Model Engineers' Workshop – July 2018

A Stepper Motor Driven Toolchanger
A special accessory for CNC lathes by Simon Davies.

Indexing Modification for a Tailstock Turret
Mick Knights makes a modification to Alex du Pre’s design.

Exploring the Latest 3D Printing Technology
Mark Noel attended the GoPrint3D – Mintronics for MEW.

Milling for Beginners
This month Jason Ballamy looks at measuring and marking out.

Drip Feed for a Lathe
Jos Corbeau and Henk Salij report an unusual approach.

The 2018 Stevenson Trophy
The results of the first year of this competition for practical workshop equipment.

A High-Speed Engraving Attachment
Keith Johnson continues the description of this useful accessory for CNC.

Tools from Trash: The Whisk-a-Shine and the WhiskerShine
Resident womble and CamelCase fan Mark Noel is back from the tip.

A Temperature Controller for the Home Workshop
Chris Gabel describes how to use a PID controller suitable for his recently featured
Bench Oven.

Photographic Lighting for the Workshop
Advice on workshop photography and a handy Ring Light design from David Haythornthwaite.

A Low-Profile Centring Tool
A neat solution to aligning a rotary table when headroom is at a premium, with John Hinckley.

A ‘Switch Off’ Arrangement for Parting Off
More detail of Jacques Maurel’s intriguing device.

Beginner’s Guide to Servicing Your Lathe Chuck
A great guide to restoring the performance of your self centring chucks by Pete Barker.