Model Engineer & Workshop

Model Engineers' Workshop is the ideal workshop companion for all hobby engineers. Model Engineers' Workshop shines a spotlight on the tools and techniques used by model makers, light engineers, restorers and customisers and those who like making and modding their own tools. You'll find readers' tips, reviews of workshop equipment as well as articles on restoring old tools and making your own as well as the latest new technologies, techniques and materials. Model Engineers' Workshop magazine publishes 12 great issues a year.

Model Engineers’ Workshop

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Lever Operated Tailstock for a Myford Super Seven Lathe • David Haythornthwaite revises Pete Barker's design for the ML7 to suit Super 7 lathes.

Making Simple Taper Tooling • Simple tools can be used to make accurately tapered holes, or to open out smaller holes to an exact size. Here's a brief guide to using them and making your own.

On the Wire • News from the world of engineering

PART 21 A Tandem Compound Mill Engine • David Thomas completes the air pump for Arnold Throp's Corliss mill engine.

Welland Steam Rally 2025 • John Arrowsmith reports from the 59th Steam Rally of the Ross on Wye Steam Engine Society.

A Coventry Die Head Sharpening Jig PART 1 • Peter King shares plans and information to make a Coventry die head chaser sharpening jig.

Club Diary • Please send your events for Club Diary to meweditor@mortons.co.uk

PART 21 The BR Standard 2-6-0 Class 4 Tender Engine • Doug Hewson describes the making of cylinder drain cocks.

Different types of pumps • These articles by Geometer (Ian Bradley) were written seventy years ago. While they contain much good advice; they also contain references to things that may be out of date or describe practices or materials that we would not use today either because much better ways are available of for safety reasons. These articles are offered for their historic interest and because they may inspire more modern approaches as well as reminding us how our hobby was practised in the past.

UK Steam Locomotives

Readers’ Tips • We have £30 in gift vouchers courtesy of engineering suppliers Chester Machine Tools for each month's ‘Top Tip’. Email your workshop tips to meweditor@mortons.co.uk marking them ‘Readers Tips’, and you could be a winner. Try to keep your tip to no more than 400 words and a picture or drawing. Don't forget to include your address! Every month we'll choose a winner for the Tip of the Month and they will win £30 in gift vouchers from Chester Machine Tools. Visit www.chesterhobbystore.com to plan how to spend yours!

The Falkirk Wheel

Sweet Pea Rally 2025 • Bryan Finch of Guildford MES reports on this year's gathering for owners of this popular narrow-gauge design, with photographs from Mike Sleigh, Bryan Finch and Phil Brien

A Digital Boring Bar Setting Tool • Will Doggett modified a digital caliper to make a precision setting tool for boring bars.

POSTBAG • The Editor welcomes letters for these columns, but they must be brief. Photographs are invited which illustrate points of interest raised by the writer

PART 18 A GWR Pannier Tank in 3 ½ Inch Gauge • Gerald Martyn continues with fabricating the platework from laser-cut parts.

Precision Measurement of Squareness PART 2 • Mechanical engineering frequently involves measurement of angles. Warren Williams discusses using the comparator square described in our previous issue.

Club News • Geoff Theasby reports on the latest news from the clubs.