THE TORONTO SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS

 

 

WEB SITE: www.tsme.ca  Pictures from the meetings along with the Modeller will be posted on this website                                      

TSME CHAT LINE: tsme@yahoogroups.com

 

 

IN THIS EVENING’S PROGRAM YOU MAY EXPECT TO HEAR FROM:

 

Auction – of some of the late Brian Glover’s tools.

 

Dave Bray will show the progress he has made on the side tanks for his locomotive.

 

Bob Crawford will show a video of the recent picnic.

 

Don Carr will talk about how to Remove Small Broken Taps Without Destroying the Workpiece.

 

We are relying on members to bring their models or equipment to fill the table

 

Note: Presentations by members of the executive may be postponed depending on the amount of  program  items.

 

 

MEETING DATES. 2009:  Friday evenings on: Nov 13, Dec 11. 2010: Jan 8, Feb 12, Mar 12, April 9, May 14 and Jun 11 at the Canadian Air and Space Museum, 65 Carl Hall Road, Downsview  M3K 2E1.

 

LIBRARY  The books are not located at the Museum. However, a list of the books is on the TSME website. Call  Gerald Gardiner with your request and he will arrange to have your requested book(s) at the next meeting. The nominal charge per book is $0.25!

 

What’s up and coming:

The Hobby show will be taking place (Nov 6-8) -  http://www.thehobbyshow.com/  - but we are not participating this year.

 

GENERAL: 

At our October meeting someone borrowed the library book “Machine Tool Reconditioning” that was on the table next to the badges. Could the person who borrowed the book please return it at the next meeting.

 

Club Assets: We are in the process of compiling a list of Club items that are being stored by members. If you are a custodian of any models, ancillary equipment or tooling could you please contact Dave Bray.

 

Name Tags: Please wear your name tag at the meeting. It is on the table next to the side door. They will be collected before the meeting ends.

 

 

 

September, 2009 MEETING - in case you missed it

 

Dave Sage showed some of the many parts he has made for his custom V8 engine. Amongst the items was a cylinder head with the valve gear partially assembled. He also described how he made the cams using his  milling machine that has been converted to CNC. He showed the ignition circuit board and pointed out the difficulties of machining it on the mill due to the board not being flat which resulted in variable cutter depth.

 

Doug Roung brought his “Free Piston” Stirling cycle engine which is a purchased BIO Demonstrator. He talked about how important the two springs are to the successful operation of the engine. Soon after he lit some alcohol, which he had placed on the burner section, it was chugging away with its distinctive sound. He mentioned the possible applications of this type of engine.

 

Bill Huxhold had another “it’s done – works well” model to show. It is a Lady Stephanie designed by Tubal Cain. Again, exquisite workmanship done without the aid of castings. He described how he made the tapered columns and the fluting on each one.

 

Bob Crawford  wasn’t able to show the video of the picnic due to technical difficulties but a video of the RHLS International meet held in July was shown with some of our members in the cast. From the smiles on their faces, it was difficult to tell if the children who were passengers were having more fun than the drivers!

 

The Auction of items donated to the Club was held next. All in all a lively one which went quickly. It raised $244 for the Club – thanks to all.

 

Ramsay Holmes brought in some examples of “Rose Engine” turning on metal. He talked about the 1840 vintage Ornamental lathe he has and which works well on wood. He has purchased a Rose Engine so he can work in metal and now has organized his workshop so he can finally use it. “Engine Turning“ is another name for the technique and he talked about how it worked. He has 30 Rosettes on the machine and showed various samples of the work that can be done in brass, copper, aluminum and stainless steel. 

 

Phil Regan gave a talk and showed slides of the various metals that can be used by model makers. He explained how the SAE system of numbers work and the properties contained therein. The list was for typical metals that we are likely to use. The rapid disappearance of the copies he left on the table attest to the usefulness of the information to the members.

 

Dave Bowes brought in the engine he is rebuilding that is used in his Beaver model plane. The crankshaft is now complete and he showed how he made a 1/16” keyway to locate the timing disc. The carb he has fitted to the engine is a purchased item, made by Saito. He mentioned that he hopes to get in at least one flight using the improved engine before it gets too cold.   

           

ITEMS FOR SALE, WANTED OR SWAPS:  

For Sale:

3­ ½” gauge 060 Tank loco by Art Jones. Excellent Steamer, good condition. Boxed with lifting eye.

4 ¾” Caboose with water tank, 43/4 Riding car, two versions

12 Volt lifting hoist to fit std hitch, custom built, folds for transport. Push button control.

All firing irons and supplies

$2200.00 for all. Contact Bill Salt  705-325-0551.

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2 ½” gauge loco, Working order $800.

2" scale Clayton wagon, incomplete $2000.

Standard Modern 9" lathe, well tooled, $1800. Contact David Powell 

 

DON CARR, the TSME Archivist, would like to hear from members who were:”Official Photographers” at

meetings and/or events. He is especially interested in the 2000 – 2008 period. He would like to borrow the

photos so they can be put on the TSME Historical Photos and Pages section of the Website.

 

NEW MEMBERS:

 None

 

MEMBERSHIP LIST – E-mail changes and additions:

None

 

Note: for security reasons only your name will appear on the web posted version.

 

FOR CORRECTIONS / CHANGES PLEASE EMAIL or PHONE:

Geoff Kingma 416 225-8776 email:  gkingma@interlog.com

 

PICTURES FOR THE TSME WEBSITE If you have picture/s that you think are good for posting on the TSME website, please email to KIM TYSON at webmaster@tsme.ca.