239 of Model Engineers’ Workshop is a special issue packed full of gadgets and tips plus a free plan for a Micrometer Boring head!

On The Cover: Ken Hall’s unusual Grimston Mill was in urgent need of protection!

A SPRING CENTRE Ken Jones offers an ‘it will do’ take on a useful accessory.

LEVER OPERATED CARRIAGE STOPS Mogens Kilde in Germany makes a pair of quick and convenient lathe stops.

PLAYING A PICCOLO Peter Edwards from the SMEE’s Digital Workshop Group describes an easy introduction to Arduino.

ROTARY TABLE STOPS Jock Miller from New Zealand describes an easily made aid to repeat accuracy.

AN ELECTRIC POWER DRAWBAR FOR MILLING MACHINES Mike Stratton explains how to add an essential accessory to larger milling machines.

A SPRING LET DOWN TOOL Henry Hicks details a useful accessory for anyone making or maintaining spring driven clocks.

AN HSS TIP HOLDER Jacques Maurel in France shows you how to make a modern update of traditional toolholders.

ACCURATELY FORMED THREADS AND SIMPLE MULTI-START THREADING Peter Nicolson offers some tips for machine cutting accurate full-form threads.

ONE MAN AND HIS LATHE Mini Lathes are probably the most common choice for new entrants to the hobby. Expert Mike Cox tells the story behind his much modified machine.

MAKE YOUR OWN PARTING OFF TOOL Peter Shaw describes how to grind your own parting tools, including a special holder.

CARVERSAW – KITCHEN UTENSIL TO HANDY TOOL Our very own Womble, Mark Noel, takes a visit to the recycling bank.

GETTING THE MOST FROM AN ARBOR PRESS Cam McKeown in Australia shows you how to upgrade an economical arbor press into a precision broaching press.

CENTRING A FOUR-JAW CHUCK Beginners - do you struggle to get the best from your 4-jaw? Jouni Pirttimäki from Finland offers a step-by step guide to the dark art.

MAKING SPHERICAL WASHERS John Pace explains a simple technique for turning curved surfaces.