Proof reading, what proof reading ?

Lack of proof reading either by publishing staff or article authors raises its head in ME4411 yet again.

The material list, page 285, is fine until it reaches the fastenings with nothing in its correct column with no dimension given for the length of the csk. screws nor any reference to the spring dimensions or its type. Is it compression, expansion or bed ?.

Fig. 2 on page 287 shows the base plate and not the cylinders as stated in the text.

On page 295 the drawing of the base plate is poorly dimensioned with the axis of the flywheel shaft on the plan being given by reference to four dimensions. You can either locate the 4mm Dia. Hole and then advance 167.5mm, come in 238.5mm from one end or 105.5mm from the opposite end but hey it’s nice to have a choice.

On the side elevation the elongated recess has five 8BA holes. The first pair is 13.25mm from the end. The single hole is 14.75mm from the next pair of holes but there is no dimension given to fix the position of the single hole in relation to the side or the first pair of holes. Yes, I know it’s probably 28mm but one should never assume dimensions.

And finally, what is the purpose of the two photos on page 296 apart from padding out the article as they show the milling cutters in mid air, nowhere near what they should be cutting.

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Andy - Blowlamp.

Ouch! That is a bit of a canard!

As this is a 'Chuck your toys out of the pram' session'. So I am throwing out my pet elephant and the gorilla as well. In Vol 207 No 4411 there is the first instalment of a series I am interested in. It is building a 5cc racing engine. I calculate that it will be No 4413 –Early October 2011 before I know anything about the materials of some of the major components.

It would be useful to get a list of raw materials needed in the end of the first instalment. Over here in Hungary by the end of October you can get ½ meter of snow and -20 at midday so almost everything shuts down (including the postal services).

Under my bench there are six or seven projects ‘stopped’ for various (simple) items. There is another which was thrown out into the road by a Hungarian who wanted something ‘Done Now!’ and another that had a tractor cylinder head dumped on it by the same (tribal) Geezer. This was after I said I could not weld up the cracks. So now I gather all the things I need before I start and keep them under a Big lock and a complicated key.

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