Made Simple – Made Easy
“A selection of gadgets to assist the Model Engineer” by H. Maurice Turnbull This book was first published last year and is a large format booklet style publication of just 50 or so pages with a good clear selection of
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews, Mechanical Gadgets, Projects
Tags: Jig, Tools
Workshop Practice Series
For budding model engineers the workshop practice series provides a great introduction to a wide range of topics as well as providing detail and projects if you want to take things further. I thought I’d use some of the metrics
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Tags: Workshop Practice
Seen around town
Just a few of the things I’ve seen in and around the galleries in London. Lorenzo Quinn, ‘Vroom Vroom’ on Park Lane Genetic Heirloom: Revital Cohen at Wellcome Trust Mechano Robot at the Pullman Gallery, King Street. I believe this
Posted in: Inspiration, Sculpture
Mystery Metal
When I had some builders do some work the other year, they left me some metal. Thin sheet approx 0.3mm folded into a L shape approx 15x15x15cm. I had assumed it was zinc and something to do with the roof.
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Materials: Aluminium, Zinc
Tags: Chemicals, Materials Science, Metal
Maritime Models, Instruments & Art Sale
Next month is a sale of Maritime Models, Instruments & Art. Charles Miller will be hosting the sale in Kensington on Wednesday 28th April 2010. There is a good selection art work, model ships and navigational equipment. One of my
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Tags: auction, maritime, navigation, ships, Thames Tunnel
For want of a nail
One of the window washer nozzles on my car was only squirting water part way up the screen. “That’s too small to worry about” I though, oh how I was wrong. What had happened is that the pipe to the
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: Ford Fiesta, rust
Dr Octopus
Dr Bonser from the University of Reading made the papers this week after being awarded £649,000 to design eight arms that mimic the dexterity and control of an Octopus. The University is part of a consortium working on the “Octopus
Stirling Air Engine Rally
Later this month is the Stirling Air Engine Rally at Kew Bridge Steam Museum Sunday, 27 March 2011Green Dragon Lane, Brentford. Middlesex TW8 0EN “The rally will bring together probably the most diverse collection of Stirling and Hot Air engines
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Tags: Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Stirling Engine
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
