Model Forum / General / Models / September 2007

my Dremel 398, like all Dremel 398's I guess, has what I'd define a
lousy speed control: if e.g. I set the speed to 5000 rpm, and then
put some strain on it, it's not capable of keeping the 5000 rpm set,
but it will slow down to e.g. 3000 rpm. But then engine would be

On the basis that it is now in stock (been watching for a while) is this
a bargain or what????
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-SIEG-CQ6230B-910-Metal-Turning-Lath
e-570771.htm
or

OK, this is a "Pinnacle Universal Mill" that I recently acquired, I'm
guessing it is about 20 years old, BTW if anyone knows where I can get
a set of manuals much appreciated.
Spindle is powered from a Jinshin 4 pole 1 hp 240 vac single phase

I just finished some test strips of a product I've recently found and
the results are promising. It's called GAC 200.  It increases adhesion
and reduces the tack of artist paints for the application to rigid and
smooth surfaces.  The test strips have a good finish, with no tack and

I have a need for a hardness tester, and was thinking of making the Dave
Lammas design as published in ME in 1989 (August/September IIRC).
Has anyone here made this design? any suggestions, improvements, traps
to avoid?

I have been after a small circular saw for modelmaking for a while,
and saw one on ebay.  It was a Proxxon KS230, which would have been
ideal.  I watched in disbelief as the second hand one sold for £98,
plus £10 postage!!  This was particularly odd as they can be bought

Anyone know of a distributor of Moore and Wright tools?  preferably in
Nottingham area or on the net?
I assume you can't order tools directly from M&W and their website is not
showing distributors as the section is still under construction.

I'm just completing my first clock, and puzzling over pendulums.
Does anyone in the group know the significance of the weight of a
clock pendulum bob? I know that the ideal pendulum has a weightless
string and a point mass, so the heavier and denser the bob on a real

For the "regulars" on this board, I have 4each 16 piece hobby knife
sets (like Xacto but not that brand).  It includes 3 handles and extra
blades.  The price is "free" to anyone who needs them and might be a
little tight on cash.  US only (I can't afford to pay freight abroad

Hi Mark,
   Thanks for the info, works a treat.
Many thanks. Ben

Been away for a while; I'm back with a question.
Does anyone know where I can find a clear parts sprue for a 1/32
Revell P-38? Baring that, how about just a canopy? Anyone know if this
kit went with Revell Germany or R/M/Hobbico?

It's likely that I've got to travel from the soft underbelly of the
Thames Valley to Manchester and onto Edinburgh in the next couple of
weeks. I'll be travelling with an empty estate car so if anyone has
anything not too large and smelly I may be able to move it either

I'm making a Stuart Turner (type) triple expansion steam engine, and
need some advice please. The crank shaft is about 9" long, and the
throw is 1/2". My first attempt to manufacture out of solid (but with
balance weights added separately) was with a piece of steel of unknown