WHAT'S NEW - January 2010

A Brave New Year - Welcome to the Teenies!
First a new century and now a new decade. Gentlemen; in what fine times we live!

Roger Schroeder's "Classic Model Engines" - Coming soon
Following his death in September last year, we are honoured to announce that we will shortly be adding a number of Roger Schroeder's construction kits to our range. A prolific builder and enthusiast, Roger wrote for many years in Strictly IC and the Engine Collectors Journal. Roger, along with Ron Chernich and others, was a founding member of Motor Boys International. If you're not familiar with this famous group of Aero engine designers and builders; check up on them at Ron's website, Model Engine News. Here's a taste of some of the great replica engines that will soon be available - click on the collage below then hover over an engine for a brief description:

See you at the London ME Exhibition? - January 22 - 24, 2010
Our next UK event will be in London, where we will look forward to meeting you at the Great Hall of Alexandra Palace. The London Model Engineering Exhibition has grown and grown over the past 6 years that we have attended and typically includes many striking models exhibited by the Southern ME clubs. Buy your ticket online; you'll save a bit of money and a lot of time?!

New products - A Few to Watch

• We have recently completed a mammoth task; re-draghting the complete Versatile Dividing Head project. This has entailed modelling around 200 components and subassemblies on our 3D CAD system to provide clear and elegant drawings for the VDH together with its Milling Kit and Headstock Dividing Attachment. Needless to say, this exercise has redoubled our respect for GHT's capabilities.
  
  
  
  Copies of these new drawings are now provided with the VDH kits and, for admirers of great design, are also available separately. The construction notes for the VDH kits are still contained within GHT's book, Workshop Techniques. Hemingway Kits has recently acquired the full pattern sets for Edgar Westbury's Kittywake petrol engine (Single cylinder 15cc OHV 4 stroke) and Shand Mason Fire Engine. Full material sets for these classic projects will be available within the coming few months.

• Our new Multi-Position Saddle Stop suits the Myford 7 Series range, including the ML7 and Super 7 lathes . Where a run of turned components is required from the lathe, this attachment will very quickly earn its keep. In fact, the device is fitted and removed so quickly that you will even save time when producing a single part!
  

  

  This great new design allows for up to 6 separate axial carriage positions to be set on a rotating turret. Each stop can be adjusted with a vernier or slip gauges depending on the accuracy required. In action, the saddle can be wound along to a stop with certain and repeatable precision. The turret is then revolved to the next detent position to complete the next operation. The attachment fits to the right of the lathe's apron at the front of the bed. No modification to your lathe is required and the project is quite straightforward.

• Tungsten Points - If you've ever tried to find these you'll know that they're as rare as hens' teeth ! Well, by sheer chance, we've found a small stock of these left over from the 70's. These pure tungsten discs (Ø0.160" x 0.045") can be brazed to spring steel to create a completely authentic contact breaker system for your period engine. Get them while you can!

• Its been a long time coming but we've finally managed to launch the first of our new range of External Combustion engines.
  
  
  
  The Ransome & May Mill Engine was a small horizontal steam engine (9ft long with a 6ft flywheel....) sold globally in the 1850's. Producing 8nhp, the original would have powered local flour mills, breweries, laundries and small engineering works from here to Moscow. Interestingly, the average UK household needs a peak power supply of 7nhp (5kw) to accommodate all the 'essentials' of modern life! This is an accurate 1/12th scale replica of an early and elegant prime mover - just perfect for experimentation and exhibition.

• The "Exciter" high tension coil available for model IC engine applications is now available in 2 versions - Standard and Twin-Spark. The conventional 3-wire, Standard version is suitable for single cylinder applications and all “multis” operating with a distributor mechanism. This includes every spark ignition engine in our range! The 4-wire coil is capable of being used for Twin-Spark operation, offering a simplified ignition for twin cylinder engines such as the Seagull, Wallaby and Aero V Twin by firing both plugs without a distributor.

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