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Model Engineers' Workshop Drill Size Chart

By popular demand, here are downloadable versions of the MEW Drill Size Chart.

Metric Myford Threads

The following note and accompanying table appeared in Model Engineers' Workshop Issue 292, April 2020.

Apollo 13 Re-Entry

Peter Gabelish got in touch after reader Andre Rousseau told him about our Apollo cover last year, he passed on this remarkable story and photograph.

Myford Wide Guide

Richard Ganderton's article from Model Engineer, 1st November 1974 describing his own approach to the Myford Wide Guide conversion.

Three-Way Toolpost by David Lammas

Three-Way Toolpost by David Lammas

Look at almost any modern hobby lathe, and you will see that it is fitted with a square block toolpost, capable of holding four tools. In practice, you can usually tell anyone who has tried to run their lathe with four tools fitted by the plasters on their hands! Dave Lammas came up with a simple and elegant solution – the three way toolpost, a design that doesn’t leave you with a tool pointing straight out at the lathe operator. Dave Lammas was a prolific writer in Model Engineer and Model Engineers’ Workshop, covering subjects ranging from quirky models to an advanced hardness tester. The three-way toolpost originally appeared in ME in 1985, and the design was so effective it became really popular and universally known as the ‘Lammas Toolpost’, and can be made in a size to suit any lathe. In 1995 a posthumous article in MEW introduced the idea to MEW readers. It’s possible to carve one out of a solid block of steel or cast iron, but three sizes of casting are available from Blackgates Engineering that make machining a relatively straightforward exercise. -Neil Wyatt Subscribers Only

Clayton Undertype Steam Wagon to 2 inch scale.

This reprint is of a series featured in Model Engineer from July 1976 to January 1981.

Chris Gills Phone Apps

Chris Gills Phone Apps

Chris Gill describes two phone apps he has created to help in the home workshop. The apps are designed to run on the phone operating systems (Android, Windows) or in a standard desktop browser. The apps are Geometry, which handles several calculations in plane geometry and MetalBender, which makes calculations for using a bending brake.

The MEW Boring Head

The MEW Boring Head

This free plan designed by Neil Wyatt first appeared in MEW 239, March 2016. It has been 3D modelled in Alibre Atom3D for us by Alibre.

Introducing the Arduino

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

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

Bill Morris' Differential Micrometer

This design by Bill Morris is an excellent test of your skill in working to tight tolerances.

Unimat Belt Drive

Unimat Belt Drive

John Olsen improves the drive arrangements of this well made benchtop lathe.

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

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.

Improved Headstock Bearings for a Myford Super 7

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.

Digital Caliper Comparative Review

Digital Caliper Comparative Review

This review of different digital calipers was first published in MEW 248.

An Optical Finder

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.

A Top Slide for the Unimat 3

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.

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