Archive for September, 2008
Broaching
Broaching is a technique for turning a round hole into a square hole or a hex hole or for adding a keyway into a hole. A broach is a toothed tool that looks a bit like a rack or coarse
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Tags: broaching, square holes
Mashprom-2008
8th International exhibition «Mashprom-2008» for machine-building, metal-working and industrial equipment. The exhibition takes place 7-10th, October 2008, in the Expo-center «Meteor», Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Posted in: Exhibition
Tags: Mashprom, Ukraine
Filing Nuts
I was lucky enough to visit the Model Engineer Exhibition at Ascot over the weekend and managed to attend one of the lectures by the chaps in the blue coats from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. The talk
Posted in: Projects, T-Nuts
Tags: Filing, Model Engineer Exhibition
Cable Car Workshop
It takes a lot of hard work and skill to run the San Francisco Cable Cars and just as much to keep them maintained. You can’t just walk into Joe’s Autos and pick up spares, they have to be made
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Tags: Cablecar, San Francisco, Workshop
Tools from Apprentices
When I was working for Dowty Group they put me through an extensive programme of training starting with drawing and CAD, electrics and electronics (with a side in brazing) finishing up with machining. In the machine shop we made a
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Tags: Apprentices, Dowty, milling vice, Tools
Model Engineer Exhibition Ascot
The 19th September sees the start of the Model Engineer Exhibition at Ascot. As mentioned previously there will be a range of attractions, exhibits and competitions for all kinds of model engineer or enthusiast. There will also be a long
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Tags: Ascot, Model Engineering Fair
Kew Bridge Steam Museum – Festival of Models
Normally the Kew Brige Steam Museum showcases its massive water pumping steam engines (along with a history of steam development and a small museum). Next month it’s exhibits will be a lot smaller as it is having a festival of
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Tags: Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Models, Steam Engine
Shed in the air!
London is notorious for a shortage of space and central London is worse than most places. When workmen came to repair this building on Shaftsbury Avenue W1 they found a novel solution to where to locate their workman’s hut. The
Posted in: Shed
Tags: London, Scaffolding, W1
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
