Blog Action Day – Poverty
October 15th is Blog Action Day 2008 and the topic is poverty. Given the current situation in the UK it’s easy to forget that other people are still worse off than ourselves. As a skilled engineer there’s several ways you
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Tags: BlogActionDay, Poverty
New Workshop Practice Series Books
I just spotted that there are three new books in the Workshop Practice Series. The first No. 41 expands and complements the existing books bringing in a new topic of grinding, honing and polishing. No. 42 is a data book
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews, Grinding
Tags: Data, Mini-lathe, Workshop Practice
Melt 12th Oct
For the latest aluminium melt, I build a new two part flask and tried casting a couple of letters. After a trial run putting the sand in there was an issue with the sand falling out of the cope (the
Posted in: Casting
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: Flowerpot furnace
Inventors Exhibition with Wallace and Gromit
Baroness Delyth Morgan, Minister for Intellectual Property has announced that Wallace and Gromit will be at the Science Museum, London in a new exhibition designed to inspire and assist British Inventors. This £2m exhibition is scheduled to open in spring
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Tags: Intelectual Property, Inventing, Science Museum, Wallace and Gromit
Miniature Steampunk Keyboard
Lizabeta a Steam Punk engineer has been venturing into miniature engineering with her latest projects. Inspired by the shape of some parts from ebay she built the Mini Steampunk Keyboard Using tiny watch parts, aluminum scrapbook material and copper wire
Grease Steam and Rust Association (USA)
The Grease Steam and Rust Association aims to “preserve agricultural history for future generations” They do this by restoring old machines, displaying agricultural equipment, putting enthusiasts in contact with each other and running an annual fair each October. The show
Posted in: Steam
Tags: Agriculture, grease, rust
Bezel making
The latest mini project is the making of a doughnut shaped ring in 3mm sheet aluminium. The inner diameter is 54mm and the outer diameter is 70mm. The outer edge needs to be rounded off. The part is to act
Posted in: Bezel, Lathe, Machining, Trepanning, Work Holding
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: boring
Happy Birthday SMEE!
Happy 110th Birthday to The Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. Why not go and visit them at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum Festival of Models and give your congratulations in person?
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Tags: Kew Bridge Steam Museum, SMEE, Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
