Model Engineers' Workshop - 12.2018

If you're serious about modelling, you'll love the expert technical advice and features in Model Engineers Workshop magazine.

*** This month’s cover shows Norman Billingham demonstrating silver soldering on the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Polly course. Inside, Roger Backhouse celebrates the Vigicentennial of the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. Alibre Atom3D Robert Footitt brings you his second tutorial on getting the most out of your free six-month licence for Alibre Atom 3D. A Cam Grinding Machine Makers of four-stroke engines and other mechanisms needing accurate cams will appreciate this useful design from Alex du Pre. Making a Special Cutter Roger Vane goes through the process of making custom tooling. One Man and His Mill Brian Wood and the story of his adaptations and modifications to a Dore Westbury Mk II. A Chuck Jaw Assessment Device Ron Wright describes a simple but easily made accessory for checking the accuracy of self-centring chucks. Milling for Beginners This month: Jason Ballamy looks at flycutters, single-point cutters and getting the best from slitting saws. ***