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modeng200023:
I too have been thinking about the magazines recently. I have given up the Model Engineer in favour of Engineering in Miniature. I have maintained the MEW sub for now but time will tell!

John

evildrome:
I have a subscription to MEW. Often times there's little of interest but its made up for on occasions where there's two or three articles I find interesting.

I have Moltrecht 1&2, Machinerys (1940 something) and some Chastain books that get a look at now & again.

A magazine that would have suited us hardcore toolmakers would probably have been Projects in Metal:

http://www.projectsinmetal.com/category/projects-in-metal-magazine/

Ceased publication in 98. There are 3 hardback (well I have 3) volumes of collected 'best of' projects. These are excellent but pricey 2nd hand (£30 - £40).

I contacted Bob Washburn after Strictly IC ceased publication to purchase a full set (84) of the magazines. I didn't ask him for a discount on the full $8 per issue price but did expect to get a bulk shipping price. Nope. He wanted to charge me IIRC $3 per copy shipping. I offered to pick them up. Nope. He still wanted $3 per copy. I told him to go **** himself.

Cheers,

 Wilson.

trevoratxtal:
Hello folk
Ref  ME and MEW magazines.
The publishing trade have a saying if a publication is failing, fire the Editor.
The two above mags have the same editor.
Need I say more.
I would like to but I cannot afford a libel suite, even if what I think is true.
Trev

superc:
Sadly, Here in the US I have never even seen any of the mags you mention.  Admittedly I was much more into other types of publications when younger but there used to be a half dozen pubs now defunct.  Popular Mechanics for instance.  but about 4 or 5 years ago I started keeping an eye out for mags that dealt with metal working.  It is with great sadness that I report here in the Northeastern US the pickings are slim.  There are many, many more periodicals dealing with carpentry and even chicken farming and girls with tatoos on big motorcycles and Basketball or American Football than there are periodicals about working with metal.  I would imagine that in cities like Detroit or Pittsburgh or Bethlehem might still have some local publications dealing with metal working, but nationally carried in the major chains?  Well you have to hunt for such magazines.

I have found two periodicals not dedicated to CNC work (although I have seen articles that mention such).  They are "The Home Shop Machinist" and "The Machinist's Workshop."  Their publisher does also print a CNC type periodical called "Digital Machinist."  Although articles about models are occasionally found in them, most of it seems to be more about tinkering with projects such as making a Threading Stop for your lathe or some such.  The stores where I find them (Books a Million carries one of them, and Town and Country the other) rarely get more than 4 or 5 copies of each, so the circulation is small and possibly not much longer.  The website where each of the 3 can be found is http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/home?noredirect=true&noredirect=true  Worth noting is a link on the website offering a free issue.

tom osselton:
I'm buying mine at Chapter's bookstore.

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