Model Engineers' Workshop

Model Engineers' Workshop is the ideal workshop companion for all hobby engineers. Model Engineers' Workshop shines a spotlight on the tools and techniques used by model makers, light engineers, restorers and customisers and those who like making and modding their own tools. You'll find readers' tips, reviews of workshop equipment as well as articles on restoring old tools and making your own as well as the latest new technologies, techniques and materials. Model Engineers' Workshop magazine publishes 12 great issues a year.

Model Engineers' Workshop

On the Editor's Bench

Transplanting a Dore-Westbury mill head • Brian Wood grafs a ‘Frankenstein’ milling machine together inspired by a number of other people's approaches to similar ‘transplants’.

Lathe Speed Indication • Chris Hobday had backed himself into a corner and had no idea at what speed his lathe was spinning around. This article explains how he came to be in this position, how he got myself out of it and how he got to knowing exactly what speed the lathe was actually doing.

Low Voltage Power Sources • Stub Mandrel continues his look at ways of supplying power to your projects.

A foray into casting – Part 2 • Laurie Leonard shares more of his experiences of casting in the home workshop.

Marking out • Essential reading for beginners and valuable to old hands, this series by the late John Smith shares some of his wealth of skill and experience from over half a century in hobby engineering.

Dies and Die Sharpening • Jacques Maurel shows how to make die holders to increase the versatility of the sharpening attachment the described in last month's issue.

From the Archives

From the Model Engineer Archive • To celebrate 125 years of Model Engineer magazine and the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, each issue in 2023 features some historic content from Model Engineer relevant to workshops, tools or techniques. These pages from Model Engineer Volume 127, No. 3201 feature a ‘lathe clutch’ from 1962.

Workshop Photography Part 4 • We can't all be professional photographers or even access the most sophisticated of photographic equipment, but there are many simple things we can do to improve the quality of our workshop images.

On the Wire NEWS from the World of Engineering

ML7 Splashback • Mike Joseph explains how he made a lathe splashback using sheet metal, in this case for his ML7 lathe.

Beginner's Workshop Poppet valves and seatings

Model Engineers Workshop – Be Part of It! • Model Engineers’ Workshop isn't just a magazine, it's a community of like-minded people who love to share their ideas and expertise and experiences of hobby engineering and related subjects. There are a whole host of ways you can get involved and get even more out of your magazine – and your hobby.

Cutting grooves for circlips • Mike Cox explains how to cut narrow grooves, using his Mini Lathe as an example.

Tailstock DRO Review • Many people have come up with ways of improvising a tailstock. Now an off-the-shelf version is available from Linn Tools. SMAC takes a look at this interesting new device.

Scribe a line YOUR CHANCE TO TALK TO US! • Readers! We want to hear from you! Drop us a line sharing your advice, questions or opinions. Why not send us a picture of your latest workshop creation, or that strange tool you found in a boot sale? Email your contributions to meweditor@mortons.co.uk.

Notes For Newbies – Part 1 • Howard Lewis is a long-standing model engineer, he shares some of the lessons he has learned on operating ‘the King of Machine Tools’ in this two part series.

Readers’ Tips

Planning your Workshop • Here's some useful advice for anyone setting up a dedicated workshop for their hobby.