Quorn Castings

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Does anyone know what has happened to Model Engineering Services?

Their homepage http://lawm.freeserve.co.uk shows just a blank page. Have they ceased trading?

Does anyone else in the UK supply Quorn castings?

 

Does anyone have any Quorn castings that are ‘surplus to requirements’ I am looking for the Mk2 wheelhead castings.

 

regards

 

Graeme

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Model Engineering Services

[Steve GarnettParticipant @stevegarnett62550]

Posted by CoalBurner on 26/03/2011 18:14:59:

Does anyone know what has happened to Model Engineering Services?

Their homepage http://lawm.freeserve.co.uk shows just a blank page. Have they ceased trading?

I just had a look at the page, and it’s not quite blank – it’s showing their old background (squared) – all of which makes me wonder whether they are just in the process of doing an update to it? Their phone number is 01246 433218, and that would probably reveal more…

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Thanks Steve, I’ll give them a call tomorrow. The page has been lke that for a while now and none of the sub-pages seem to exist. So maybe they are in to process of updating.

[MilesParticipant @miles]

Hello

 

I have been trying to call Model Engineering Services for sometime with no success

Does anyone have anymore news ??

 

Thank you

Miles

 

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Martin Model in the US do castings if you are stuck

 

 

J

[MilesParticipant @miles]

Hello All

 

Just to update, I managed to contact Mr Law this morning with reference to Quorn Castings

 

The news

– Currently there are new sets of castings being made

– A new website will be launched with a new address very soon

– The day to day admin of the business will be taken over by Mr Law’s son

 

Mr Law was on fine form when I spoke to him this morning !

 

Miles

[Steve GarnettParticipant @stevegarnett62550]

Well that’s good to know. I didn’t like the idea that the only apparent supplier of Quorn castings had disappeared without trace – should I feel the urge to make one! Thanks for reporting back.

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Spoken to Mr Law today, they are still waiting for ‘complete’ sets of castings to be supplied from the foundry.

Once they have sufficient stock to supply their expected demand (which from talking to him would seem quite a significant amount), they will then publish the new website.

 

I am hoping to get in touch with Mr Law’s son by email shortly as he will be running the business and website going forward.

 

As soon as I know more, I will update this thread.

 

The biggest problem they are up against is getting the foundry to produce full sets of castings, as he quite rightly states, its no use havin 14 out of a set of 15 castings equired to build the Quorn!

 

regards

 

Graeme

[MilesParticipant @miles]

Hello Graeme

 

Thanks for the update

 

Miles

[Paul LayParticipant @paullay87589]

Hello

Just wanted to check if there is any more news on castings. I have an incomplete kit that I'd like to "top up". I'm also unable to get onto the old web address at all.

Thanks Paul

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Hi Paul,

Unfortunately, I have not been able to contact Mr Law or his son recently.

If I hear anything I will certainly let all know.

regards

Graeme

[GoCreateParticipant @gocreate]

Posted by JasonB on 29/08/2011 18:59:52:

Martin Model in the US do castings if you are stuck

 

 

J

Hobby Mechanics in Australia also supply Quorn castings

Nigel

Edited By tractionengine42 on 19/02/2012 22:45:13

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Hi All,

An update on Model Engineering Services:

I spoke with Michael Law this afternoon who is in the process of re-launching MES (I also had a very pleaseant chat with Ivan prior to this ).

Michael has a small number of sets of Quorn castings available and for those who are genuinely interested, please PM me and I will put you in touch with him.

Michael expects to re-launch the site in the next 2 – 3 months, other commitments permitting and subject to the availability of the casting kits he plans to sell.

Unlike before, MES will only be selling casting kits and not complete materiel kits as they feel this brings the price into a better marketplace and as most of us have reasonable access to bar stock etc, the opinion is that it is more viable to supply casting only kits.A

Sounds very promising, I will post any further info as soon as I have it.

regards

Graeme

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Just saw on another forum that the site is back up

dodgy link deleted

 

J

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 07/05/2018 18:31:28

[alan ord 2Participant @alanord2]

This is an old posting but I want to buy a set of Quorn castings. Have checked the previous link but it's not Model Engineering Service based in Chesterfield. Anybody have an update regarding supply of castings?

Thanks,

Alan.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I've dropped an email to Mike Law, but the last time I asked him he was non-committal.

Neil

[alan ord 2Participant @alanord2]

Thanks Neil. Please keep me posted.

Alan.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Someone has done a redesign of the Quorn to make it out of stock materials. I'm sure the drawings are on the interweb, search for Bonelle. There are some photos here

**LINK**

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I've just heard back from Mike Law. Carrying on with MES was just getting in the way of being able to do model engineering, so they have stopped promoting the products and only have a few castings left.

The good news is that the remaining Quorn castings and patterns have been passed to a well-known UK supplier who will market them once they have got stocks of full sets of castings.

So, watch this space…

Neil

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Links to drawings and more info on Bonelle

**LINK**

**LINK**

must admit the first one wouldn't open for me, and as I don't do the 3D CAD I can't comment on the second

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by duncan webster on 04/03/2017 18:31:49:

Someone has done a redesign of the Quorn to make it out of stock materials. I'm sure the drawings are on the interweb, search for Bonelle. There are some photos here

**LINK**

That man gets everywhere…

N.

[Thor 🇳🇴Participant @thor]

Hi Duncan,

Like you I couldn't get your first link to work. This Link to Bonelle drawings seems to work.

Thor

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Excellent, Thor

… Downloaded in seconds on my iPad; and I've saved it to GoodReader, to study at leisure.

Thanks

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

That's cheating.

Where's the kudo is aging a pile of stock materials?

It's traditional to age Quorn castings for 30-40 years in a cardboard box as a rite of passage!

Neil

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