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Thread: Drill Sharpening Jigs - Advice please.
21/10/2010 19:21:12
Sparey´s The amateurs lathe has a good chapter on drills.
Thread: Vice/rotary table question
21/10/2010 19:14:30
I too had a Vertex rotary table and it was very nice! I´d like to remind that the buyer should consider what he will do with the accesory! Many can do fine with a simple direct hand feed job like the Geo. H. Thomas design, as can be made at home, from Hemingway plans, its all from bar stock I belive!
Thread: Drill chuck keys
18/10/2010 19:33:38
Posted by David Clark 1 on 01/10/2010 07:57:09:
Hi There
A good drill chuck should not need a key.
You should be able to tighten it by hand and the drull should not turn unless you force it into the job.
regards david
 

 I´d like to disagre, it depends on the construction. Like what thread size is used to tighten the chuck with, doubt you can make a drill sit still in any of may smaller chucks (jacobs). I´ve been told and read that we are suposed to use all three holes in the circumferance to tighten it properly. But thats just a myth that got carried away methinks. 

Thread: Continuing Articles
18/10/2010 12:07:14
Theres been some photography artist making illusions like that above, you can find coffe table books in most book stores on this.
Thread: Hints and tips
16/10/2010 19:31:29
Posted by chris stephens on 12/11/2009 17:31:54:
Hi Niloch,
As you can see by the overwhelming number of posts, this idea is a non-starter. Such apathy is surely why our Editor has to virtually plead for material to publish. 

 Maybe one of the next Work Shop Practice Series books should be on writing skills, its harder than most think who havent tried! I think younger generations read much less too, so they aren´t as used to text as older generations!

16/10/2010 18:46:28
Best way to remove grease from hands is to use any oil or butter from the kitchen, then soap and wash.
Thread: Rhoestats
15/10/2010 11:05:26
Lights dimmers are not legal to install for the DIY'er in my area, check yours.
Thread: Finished model too good
15/10/2010 11:01:06
If I was gonna show off my new loco at a fair, full scale or not; You can be sure I was going to make it gleam and sparkle like a gem! Electric miniature RR is more about dioramas and such, so I can understand them wanting the rolling stock and locos looking weathered. But for an ME project, either is correct IMHO! I have seen some really "pimped" steam engines, I like them as much as the more realistically finished ones. In boats for example, it looks right with alot of brass and copper, and gloss paint. A large part of Live steam is to have a model for display, so some brass is appriciated!
Thread: Continuing Articles
15/10/2010 10:47:15
Posted by John Olsen on 15/10/2010 07:09:30:
 Of course we actually have it rather easier now than the old timers did, with CAD systems, word processors, and digital cameras.
 
regards
John
 
 
 I´ve thought about this, and I am very impressed by the nice work they did in older days producing magazines. Just have a closer look; trimetric GA was common, and the projects weren´t any less complicated. And I usually find the language much better then, more articulated. I´ve been working on translation of a catalog for a while, and writing is alot harder than most imagine I belive!
 
Btw I wish we could se more trimetric drawings in the future, they are a nice compliment to any set of drawings. MEW/ME has a very good artist, I bet he´d like the challage once in a while. They do take some time to make but are very good nice. And as I usually say, you can´t build what your hand can´t draw. CAD is a sad excuse for drawing, though its great for industrial use! 
 
Thread: A strange fluid
08/10/2010 19:07:28
Posted by Alan Gray 1 on 08/10/2010 18:04:46:
...Equally "mechatronics" - the fusion of electronics and mechanics- is increasingly important and interesting. So we want more interesting articles of all kinds- some of which will have some electronics content.  So I would sugggest to David that it would be good to have specialist project parts reviewed by a reader or two who could assist in shaping an article for publication.  I offer to do that.
Regards
Alan.
 

 I agree totally, "more mechatronics"! ME/MEW feels a bit stale to me at times, still I like both though! I belive more young people would like a more modern flavour (like Model Mechanics was) instead of half a mag full of old fellas riding steam locos. And I add that I like steam (and old people), just so no one feels offended.

08/10/2010 10:23:56
Posted by John Coleman 1 on 08/10/2010 09:47:52:
Hi David Clark 1,
Re your posting on 18/9/10 under "a strange fluid" thread, regarding adverts over text and you said "might be your browser". I am also suffering this prob. on this thread, using IE, so I thought I would try Firefox and sure enough, prob. red!!
Well I never! Good `ol Microsoft.
John
 
 

 I´ve had this prob too this morning! But not atm. Try to log in anew, or even reboot!?

Thread: Visit to London
26/09/2010 20:57:28
I could spend a whole life visiting museums in London. I can also reccomend Brussels war museum (better than Liegé, it has a hangar with tanks and planes, and guns of course, including gages for the making of muskets, its a trip you will want to make over and over! 
Thread: Continuing Articles
26/09/2010 20:51:20
Glad someone lese but me likes the Yarrow boiler series! I made a thread on this exact subject not long ago!
 
Well, Im very patient, so for me its okey, but some aren´t, and it would be nice with more "ordnung"; not all readers are British...
 
On my wish list is a book with Geometer articles, it would be a good read for many, and a must have for beginners methinks!
Thread: plastic containers
26/09/2010 11:24:08
Befriend a pipesmoker, although they are a dying breed, they can be found. I smoke myself and all the tins are great for storage!
23/09/2010 17:32:48
 
thats a CD organizer sold at IKEA here in Sweden, can´t find it on the UK site though! Ask for it locally if you like it, its dirt cheap way to sort small stuff like drill bits and taps!
Thread: Adjustable Dials for Feedscrews
23/09/2010 17:20:24
Sherline in the USA makes dials to order, and have a real nice set for B´ports!
Thread: Bending HSS
20/09/2010 20:18:49
No dont blow on it, just leave it in still air. Reynolds makes the most famous of air hardening steels, and I never heard of anyone blasting them with cool air! Sounds like a good way to distort the peice, adn even create cracks.
Thread: Is there Method In The Madness
20/09/2010 18:19:03
I see, I m naturally patient so no worries. You have a very good illustrator btw!
20/09/2010 16:56:28
I follow the series on building the Yarrow Boiler, and naturally, I think the articles appear to seldom. Is there some kind of plan for when articles are featured? Some are every issue, some are much more seldom!
Thread: What is the ultimate lathe for model engineering
20/09/2010 16:51:18
When it comes to buying stuff, I allways buy what I want, rather than whats most sensible.
 
There is no ideal machine, or anything, its a matter of preference. And it allways takes a few buys before one feels confident with whats needed.
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