ON THE EDITOR’S BENCH Dave Clark’s commentary. HOW TO MAKE A FULLY ADJUSTABLE GRINDING HEAD David Haythornthwaite makes a versatile tool.HARRISON M300 WITH DRO Ken Wilson looks at adding a DRO to his M300 lathe.AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SPINDLE DRIVE CLUTCH Ken Wilson adds a clutch to his Harrison M300 lathe.MAKING A HIGH SPEED SPINDLE Dick Stephen makes an engraving spindle for an X3 mill.FOUR PAGES OF FREE PLANS Designs from Edgar Westbury for a swivelling vice & a tailstock turret.LEARNING HOW TO HAND TURN Mike Freeman tries his hand at pen turning.REALLY SIMPLE THREADING TOOLS Grind your own screwcutting tools.FIRESIDE READING CARING FOR YOUR CNC MACHINE Dick Stephen looks at cleaning ball screws.A SURFACE TABLE FOR FREE Surplus materials put to good use.TOOL TIPS, IDEAS & QUESTIONS Ideas for the workshop.TRADE COUNTER COMPETITION PAGE A SIMPLE TOOL POLISHING FIXTURE Using a simple fi xture to ensure better surface fi nish SCRIBE A LINE Letters from readers. ...

ON THE EDITOR’S BENCH Dave Clark’s commentary.MAKE A TAILSTOCK TURRET FOR THE MINI-LATHEDave Fenner makes another useful accessory for this little lathe.MACHINING TOOL BLOCKS & A REAR TOOLPOST FOR THE MYFORD SERIES 7 LATHEMick Knights adds a tool holding system to his new Myford lathe.A SORT OF KENNETDave Fenner resurrects an old project TWO AXIS CLOCK DEPTHING TOOLDavid Rogerson makes a wheel depthing tool.A PAIR OF VICE JAW STOPSPeter King makes a simple workshop aid.ADDING A ROTARY TABLE FACILITY TO THE EMCO UNIMAT 3 Maurice Rhodes describes another of his Unimat modifications.INSTALLING A PRE OWNED MYFORD SUPER 7B IN A CONFINED SPACEMick Knights installs a secondhand Myford lathe.LEARNING TO LOVE THE SIEG KX1 Mick Knights looks at this well built small CNC mill from Arc Euro Trade.MUSING ON DRAWINGS,

Dimensions, TOLERANCES & MARKING OUTDave Fenner looks at marking out work FIRST STEPS IN 3D DESIGNLinton Wedlock looks at modelling gears.SCRIBE A LINELetters from readers.

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9 ON THE EDITOR’S BENCH Dave Clark’s commentary. 10 HOW TO MAKE A FILING MACHINE Harold Hall makes a useful machine. 16 HOW TO MACHININE CASTINGS Harold Hall makes a small Vee Angle Plate from castings. 21 EDGE & CENTRE FINDING Michael Christiaens looks at work setting. 26 A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WORKSHOP MATERIALS Dave Fenner looks at various materials the home engineer might come across. 32 FIRST STEPS IN 3D DESIGN Linton wedlock concludes this series with a look at Sterograms. 38 3 MORSE TAPER TO 3C COLLET ADAPTOR A project for manual or CNC lathes. 42 PHEONIX BATTERY DRILLS Martin Gearing gives old drills a new lease of life. 46 ENGINEERING MEASUREMENT Dave Fenner looks at accuracy in the home workshop. 55 RESURRECTING A COLCHESTER CHIPMASTER LATHE Jim Perry brings an aging Chipmaster back to life. 62 SCRIBE A LINE Letters from readers. ...

9 ON THE EDITOR’S BENCH Dave Clark’s commentary. 10 HOW TO MAKE A FILING MACHINE Harold Hall makes a useful machine. 16 AN enhanced MINI-LATHE FROM SIEG Dave Fenner looks at latest version of this popular machine. 19 HIGH PROFILE CLAMPS Harold Hall looks at another type of clamp that can be useful in the home workshop. 22 HOW TO MACHINE CASTINGS Harold Hall compares the Keats angle plate with the small Vee angle plate. 26 EDGE & CENTRE FINDING Michel Christiaens looks at work setting. 30 UPDATING THE MYFORD ML7 ONE-SHOT LUBRICATION SYSTEM Tony Jeffree simplifi es the system & reduces the component count. 32 METHOD & MADNESS Dave Fenner looks at batch production in the home workshop. 34 LUBRICANTS FOR THE HOME WORKSHOP Mike Haughton looks at the basics of lubrication & lubricants. 40 3 MORSE TAPER TO 3C COLLET ADAPTOR A project for manual or CNC lathes. 44 MYFORD SERIES 7 SADDLE CLAMP Shelley Curtis overcomes a problem. 46 CNC MILLING USING SUBROUTINES Mick Knights looks at this useful programming method. 50 A SIMPLE SUB-TABLE FOR A MILLING MACHINE Mick Knights adds a work holding plate to his mill. 54 ESTABLISHING & USING A TOOL LIBRARY Mick Knights organises his tool holders. 60 SCRIBE A LINE Letters from readers. ...

Model Engineers Workshop No. 176 May 2011 This issue
Includes:: ON THE EDITOR’S BENCHDave Clark’s commentary. GRINDING
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