Model Engineers’ Workshop – July 2019

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Tools at Doncaster

A look at tooling on display at the national Modelling and Engineering

Exhibition in May 2019

◄The show was well attended, as this view across the exhibition hall

from the SMEE stand on Friday morning shows. Lawrence Sparey’s

research microscope, featured in Model Engineer many years ago, is

beside Derek Brown who was demonstrating drill grinding.

Modelling and Engineering Exhibition

▲Three very practical riveting tolls by V. Crossman. The two on

the right are made from scratch but that on the left is modifi ed

from a good quality pair of what I call ‘water pump pliers’.

▲ Another Lawrence Sparey design, but this time built

by John Brittan is this compact but versatile dividing

head which uses a compound train of changewheels.

▲The best in show award went to Mike Sayer’s Bentley Blower engine,

which I am sure will be featured in Model Engineer magazine. I hope

MEW readers will be equally interested in the assortment of jigs and

special tooling make had to make to help with building the engine.

▲P. Dunham exhibited a number of well made workshop tools,

this is his pillar tool with comprehensive accessories and a neat

miniature pipe bender.

▲This purposeful spot welder based around a microwave transformer
was on the Stirling Engine Society stand. It bears a family resemblance
to Dyson Watkin’s design as featured in MEW 229.