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

A 3D printed XY table • Adrian Rawson made a micrometer adjustable worktable for a measuring microscope

Model Engineers' Workshop and Model Engineer at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition • Exciting news about the forthcoming exhibition at Warwickshire Event Centre in October.

A 5C Collet Stop • Bernard Towers little accessory for owners of 5C spin indexers will speed up a lot of jobs and improve accuracy.

Universal Belt Grinder part 1 • Paul Lousick describes his design for a compact belt linisher which uses a 4” angle grinder and can be used with either a 50 × 914mm abrasive belt or grinding wheels.

Beginner's Workshop GLANDS AND PIPE FITTINGS

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.

A Retracting Toolholder For Screwcutting With A Twist • David George modifies a classic design by George H. Thomas for automatic operation. Part 2.

Customising Morse Taper Arbors • Brett Meacle looks at an issue many beginners will notice when they first get a new lathe.

Tales from the Workshop: James Watt

An Eagle Surface Grinder • Bob Trethewey concludes his strip down of a Dronfield Eagle Surface Grinder in preparation for a full restoration.

From the Model Engineer Archive

Milling Tips • 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.

On the Wire NEWS from the World of Engineering

Win a Clarke CBG6SC Bench Grinder with Sanding Belt and Lamp

Salvaging two Morse taper drills • Brian Wood describes briefly what I did to bring some 'modified' Morse taper drills back into workshop use.

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.

Readers' Tips

An Improved Tailstock for A Myford Lathe, Part 4 • Unfortunately the final part of Murray Lane’s series on an improved tailstock for a Myford lathe went astray. Parts 1-3 appears in MEW 321,316 and 317. Note that photos 75 to 80 appeared in issue 317.