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.

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A Lathe Boring Table • Ian Strickland makes a robust accessory for a Harrison 140 L5 lathe

JOINTS AND WASHERS • The main methods of sealing various types of mating faces and joints are described here

Restoring A Slipping Drive • Brian Wood ran into trouble with his Dore Westbury Mk II mill, this is what was involved in the repair.

No More Bellows • Eckart Hartmann came up with an alternative to concertina type bellows.

Making Your Own Tools • Stub Mandrel offers some advice for beginners.

New Balls Please • Roger Froud looks at ceramic balls

An Improved Tailstock for a Myford Lathe - Part 1 • We are pleased to feature this improved tailstock for a Myford lathe, designed and built by Murray Lane. Using castings from his own patterns, this article echoes some of the ambitious projects of the past.

Milling Machine Accessory Clamp

Further development of a sliding angle grinder stand. • Mike Cox has done more work on further refinements for his recent design.

On the Wire • NEWS from the World of Hobby Engineering

The Versatile Angle Clamp • Bob Dodds makes a useful accessory for drilling, milling and other operations on small workpieces, closely related to the traditional toolmakers’ finger clamp.

Dismantling and Servicing a Grip-Tru Chuck • Andy Johnston explains how to get inside one of these top quality lathe chucks.

Introducing Welding • Laying down a bead of weld with a MIG welder.

A not so Quick, Quick Change Toolholder • Laurie Leonard discovered that, just because toolholders look the same, it doesn’t mean they ae identical.

Scribe a line • Drop us a line and share your advice, questions and opinions with other readers.