Model engine magazine

I was so disappointed to see Strictly IC shut down. I have heard there is a new magazine coming out, called something like "model engine builder." Anyone know anything about this?

Reply to
Don Stauffer
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It is Model Engine Builder, and the second issue is already out. Fantastic magazine, in a very similar style to Strictly IC.

Website can be found at

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Moray Cuthill

Really? I was thinking about ordering it. But last time I checked, nothing changed on their website. I had the impression that they are gone before they started. Didn't want to make a blind order, because their shipping to Germany is not the cheapest.

Just rechecked the website. No changes since several months, no content of the last isues. Well, if they spend the time for the mag it's OK ...

And are the plans metric?

Nick

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Nick Müller

Nah, they don't use that lousy system. We're civilized here in the States.

It's done in inches and decimals. And very well, in fact.

I can't help but think anyone that likes to build things wouldn't enjoy the magazine. It comes well printed, with all prints B size (11" x 17"), folded, but not fastened to the magazine. You don't have to dismantle the magazine to access them for shop use. The nice thing is there's a lot of them.

I highly recommend the magazine. The second issue has all the prints included to build the Morton M5, a rotary 5 cylinder engine for those that aren't up to speed.

Usual disclaimers apply. I am not affiliated with the magazine in any way, just a pleased subscriber.

Harold

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Harold and Susan Vordos

OK, so I have a birthday present for me. :-)

BTW: 3 (?) years ago, I ordered all the MBSR's that were recommended here. And I wasn't dissapointed at all. Reminds me to check for MBSR#4

Nick

Reply to
Nick Müller

Read: TMBR

Nick

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Nick Müller

I did those plans of the M5 in this months issue - what do you think?

For the next issue the Morton M1 will be published and the issue after that the Morton M2. I must say that dealing with the Magazine's publisher, Mike Rehmus, has been a complete pleasure - what a class act!

Robert Sigler

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Siggy

Hey Nick,

Write directly to him ansd ask

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Reply to
Brian Lawson

I'm in the middle of building a house (the house from hell, from all indications) and am spread pretty thin right now, so all I've done is take a casual glance. I'll try to get to them tonight and give you a better report.

Harold

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Harold and Susan Vordos

Many thanks. Downloaded and printed subscription form- will get it in mail today :-)

Reply to
Don Stauffer

Siggy,

After looking at the drawings, I'd say you've done an excellent job. The only question I'd have now is if the information is complete, and does it work together. Things like that are usually found only when you're building a project, when what appears to be correct, isn't. If you've handled that issue, you've done an outstanding job. The prints have some designations with which I'm not familiar, but I've been away from the shop since '83, and many things are changed, so I attribute that to my not being up to speed these days. It's hell getting old!

Harold

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Harold and Susan Vordos

Their web site is still up claiming to sell backissues -- has that folded, or do you just mean the magazine itself?

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Tim Wescott

I think he means the magazine. All back issues are still currently available, as far as i know.

Reply to
Moray Cuthill

I've really got to buy some copies of that. I always start out trying to decide which year I'm going to buy first, then decide that I just want to buy them all, then put it off 'cause I don't want to spend that much at once.

Yes, I should just start with the first year, then buy the next, etc.

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Tim Wescott

I've got that same problem. I've currently got the first 2 years, and the last 4 years, so I just need to get the middle 8years. But it's going to be expensive as I can't buy them direct anymore, unless I go to the hassle off getting a US money order. I can buy them through Camden in the UK, but I'm sure they'll add a good mark-up onto the price.....might be better to get that US money order afterall.

The reason I've got the years I have, is I wanted specific articles (The Dux, and the Kirk Dyno), so I just bought the complete years, and also added the first two years with the intention off gradually buying the rest. That was a couple years ago, and I've still not got around to buying the rest.

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Moray Cuthill

---- snip ---- | > And are the plans metric? | > | | Nah, they don't use that lousy system. We're civilized here in the States. |

---- snip ---- | Harold

Now I know this off-hand comment was made in good humour, so I make my comment in the same atmosphere of good humour and without malice of intent. It always amuses me when our good neighbours to the south (yes, I too live in the land of metric) make an off hand comment about the metric system, especially if they imply the "States" has no use for it. The reason I find it amusing is that they will frequently malign us for having recently (

Reply to
Mungo Bulge

Yet the bureau of standards has a platinum bar that isn't metric.

Yeah, my comments are tongue in cheek. I realize the metric system is far and away simpler, yet when you've grown up with the inch system, it's not all that easy to convert. It's also not easy to relate to sizes. I always convert (mentally) to something I know. I relate the meter to a yard, and the millimeters to 35 MM film. Helps me put size in perspective.

Many of us have heavily invested in measuring tools and machine tools that aren't the least metric friendly, myself included. I'm so comfortable with the inch system that it's a huge PITA to do anything metric. When I do, I always convert to the decimal system (in inches) which makes far more sense to me. Armed with that, you can clearly see that I, too, use the metric system after a fashion (base ten, anyway).

Harold

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Harold and Susan Vordos

I was raised in the Imperial system in Canada. Moved to Australia just in time to get caught up in the change to the metric system. Just got my head around it comfortaby,and got transfered to the Fiji Islands which was still Imperial measurements. About 2 years into my tour of duty, they changed to the metric system. Spent the last twenty five years back in Australia in the metric system. Now that I've retired, I work as a volenteer restorer in a science and technology museum, and yes, most of the stuff I work on is 80 years old and is all Imperail measurement.

I just wish they'd make up their bloody minds

Tom

I always

Easy ! 25 mm is the width of your thumb. A litre is about an American quart( Not an Imperial quart) All engineering measurements are done in metres or millimetres. Centimetres is for measuring cloth or some other domestic stuff but not engineering.

A ltire of beer weighs about a kilogram.

Everthing else is minor detail.

Some of the world greatest inventions are the digital vernier and micrometer. The push of a button gives either system

When I

Reply to
Tom Miller

Keeping this in the metalworking topic- I am a retired physicist, and did all my professional work in metric (most of it anyway). So I am bilinqual- metric or Imperial.

However, I can pick up a drill and size it pretty easily in imperial sizes. Same for wrenches. Not able to do that as well in metric. In some ways it is sad that we are not bilinqual in units, but I must admit lifelong experience in sizing things makes it hard to switch completely to metric.

Now, if I ever get to the point where I can identify sheet metal by guage just by estimation :-) On the other hand, with the ridiculously cheap prices on dial and even digital calipers these days, I don't really need to estimate or guess.

I guess maybe fractional sizes have sort of a binary component when we are under an inch. Maybe the human brain likes binary better than digital :-)

Reply to
Don Stauffer

--- snip --- | | Yet the bureau of standards has a platinum bar that isn't metric.

And two metre prototypes # 21 and 27

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| Many of us have heavily invested in measuring tools and machine tools that | aren't the least metric friendly, myself included. I'm so comfortable | with the inch system that it's a huge PITA to do anything metric. When I | do, I always convert to the decimal system (in inches) which makes far more | sense to me. Armed with that, you can clearly see that I, too, use the | metric system after a fashion (base ten, anyway). | Tell me about it, I too have the measurement problem. My lathe is English, my mill is metric, and I have at least two of every measuring tool what isn't electronic. I have two sets of wrenches, taps, etc. When I get stock, it could be metric, it could be English. But then that's what I get paid to do... ;)

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Mungo Bulge

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