FMES Selected Technical Articles Index
Index of technical articles from the FMES News letters
| News letter |
Title |
Author |
Page no |
Boilers
|
| June 2006 |
KEEPING THE FIRE ALIGHT |
David Boughen |
13 |
| March 2007 |
KEEPING THE FIRE ALIGHT |
David Boughen |
14 |
| June 2007 |
Boilers can fail |
Vernon Lidstone |
15 |
Check Valves
|
| March 2008 |
Peter Parks |
32 |
Drain Cocks
|
| March 2018 |
Steam Operated Drain Cocks |
Peter Squire |
10 |
| June 2018 |
Automatic Drain Cocks |
Bob Thomas |
9 |
General
|
| December 2020 |
Buyer Beware or Simplex – A Comedy of Errors |
Colin Bainbridge |
6 |
| December 2021 |
5 inch gauge freelance 0-6-0 loco project |
Dave Banner |
10 |
| December 2022 |
BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 |
David Mayall |
9 |
Injectors
|
| June 2007 |
IS THE INJECTOR FAULTY? |
Peter Parks |
33 |
Lubricators
|
| June 2010 |
A Different Type of Lubricator |
Tony Cork |
14 |
Pressure Gauges
|
| February 2014 |
DISMANTLING MINIATURE PRESSURE GAUGES |
Dick Ganderton |
7 |
Steam oil
|
| December 2017 |
Steam cylinder oil – SCO |
John Boothroyd |
13 |
Valve Gear
|
| June 2021 |
Adjustments to Stephenson’s Valve-gear |
Peter Gardner |
13 |
Water Gauges
|
| December 2007 |
Sight glasses and water gauges |
Nick Driver |
15 |
Workshop Techniques
|
| September 2007 |
A SMALL SELF-CENTRING CLAMP FOR A ROTARY TABLE |
John Tovey |
15 |
| December 2007 |
BATCH CUTTING THREADS ON THE LATHE |
John Brady |
12 |
| December 2007 |
DRILLING |
Tom Wood |
13 |
| December 2007 |
The chuck is too small |
Ian Varty |
25 |
| March 2008 |
DRILLING BRASS |
|
25 |
| June 2009 |
THE HUMBLE CORDLESS DRILL |
Glynn Huges |
12 |
| November 2014 |
The Allen screw |
Robin Howard |
13 |
| June 2015 |
A review of pipe bending options (Part 1 of 3) |
Stuart Walker |
11 |
| September 2015 |
A review of pipe bending options (Part 3 of 3) |
Stuart Walker |
12 |
| December 2015 |
A review of pipe bending options (Part 2 of 3) |
Stuart Walker |
7 |
| June 2016 |
Wheel Machining to SMEE profile |
Doug Rundle |
8 |
| September 2016 |
Drilling Holes the Hard Way |
Gordon Martin |
9 |
| June 2020 |
Difficult to hold? Then stick it |
J. Winn |
9 |
| September 2020 |
A simple tip for straightening coiled copper tube |
Josh and Joy Brow |
6 |
| June 2022 |
How to select the best Turning Insert & Grade for your job |
Cutwel Limited |
8 |
| June 2022 |
Taper Pins |
Ron Head |
10 |