Model engineers - enlisted in war efforts?

The actual crankshaft was only 41,2 inches long, there is a heck of a lot of engine hung on each end.

Ian S C

Just noticed this posted on the Myford Yahoo group. It seems that war production was an extensive topic in ME mag.

Between 25th September 1941 & 3rd September 1942, Edgar Westbury wrote an extensive article in tooling up the capstan Lathe for those who were supporting the war effort producing components in their home workshops.

"Sorry Luv, I had to spend the kitty on new tooling for my workshop - there's a war on you know!"

Neil

In World War 1, rifles - Rifle No.1 Mk III (Short Magazined Lee Endfield Mark 3 - in 303 calibre) were made (in the UK) at Enfield Lock, British Small Arms (BSA), London Small Arms (LSA), and also in a scheme known as the "Peddler Scheme." These were rifles assembled by a "central" group who assembled them from parts made by small sub-contractors. Not many were made - 20,000 perhaps. This information came from Ian Skenerton's "The Enfield Story." I have never seen one - but I am in Australia, so the chances are poor, especially 100 years later! Enfield, BSA and LSA rifles are relatively common. Skenerton does not elaborate as to who were the "sub-contractors" were, but they must have been small concerns - even Model Engineers at home perhaps). Poor tolerance was a "feature" of these rifles!

Only tangentially relevant, but I recently discovered this magazine article pasted into my grandfather's daybook for 1915. I've no idea what magazine it was, but obviously war-work production was prominent in people's minds.