Filing Machine Construction

Edited By Bogstandard on 01/06/2010 01:11:24

Edited By Circlip on 01/06/2010 09:52:53

Edited By Jeff Dayman on 02/06/2010 13:38:39

I have just by chance come across Fred Townroe's original comments regarding my article on the filing machine. The situation is that all the drawings were provided and have been left out in error by the publishers.

I to was also unhappy with the publication of the series as I had asked for each sub assembly drawing to be published in the issue that the assembly was described, if this had been done it would have been more obvious that part drawings were missing. Unfortunately, the sub assembly drawings were published in the first issue separate from them being described.

It is a pity that Fred had not contacted the editor at the time, rather than commented about it in the forum, as the omission could have been corrected much earlier. I will now contact the editor who will decide how the error is best dealt with.

I was not at all happy that at the beginning of this thread ( May 2010) that I was being accused of providing an article with much less information to make the item than was required as I spend a considerable amount of time attempting to dot all the I's and cross all the T's. As I explained it was not of my doing the magazine had not followed my requests as to how the the data should be presented. That's enough of my rantings.

However, Fred and Bogs, if you are still visiting this forum perhaps you would like to visit my website which now has the filing machine added. It does, as I originally requested, present each sub assembly separately, giving text, pictures and drawings for each one on the same page or group of pages.

I would appreciate your comments on the approach. It does though run to 26 web pages so just a quick flit through will give an idea. Incidentally, the website now runs to over 500 pages.

If you still wish to make a filing machine Fred then do study it in detail. However, I cannot guarantee there are no mistakes but as I draw designs first and them make the item to them they are thankfully fairly rare.

The pages can be found here

Since making it I have used it for a few minor tasks but recently on a major one of making a Skeleton Clock to John Parslow's design in the Model Engineer magazine. For this I found it worked very well and was almost indispensable for me. The thought of finishing the frames and crossing out all of the wheels without it a non starter, some obviously have much more patience than I have.

If you wish to have a look at it, it can be seen here

Harold

I have never built one of Harold's projects, but i have learnt truckloads from his articles.

I think the filer is the only example that 'loses' me and now I know that it was not presented as intended, I think it is fair to point out Harold is one of the best MEW authors at presenting projects for the beginner, and like Bogs, has probably enabled many new starters to take up the hobby.

As a much less experienced author who has tried to tackle the task of writing up such things, I appreciate it is not an easy task to explain something when you have no way of getting feedback until after it is published.

Some may find it painful, but constructive feedback given on this forum could help authors get better. It's good to that Harold does his best to offer 'customer support' here, as well as through hi own website.

Neil