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WE 42 Large Adjustable Angle/Faceplate
By David Lammas. Use of this precision attachment on the lathe enables speedy and accurate set-ups for turning work which has to be carried on an angle plate fixed to the facepl...
LO59 AUSTERE ADA SET
Designer: LBSC 2% in. gauge 2-8 - 0 "Austerity" type tender locomotive. (Vols. 88-91.) With outside cylinders and Walschaerts valve gear. Sh...
WE 3 ME 1 1/2in Univerrsal Swivelling Bench Vice
By Edgar T Westbury. Rotates to any position and tilts up to 90 degrees
Musical Clock G10
Designer: Claude B Reeve Sheet 1 Wheel trains, pendulum parts, barrel assembly. Sheet 2 Chiming and striking chains, chiming details. Sheet 3 Details of trains...
Min Blow Lamp MM121
Designer: Gerald Shattock A small and compact blowlamp for operation with lighter fuels. Excellent for small brazing and silver soldering jobs (with instructions). Micro...
Six Way Toolpost MM126
Design by J.M. Koopman No castings are needed for this useful accessory which holds six tools and greatly eases repetition work.
Tailstock Turret Toolholder MM127
Design by L.H. Sparey No castings are needed for this tool which holds six tools.
Collet Set MM136
This set features an adapter screwing on the lathe mandrel accepting collets (or split chucks) in any size up to 1/2in. Full details on One Sheet.
Saw Bench MM146
Design by L.H. Sparey A neat bench for a 6in circular saw: includes a lathe saw table. No castings are available, but fabrication is possible.
Dividing Head MM147
Design by L.H. Sparey A simple device to employ the lathe change-wheels for dividing. Two castings are desirable but the accessory can be made without castings.
Fine Adjustment Boring Head MM155
Design by L.H. Sparey Easily made without castings on a 3-1/2in lathe, this accessory allows advancement of the tool in a positively controlled manner in steps of 0.001 i...
Screw Cutting Centre MM203
Design by J.A. Murrell Designed to be built from scrap and easily available materials, with 3-5/16in centre. Needs a lathe, etc, to make it, and also needs sound knowled...
Sensitive Drilling MM279
Design by J.A. Murrell Simple home-made aluminium castings and easily available materials are all that are needed for this 1/2in capacity drill. Two Sheets of d...
Blanking Out Press MM343
Design by J.S. Harrop Adaptable to hold a wide range of dies, this tool is most useful for repetition work - safety guards incorporated.
Bench Grinder WE1
Designer: Edgar T WestburyStar Rating:A power driven 6in. Bench Grinder. (Vol.83) For belt drive, with ring oiled bush bearings. 2 sheets giving general arrangement and details.
Workshop Hints WE10
Designer: LBSC Sixteen sketches which show how to perform various machining and assembly operations. with designs for small accessories.
Light Vertical Milling Machine WE11
Designer: Edgar T Westbury A ½in. capacity machine.(Vol. 130). 2 sheets.
Pillar Drilling Machine WE15
Designer: B Hatfield A ½in capacity drilling machine (ME. Vol 132).
Spherical Turning Attachment WE18
Designer: Edgar T Westbury Using a horizontal pivotting operating bar.
Twist Drill Grinding Jig WE19
Designer: Ian Bradley Drawing gives full details of jig and the grinding jig.
High Speed Drilling Machine WE2
Designer: Edgar T Westbury High speed sensitive drilling machine. A most useful machine,taking drills up to 1/4 in, with sensitive lever feed for fine drilling. 2 s...
Versatile Dividing Head Plan WE20
Designer: George Thomas George Thomas designed this dividing head to sit on the cross slide of a Myford seven series lathe. It is small enough to build on the Myford and is...
Universal Pillar Drill WE22 Plan
Designer: George Thomas The Universal Pillar tool was designed for operations such as tapping, broaching, stamping and other techniques on the smaller components. Castin...
Retracting Topslide WE23
Designer: George Thomas A retracting topslide for screw cutting suitable for the Myford Super 7 lathe.
WE25 Tailstock For WE20
Designer: George Thomas Arrangement and details of a tailstock for the Versatile Dividing Head and adapter plates for use on milling machines.
Drilling & Milling Spindle WE27
Designer: D Beck General arrangement and details of a device with PTFE bearings.




























































