Home page - updated 4th March 2010
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Welcome to Mikes-models model engineering website. Its sole aim is to record the work that I undertake and hopefully other novice engineers can learn from my mistakes, for there are many of them! None of the work I do on this site should be taken as a recommendation of how to do some task or other. I am a new (ish) engineer myself and am learning all the time. I also have a blog (funny term for a diary!) and if you have any comments to make either email me via the box on the left above. The blog can be viewed either via the links page or the address is www.mikes-models.com/blog its as simple as that. I am happy to show others work on these pages and if you have a project underway that may be of use to others then please let me know.

It never ceases to surprise me on how many visitors I have. Most are returning and in the 2 years since I set up the site just under 20,000 visitors have viewed just under 100,000 pages! Not to bad for a home model engineering site so thank you all. I have also made many friends though this website and look to making contact with more in 2010 our 3rd year.

Finally I decided to change each year the style of the web pages. If you come across other styles you will know that the work was not carried out this year (2010). Once again welcome. Mike

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I have gone and bought a couple of sets of plans on the internet! One is for the 1/4 scale Bentley 9 cylinder BR2 engine. I shall have a go at casting the cylinder heads over the coming months but won't start serious work until the pair of Seals are completed. The second set (I don't know why I bought them is for a 3" Burrell Traction engine for sale by the same chap) If anyone wants to buy them then they may be for sale. I am not saying I won't use them but it will be very much later (years!)

I am working this week in the workshop but not on any metal (unfortunately) I am creating a lot of dust (wood is 'orrible!) but hopefully will resume work on the pair of Seal engines next week.