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Introducing the Arduino
This article by Chris Farnell first appeared in 'Maker World' magazine. Apologies for the radical header photo! Let's hope it's lead-free solder, eh?
A Lathe Milling Attachment
This horizontal milling attachment by J. Neave is designed to overcome the shortcomings of running a milling arbour between centres. The design used two castings but these could be replaced by triangular blocks of suitable material.
Bill Morris' Differential Micrometer
This design by Bill Morris is an excellent test of your skill in working to tight tolerances.
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Free Plan: A Filing Rest
This design for an adjustable lathe filing rest appeared in MEW 19, October-November 1993. It made the case that this design by Bob Fletcher allowed things like squares on turned work to be made more quickly and conveniently than by transferring the work to a a milling machine.
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Change Wheel Spreadsheet
This page is for downloading the change wheel spreadsheet to accompany R. Finch's article in MEW 264.
L00 Spindle Nose Protector
In MEW 162, Darren Conway described a 3D printed nose protectors for lathes with an L00 spindle nose. This article includes a link to an STL file you can use to print your own.
Free Plan: A Metal Bender
If bending metal strip is a vice and hammer job in your workshop, then this metal bender designed by Terry Gould is worth considering. It was described in MEW 18, August/September 1993 which also contained the free plan reproduced here. See also the swivel base which was described in the same issue.
Wire Gauge to Imperial Sizes
Here is a very useful table of different wire gauge systems.
Jeff Thyer's Myford Gear Hobbing Attachment
Featured in MEW 258 and following issues, this ingenious attachment allows both ordinary spur gears and helical gears to be made on a Myford lathe.
Torsion Dynamometer
Download the Arduino Sketch for Silly Old Duffers's article on a Torsion Dynamometer in MEW 250 /255 using the link below.
FREE PLAN: A Drill Sharpening Jig
Mr C M McEke (a member of Bristol SMEE) provided this novel design for a complete drill sharpening fixture, which was featured in a free plan given away with MEW 17, June/July 1993.
Free Plan for Subscribers to Accompany MEW 253
This useful and well-designed Tailstock Turret by Alex du Pre accompanied issue 253 of Model Engineers' Workshop. Subscribers Only
Improved Headstock Bearings for a Myford Super 7
While many users are more than happy with the standard bearings fitted to Myford Super 7 lathes, some critics consider that roller bearings should have been fitted.
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Digital Caliper Comparative Review
This review of different digital calipers was first published in MEW 248.
An Optical Finder
A useful article from the first issue of Model Engineer's Workshop by 'Bluey' - a pen-name of Stan Bray who was the first editor of MEW.
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.
A Top Slide for the Unimat 3
This little topslide by D. Scroggins uses a novel approach to the dovetail slides. It first appeared in MEW issue 16, April/May 1993, more details can be found in the archive copy of this issue.
Silly Old Duffer's Arduino Indicator
You can download the source code for Silly Old Duffer's Arduino Indicator system, featured in MEW 249, here.
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