Scale Models of workshop machinery? Lathes, millers, grinders etc…

[Michael WildeParticipant @michaelwilde12011]

Hi, I’d like to know if anyone has information on a supplier (in the UK) of casting sets and drawings etc of model milling machines, shapers, lathes, grinders etc. I’ve found a company in USA called PMresearch who do 1/12th scale models from the 1890. A google search will find their website. I’m interested in the workshop machinery side of this hobby and if I’m going to machine models then these are what I’d like to do.
I’ve seen pictures of completed model cylindrical grinders and millers on the show pages of MEW and these look very interesting. Does anyone know if these are made from casting sets?

Any information and links to uk model companies on this topic would be appreciated.

Thanks, Mike Wilde

[Michael WildeParticipant @michaelwilde12011]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Stuarts do a few machine tools in their range, the builds have been covered in ME by Anthony Mount

 

http://www.stuartmodels.com/

 

The ones in MEW are likely to be scratch built

 

Jason

[Geoff SheppardParticipant @geoffsheppard46476]

Many of the miniature machine tools shown in MEW were built by Barry Jordan of Derby. No castings, just hacked out of the solid. Absolutely brilliant.

[Michael WildeParticipant @michaelwilde12011]

Thanks very much! Building them from the solid seems a bit beyond me at the minute! I wouldn’t know where to start. I suppose if there’s dimensioned drawings availiable for the full size machine anything’s possible?

[Geoff SheppardParticipant @geoffsheppard46476]

I don’t think that Barry bothered with drawings either, just scaled off the full-size machines!

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