"The need for division in the model engineer's workshop is ever-present. The cheap way is to use the lathe change wheels, the expensive way is to use a full dividing head. Al Longworth offers a neat device which is more accurate than changewheels but avoids the expense of a full dividing head. Although some experience…
Like so many of these plans we hope it will be of interest to all and of real use to some who may well find this a very useful and practiocal modification, one which could be apllied to any lathe with a countershaft of this type. As usual, the full size plan is contained…
The article that accompanies the plan can be downloaded from the archives. Please take special care to ensure the safety guard is well made and fitted – a poke in the eye from a needle file would not be pleasant! As usual, the full size plan is contained in these two lowres jpeg files and…
These documents should be of interest to all hobby and model engineers. This 2006 version of their guidance, by Cooper Hand Tools in the USA has been put into the public domain: Nicholson The Guide to Files and Filing by Cooper Hand Tools, 2006 You can access the 1878 Edition here: A Treatise on Files…
The full size plan is contained in these two jpeg files and accompanying pdf versions: Swing Clear Toolpost Plan side 1 Swing Clear Toolpost Side 2 Alternatively, the plan can be downloaded as a series of overlapping printable Pdf pages which can be used to assemble a paper version: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3…
The full size plan is contained in these two jpeg files and accompanying pdf versions: http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20side%20(1).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20side%20(2).pdf Alternatively, the plan can be downloaded as a series of overlapping printable Pdf pages which can be used to assemble a paper version: http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(1).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(2).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(3).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(4).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(5).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(6).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(7).pdf http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/rotary%20table%20page%20(8).pdf With thanks to Nicholas Farr for scanning…
Background Some years ago, a work colleague acquired a fire damaged ‘Startrite’ drilling machine from his local garage, which he found to be oversize for his intended use. I was fortunate in that he agreed to swap it for my smaller budget imported drill, leaving me with the task of replacing smoke damaged label plates…
One of the disadvantages of the rubber drive belts fitted to the Unimat 3 and some other lathes is their ability to break, usually during a fine finish operation just as the finish is almost complete, or at some other inconvenient time, so it seems to me. From my own experience, it seemed to be…
Background There are occasions when it is necessary to stamp numbers on newly created index dials etc. and although giving a punch a clout with a hammer isnt rocket science, it is worth considering that the end result will be accurate and aesthetically pleasing. Having used the following system to good effect, I thought I…
It would seem to be the general consensus that some form of ‘Electric Emery Cloth’ is a useful addition to the workshop and to this end, I considered buying a combination disc and belt sander. I found just the item at the Ascot exhibition at a reasonable price, but was informed that I could not…
