Alibre Atom3D

Thanks to the generosity of Alibre, Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine is able to offer every reader of Model Engineers' Workshop a free six-month licence to Alibre Atom3D. Alongside this great opportunity, starting with issue 274 of Model Engineers' Workshop we are running a detailed tutorial series in the magazine. This page will be the 'hub' for links to example files, tutorials and more so make sure you drop in regularly to keep up to date!

Milling for Beginners - Indexing

Jason Ballamy demonstrates dividing as part of his Milling for Beginners series.

Change Wheel Spreadsheet

This page is for downloading the change wheel spreadsheet to accompany R. Finch's article in MEW 264.

Joerg Hugel's Drill Performance Tables

From this page you can download Jörg Hugel's spreadsheet investigating different drill grinding geometries, as well as a PDF document explaining how to use the spreadsheet.

Two Free Apps for every MEW Reader

This page hosts two free workshop Apps available to MEW readers and accompanied by articles in MEW issue 246 the 2016 Autumn Special.

Corrected Dividing Tables for Vertex HV6 Dividing Head

This is a corrected table giving correct figures for dividing with the vertex HV6 dividing head.

Minnie Traction Engine in 3D

David Thomas was interested to see the online '3D models' for a belt drive modification to an X3 Mill. He thought that his detailed model of L.C. Mason's Minnie traction engine design might provide further interest.

Why Climb Mill

In the past climb milling was seen as bad practice, leading to broken cutters and spoiled work, but the advent of CNC and minimal backlash machines has seen it become a preferred approached under these circumstances.

Model Engineers Workshop 25th Anniversary Photography Competition

Take a photograph that sums up the spirit of home-workshop engineering. The subject can be anything that reflects what you achieve in your home workshop, from a home-made machine tool to the intense concentration on the face of someone carrying out a delicate machining operation. The challenge is to take a picture that captures the spirit of home workshop engineering, rather than just documenting a tool or a process.

Use of Magnetic Chucks for Milling and Turning

Following questions on the use of magnetic chucks for milling and turning, we have been supplied the following manuals for the use of Eclipse magnetic chucks.

Mini Lathe Changewheel Tables

These tables complement the article "Universal Thread Cutting on a Mini Lathe" by Neil Wyatt in Model Engineers' Workshop issue 204.

Screw Thread Measurement Utility

The purpose of this program is to assist in the measurement of screw threads by the 'three wire method' of placing three wires of the correct size across the thread to be measured, two on one side and one on the other, in the 'V' of the thread and measuring across the wires with a micrometer. Subscribers Only

Cutting Speeds Table for Teach In 2014

A corrected version of the cutting speed table on P.35 of Issue 216 of MEW.

Simple Gearing for Metric Threads on Myford ML7 lathes with gearboxes

Brian Wood's article on the above topic in MEW 212-213 was exceptionally well received. It appears to have caused a national shortage of the 34T changewheels on which many of his gear combinations depend!

CNC Milling with MACH 3 - Part 3

The First Programs

CNC milling with MACH3 - Part 5

Profile milling using curves

CNC milling with MACH3 - Part 4

Simple Profiling

The practical engineer - part 5

CNC Milling with MACH 3 - Part 1

An introduction to CNC - The basics

CNC Milling with MACH 3 - Part 2

An introduction to CNC - the basics