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PROTOTYPE TOOLING MANUFACTURE Few articles raised as much interest as Richard Smith’s tooling system introduced in MEW 248. As promised, he returns with details of the making of the main toolholder types. MAKING THE MOST OF AN OLD CHUCK What do you do with a clapped-out chuck? Eric Clarke shows you how to recycle it as a flexible DTI holder. MIKE’S WORKSHOP A handy metalworker’s marking out gauge is a neat beginner’s project from Mike Cox LOW PROFILE MILLING CLAMPS Make these cunning contraptions from John Hinkley and solve all sorts of workholding challenges and conundrums. REVIEW – Axminster Engineer’s Trade Vice. Mike Cox tries out a new vice from Axminster Tools. MEASURING MINUTE POWER LEVELS WITH A DYNAMOMETER The Silly Old Duffer is back with a device for measuring the power output of tiny machines with drawings, photos and downloadable Arduino code. ONE MAN AND HIS LATHE We take a trip Down Under to meet Brett Meacle and his AL150, a Taiwanese lathe which may be familiar to reader’s under other names. EXTENDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE JACOBS GEAR HOBBER Chris Robinson delves even deeper into the world of gear hobbing with an impressive selection of specialist gears. CREATING COMPOUND CURVES IN THE LATHE Off to Pennsylvania for a masterclass in machining three-dimensional curves with David Graves. A TALE OF TWO SCREENS Bob Reeve returns with another tale of his adventures in the land of Computer Aided Design. MYFORD MANDREL LOCK SPANNER George Winspur revisits Lawrence Sparey’s simple but effective tools that could be the solution to your stuck-chuck woes. SILVER SOLDERING A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE David Banham continues his review of this important technique Plus all our regular features! On the Cover This month’s cover shows David Graves’ ‘up and over’ ball-turning technique, as featured on page 48, in a must-read article for anyone contemplating building a Quorn grinder!