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George Round’s Home-Made Lathe

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Neil Wyatt

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11 November 2014

The heart of the lathe is a bed made from two large steel angle-section welded to give a hollow bar bed, indeed the whole machine is fabricated. In just 19 pages, full details are given for the construction, not just of the lathe, but a suitable cabinet and some advanced accessories. The full article appeared…
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Using the CZ Metal Bender

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Neil Wyatt

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2 November 2014

A number of forum users have expressed interest in the details of how this device, which has been available for over 20 years, is used. A detailed article on the CZ metal bender caby Gordon Raed can be dopwnloaded from the link below. http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/cz%20bender.pdf With thanks to Gary Wooding and Ady1 for assitance with preparing…
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Free Plan: A Toolmakers’ Hammer

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Neil Wyatt

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2 November 2014

The purpose of the hammer is to allow a centre opunch to be accurately aligned with marking out and then struck without the user needing to put down and pick up different tools. In 2014 MEW featured a very nice example by Derek Spedding which has been used to illustrate this article. Unusually for MEW…
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Stepperhead Lathe Construction – Technical Notes

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Neil Wyatt

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13 October 2014

Due to their technical nature the notes have not been edited and are presented as a guide without any warranty as to their accuracy. There are three sections: CNC Initialisation Files Stepper Motor Settings Materials List Material Suppliers All three sections are in one PDF document which you can download using the link below: Stepperhead…
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A Self-Feeding Facing Tool

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Neil Wyatt

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6 October 2014

This design is by 'Geometer' a nom-de-plume of Ian Bradley. It first appeared in Model Engineer Volume 123, Issue 3092, 13 October 1960. You may also download the article as a pdf here If you decide to build one of these tools, please let us know! Neil
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Free Plan: A Simple Lathe

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Neil Wyatt

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1 October 2014

The lathe can be adapted to suit available materials and, whilst complete in itself for use with a graver, the design does not include a cross slide. It shoudl be within the abilities of most makers to add such a facility if they wish. As usual, the full size plan is contained in these two…
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Free Plan: A Simple to Use Dividing Device

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Neil Wyatt

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5 September 2014

"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…
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Lathe Bearings

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Neil Wyatt

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20 August 2014

The full letter with text and images is here. Even today, there is still a lot of misunderstanding of roller bearings. Preloads are used that are too high and the precision of such bearings is often questioned.Their load bearing capacity is often under-estimated, although almost every car, van and lorry on our roads runs on…
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Norden, A Nineteenth Century Mill Engine to 1:12 Scale

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Neil Wyatt

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6 August 2014

A full set of drawings for Norden can be downloaded HERE. What follows is the slightly edited text from the introductory article. Norden, A Nineteenth Century Mill Engine to 1:12 Scale One of the attractions of model engineering is the opportunity to makes a model of unusual prototypes, perhaps something that no-one has tackled before.…
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Free Plan: A Clutch for the ML7 Lathe

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Neil Wyatt

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1 August 2014

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…
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