Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine  |  September 2015
Issue 232 of Model Engineers’ Workshop is packed with more great content than you can shake a drawbar at!
AN UNEXPECTED INTERLUDE
John Pace finds himself machining some tricky gearwheels
THE M2Z WIDGET
Danny M2Z in Australia describes a simple gadget that will make life easier for many mini-lathe owners.
DEAD BLOW HAMMERS
Ted Joliffe describes how he casts his own soft lead hammers
POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON
Editor, Neil Wyatt, pays a visit to Polly Model Engineering in Nottingham.
ONE MAN AND HIS LATHE
New Zealander, Darren Conway, tells the story of a Denford Viceroy lathe.
IMPROVING ER COLLET RUNOUT TO NEAR ZERO
Richard Gordon discovers a simple technique to get the best from ER collets.
WHO YA GONNA CALL? SWARF BUSTER!
Ed Corley is on a mission to fight swarf and the causes of swarf.
MAKING A CANTILEVER TOOL FOR SQUARE TAPPING
Mogens Kilde, in Germany, completes his innovative device.
THE 3D PRINTSHOW 2015
John Cookson reports from a show dedicated to this maturing technology.
THE MILLER’S TALE
Ian Strickland’s restoration of a vintage Trident mill.
POWER HACKSAW
Stan Nesbit describes his home-made machine, 28 years old and going strong.
A TABLE LENGTH MILLING VICE
David Piddington describes his large capacity vice from castings with beginners in mind.
AN IMPROVED DEPTH INDEX FOR A DRILLING MACHINE
Peter Shaw’s simple modification offers a boon for the owners of basic bench drill presses.
On The Cover
Apprentice Mat busy in Polly Model Engineering’s workshop. Equipped with everything from pillar drills to huge CNC machines, read more on page 24.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine September 2015.