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"Peter Seymour-Howell makes the steps the hooks and the couplings for his fine-scale 5 inch gauge Flying Scotsman locomotive.
Paul Ritchie looks back at some engineering exhibitions from the past and looks forward to future shows.
Ian Martin applies a few ideas from software development to Computer Aided Design to allow parameterised, generic drawings to be created.
Doug Hewson builds the side tanks for his 5 inch gauge GWR pannier tank and discusses the many variations in the tank’s ‘furniture’ found in this large class of locomotives.
David Earnshaw continues with his project to machine a set of 5 inch gauge ‘Duchess’ cylinders from the solid by making the end covers.
Terence Holland discusses the motion work for the 0-6-0 version of his Barclay well tank.
Jason Ballamy makes a set of bearing caps for his Thompstone mill engine and goes on to make the crankshaft.
Norm Norton makes the very distinctive clacks and safety valves for his 5 inch gauge Modelworks ‘Britannia’ locomotive.
Adrian Garner explains the arithmetic behind the gear trains for his astronomical bracket clock and discusses the differences between tropical and sidereal time.
Luker demonstrates a simple way of forming injector reamers using his toolpost grinder."