Neil Wyatt

2 weeks ago | northantstelegraph.co.uk | Neil Wyatt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowTwo decades of naval service, including duty in the Falklands War, shaped the remarkable life of Steve Hammond before he faced his greatest challenge - a rare sarcoma cancer diagnosis that eventually claimed his life. Now his daughter Jodie Merrell is preparing to honour his memory by running 26 miles in the London Marathon.

1 month ago | model-engineer.co.uk | Neil Wyatt

Here you can download the STL files for the miniature belt-joining jig described in part 14 of David Thomas’ Corliss Valve Mill Engine Series. AdvertEnjoy more Model Engineer & Model Engineers’ Workshop Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Hi, I'm the editor of Model Engineers' Workshop magazine and, for my sins, one of the website admins.

2 months ago | model-engineer.co.uk | Neil Wyatt

John McPhee used 3D printed pulleys to perform a belt drive upgrade on his X1 mill. His article describing the upgrade appears in Model Engineer & Workshop, Vol. 234, No. 4762, March 2025. You can download John’s STL files for printing your own pulleys from this page, together with the OpenScad files that produced them. John says “I decided I would look at 3D printing as much of the project as I could.

Jan 24, 2025 | model-engineer.co.uk | Neil Wyatt

After nearly 35 years, Model Engineer and Model Engineers’ Workshop will be combined to create an exciting new magazine, Model Engineer & Workshop. The new magazine will feature increased pagination, enabling us to cover the full breadth of our incredible hobby—from steam power to gas turbines and from treadle lathes to CNC milling, and beyond.

Dec 2, 2024 | model-engineer.co.uk | Neil Wyatt

We had some comments that the archive article in MEW 344 was rather difficult to read. Many thanks to reader David Frith for re-scanning the article in question and putting it through OCR. Here’s the text:Allan Jeeves discloses the secrets of the Griptru chuck. Self centring 3-jaw chucks are an innovation of the 19th century and were a successful method of speeding up the chucking of work In the lathe.