Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine | August 2016
Welcome to Model Engineers' Workshop August 2016 (Issue 244). Issue 244 of Model Engineers’ Workshop is a another great read for every hobby engineer!
MODIFYING A TAP WRENCH Laurie Leonard improves the usability of an inexpensive tool.
A SWING OUT MAGNIFIER Making a wall-mounted magnifier and lamp with Howard Jennings.
SINGLE PHASE MOTORS Ted Fletcher addresses a common query by explaining the wiring of single-phase fractional horsepower motors.
MACHINING SQUARES WITH AN ANGLE GAUGE An ingenious application for Richard T. Smith’s subscription gift.
TWIST AND PUNCH A step by step guide to making a useful aid to accurate marking out from Mogens Kilde.
GEARCUTTER A new series with detailed plans for a versatile fabricated gear cutting machine from Alan Aldridge.
FIXED COLUMN FOR AN X1 MILL Converting a benchtop mill to a rigid column design with Mike Cox.
ONE MAN AND HIS LATHE Anthony Reid mixes and matches his Boxford and South Bend lathes.
MICRO DRILL CHUCK Alan Wain describes a handy little accessory for rotary tools.
A SMALL DIVIDING HEAD Stub Mandrel recounts the story behind an unusual; accessory inspired by an Edgar T. Westbury design.
FIXING A FIXED STEADY A neat modification by Howard Lewis that could be used in all sorts of inaccessible places.
AN IMPROVED GUARD FOR THE WORDEN An aid to safety and dust control for a popular tool and cutter grinder by David Thomas.
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Small but capable of useful work, this compact dividing head is based on components for a light dividing attachment designed by Edgar T. Westbury.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine August 2016.