Model Engineer & Workshop Magazine February 2016 Vorige editie

Issue 238 of Model Engineers’ Workshop is packed with features to fascinate!

Cover: Nick Farr made this sensitive pillar tool from an old drilling machine, see page 68 for the full story.

IMPROVEMENTS TO A MYFORD SUPER 7 LATHE Like all lathe owners, David Salter couldn’t resist a few modifications.
DIGITAL SCALES FOR A SOUTH BEND 9A LATHE Fitting low cost scales and readouts to Tony Hills’ American machine.
IMPROVEMENTS TO A BANDSAW Making a budget saw a bit easier to use, with Stub Mandrel.
3D PRINTING FOR MODEL ENGINEERS Yes, they really can do useful things – Simon Davies give some worked examples!
CNC IN THE (MODEL ENGINEERS’) WORKSHOP Marcus Bowman gives advice on work holding that will benefit manual mill users too.
INDEX FOR ISSUES 225 TO 236 Another twelve issues carefully cross referenced by Barry Chamberlain..
FLAT BELT FRANKENSTEIN Gary Ayres creates a strange hybrid between a mill and a dril..
THE MOBILE ‘SMART’ PHONE IN THE WORKSHOP Want to make your tech earn its keep? Howard Jenning shows you how.
MYFORD ML7R POWER CROSS SLIDE Fitting and using Keith Wraight’s well executed addition.
AN OLD BENCH DRILL ADAPTED TO MILLING Old pillar drill? – Alan Wain turns a hefty drill into a mill!
A BENCH DRILLING AND TAPPING MACHINE Old pillar drill? – Nick Farr goes the other way, and produces a sensitive pillar tool.
CAROLS, CAPPUCCINOS AND LOFTED SOLIDS Bob Reeve adds a final postscript to his Kei Car Challenge.

Plus our Regulars
ON THE WIRE: More news from the world of hobby engineering.
SCRIBE A LINE: A bumper crop of feedback from readers on recent issues.
READERS’ TIPS: A handy tip for making out locomotive frames.