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A Heavy Duty Boring Bar Holder

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Neil Wyatt

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14 March 2016

An email to the Editor in the January Scribe a Line (MEW No 237) from David Byways asking for his help caught my attention concerning a boring bar tool holder illustrated in issue 235, pages 64 and 66. The query elicited a reply from Ian Strickland which referred David to an article in Model Engineer…
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Dividing Head Calculation Spreadsheet

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Neil Wyatt

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1 March 2016

The spreadsheet has been produced by Christopher Taylor. To use it, enter the worm ratio for the table at the top and the number of teeth/divisions required. Choose any convenient solution that offers a whole number of holes in the right-hand column. If your dividing discs have different numbers of holes, you can change the…
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Free Plan: Cross Vice to Vertical Slide

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Neil Wyatt

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14 September 2015

This time we bring you the article text (right click and choose view image) as well as the plans as jpeg and full res PDF. Download side one of the plan as a full-size PDF HERE Download side two of the plan as a full-size PDF HERE The design uses a tapped table together with…
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A Sharpening Jig for Slot Drills and End Mills

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Neil Wyatt

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24 August 2015

Because the use of the device is not entirely obvious from the drawings, in a departure from the normal approach, you can download the four pages of photographs and descriptions. Right-click and choose ‘view image’ to see a larger version: Download Side 1 of the plan as a PDF HERE Download Side 2 of the…
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Martin Cleeve’s Rack Tailstock Designs

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Neil Wyatt

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21 August 2015

Rack feed, which allows for the rapid in and out movement of the tailstock using a large lever capstan arrangement is often seen as a desirable feature on a lathe. It is particularly useful if the tailstock is used for drilling or a lot of repetitive work. The downsides are that it can take up…
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Disposing of a Workshop

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Neil Wyatt

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11 August 2015

It happens to all model engineers one day. Their workshops, perhaps built up over many years, have to go. This may be because of house moves, change of personal circumstances, acquiring new interests and worst, through illness or death. There are several options for workshop disposal. That chosen may depend on personal priorities. Is it…
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A Jeclanide Handwheel

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Neil Wyatt

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29 July 2015

Not only did it play an essential role in an elaborate drive system, its unusual performance made it an intriguing little gubbins in its own right. In today’s jargon the jeclanide handwheel is ‘transparent’ when operated from one end – and rigidly ‘solid’ when torque is applied to the other. The prototype was one of…
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Martin Cleeve’s Screwcutting Clutch

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Neil Wyatt

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18 February 2015

Martin Cleeve (a pen-name of Keneth Hart) was a recognised authority on screw-cutting in the lathe. He was granted a patent on a swing-clear tool holder, which is another solution to speeding up screw-cutting. Download a PDF version of Martin Cleeve’s article here. Alastair Sinclair’s letter: Dear Sirs, I am pleased that you have decided…
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A Spindle Moulder

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Neil Wyatt

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25 November 2014

With apologies for the relatively poor quality of the scanned pages, this is a reprint of an article that appeared in Volume 111, issue 2793, requested by a forum member. Download a PDF of the article HERE Neil All rights reserved My Time Media Ltd. and the author.
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Free Plan: A Lathe Mounted Bandsaw

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Neil Wyatt

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24 November 2014

The fabricated framework of the saw. Back in 1992 this design was offered for those who lacked the space for a normal bandsaw. It was the first free plan to appear over two issues – a rare move for EW in those days, but one that showed the magazine had established itself as a regular…
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