Engineering in Miniature

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Engineering in Miniature

Coal of the Future • EIM intends to highlight the potential for more sustainable miniature steam in future and the efforts being made to achieve it – in this first feature Edward describes the Rugby ME's experiments with new ‘green’ replacements for locomotive coal.

A flat-ended boring tool • Harry shows that if you don't have the right tool to hand, you simply make it…

Restoring a Gauge 1 Midland Compound • Anthony concludes his workshop restoration of an electrically-powered Gauge 1 locomotive with some final details and then the essential testing.

A ‘cheap and cheerful’ two-tone loco horn • Julian provides a novice's guide to electronics programming with an effective outcome.

Building a ride-on tender from scratch • Peter and Matthew's 7¼-inch ride-on tender build, intended as a ‘beginners’ project to teach or practice a broad range of skills, focuses this month on the wheels.

Stops and gauges • A couple of lathe additions make repetitive machining slightly less of a chore…

Unexpected problems… • In this latest month of challenges at the 12¼-inch gauge Fairbourne Miniature Railway, Harry tackles weird brake designs and yet more wheel issues, among other things…

2022 Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition • John describes the Club and Display entries from the big EIM-sponsored Autumn show.

Conway – a first steam locomotive build • Rich continues his short series designed to help novice builders facing the challenges constructing a first engine – this month, don't believe all you see in plans…

Making Model Victorian Stationary Engines

£25k boiler appeal to start Sutton revival

Planning for a new year • The depths of winter but the clubs remain busy and heading confidently into 2023.

Lowmex returns – bigger and better…

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