Top Tip – Camden Miniature Steam Services
Whilst purchasing some Christmas presents for the relatives at Camden Miniature Steam Services I spotted an interesting book called “40 Power Tools You Can Make“. One of the previews was for a tip from H. Moore, Leeds, England. Having googled
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Tags: workshopshed
More Welding apps for your phone
Someone pointed out that there is a special offer on the Android market for apps today, they are priced at just 10p. I did a quick search for welding and found the following two free apps (so that’s 20p saved).
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Tags: android, smart phones
Shed roof part 3 – Installing the window
It had taken me a day’s work on my own to strip off the old window. Alan and myself then had installed one side of the roof in just a day. That left me 2 days to get the roof
Metal Model Building – metallmodellbau.de
Just incase you had any doubts that the Germans were excellent engineers, here’s the Metal Model Building Website. I stumbled upon this fanstatic site via Achim’s Mini-Bonell-II a “sitting room” universal grinding machine and thanks to the wonders of Google
It all works with Magic Smoke
I was reading the story of a chap who left his grinder on the bench whilst welding. He commented that he’d “let the magic smoke out” and hence it was now not working. The issue was that the HF from
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Tags: Grinder, magic smoke
Model Engineering Exhibition 2011 at Sandown Park
Just a reminder of the model engineering exhibition over at Sandown Park is next month and is celebrating it’s 104th Birthday. Show TimesFriday, 9th Dec 10.00am – 5.00pm (Last admission: 4.00pm)Saturday, 10th Dec 10.00am – 5.00pm (Last admission: 4.00pm)Sunday, 11th
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Tags: Model Engineering Exhibition, Sandown Park
Ironwork of St James, Mayfair and Piccadilly
Whilst wandering the streets of London, I tend to notice the large variety of metal work on the buildings and surrounds. Here are a few images taken this week of the fantastic ironwork around St James, Mayfair and Piccadilly. There
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Tags: wrought iron
Amazing Meccano Crane
Thanks to the MIG Welding forum, I’ve found out that Marc Van Goozen from the Netherlands has built this amazing operational 1/8 scale model Liebherr crane. The crane is build from mechano parts augmented with a specialist components such as bearings,
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Tags: Meccano
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
