Model Engineer - 4737 23/02/2024

Vol. 232 No. 4737 23 February – 7 March 2024

308 SMOKE RINGS
News, views and comment on the world of model engineering.

309 HERCULES – A TWIN CYLINDER COMPOUND ENGINE
Chris Walter describes a condensing marine engine first featured in Model Engineer 100 years ago.

314 LNER B1 LOCOMOTIVE
Doug Hewson presents a true to scale five inch gauge model of Thompson’s B1.

318 1934 McDONALD TRACTOR
George Punter tackles another tractor construction project.

321 INVESTIGATING PARTING TOOL CHATTER
Neal Raines investigates and causes and cure of a common machine tool problem.

325 BUTTERSIDE DOWN
Steve Goodbody returns with further tales of the trials and tribulations of a model engineer’s life.

327 SMEE NEWS
Martin Kyte reports from the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers.

328 WANDERINGS IN SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND
Colin Hill comes across an interesting locomotive relic.

329 POSTBAG
Readers’ letters

331 THE WILLIAMSON ENGINE REVISTED
Ray Griffin discovers a book by Tubal Cain from 1981 and builds the engine described in it.

334 A FIVE-INCH GAUGE 0-4-0 PADARN RAILWAY TENDER LOCOMOTIVE
Luker builds a tender for Fire Queen, a Welsh slate quarry locomotive.

337 BODO AIR MUSEUM
Geoff Theasby ventures north of the Arctic Circle to visit Norway’s air museum.

341 THE STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE
Ron Fitzgerald tells the story of the development of the stationary steam engine.

344 WORKSHOP TECHNIQUES – MAKING LEAF SPRINGS
Chris Rayward begins an occasional series with tips for making leaf springs.

348 GAS TURBINE ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE 18,100
Tim Coles reports on progress to complete a 5 inch gauge model of an experimental locomotive.

352 CLUB NEWS
Geoff Theasby compiles the latest from model engineering clubs around the world.

355 CLUB DIARY
Future Events.