Wooden Bike from Rammed Earth Workshop
Michael Thompson has recently finished building a bike made from wood, the SplinterBike. No metal, plastic or rubber parts were used at all. The main part of the bike is made from birch, the axles from the hardwood ekki and
Posted in: Interview, Woodworking
Tags: Bike, Rammed Earth
The Story behind the Models DVD
In this DVD, Ivan Law from the SMEE interviews two of the UK’s greatest model engineers at the 2009 Sandown Exhibition, Cherry Hill and Mike Sayers. I was initially a little disappointed with this DVD as I was expecting more
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Tags: Cherry Hill, dvd, Ivan Law
Online Auction – Fabrication Machinery, Vehicles etc
GoIndustry (UK) Limited Online Auction of Fabrication Machinery, Office Furniture & Equipment and Internal & External Transport Bidding open: 9 May 2011 6:00 AM PDTLots closing from: 24 May 2011 5:00 AM PDT 90 Lots of Metalworking Machines, including Laser
Posted in: Fabrication
Tags: auction
Welding and Engineering Applications for Smart Phones
There’s a surprising number of useful phone apps for a welder. However there’s a general thought that a smart phone and a workshop are generally not compatible, grinding dust and dirt don’t go well with a touch screen. Welding and
Posted in: Welding
Tags: apps, smart phones
The 1902 State Landau
Today is the day of the Royal Wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton. There will be lots of coverage of the people, Westminster Abbey and the wedding dress. So on first appearances there’s not much to talk about from
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Tags: carriage, royal wedding, The 1902 State Landau
TIG Welding Gloves
Up to now all my welding has been done using heavy welding gauntlets such as those you can get from the likes of B&Q or Machine Mart. So I was quite pleased when Ed from R-Tech welding sent me a
Little Spark Plugs
I was reading in the March edition of Engineering in Miniature about making mini spark plugs. Due to the small size of model IC engines it is not always possible to buy a plug of the right size. So the
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Tags: IC Engine, spark plug
Scrap yards and motorway junctions
With the recent fire next to the M1 and the damage caused to motorway supports the highways agency are planning a risk review. But this got me thinking as to why a scrap yard would be placed there in the
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
