I was asked by a company to produce some parts in a material that I was unaccustomed with, the material was called Ferralium. The part that I had to machine had very high tolerances involved in its production, a very small batch was needed

Since we have made so much replica petrol tanks in mild steel sheet, I thought it about time to mention the making of one, and what procedures I employ. Someone lucky was in ownership of a 1912 Ariel motorcycle with a rust eaten tank. The t

What is stainless steel? Stainless steel is a metal with high chromium content. Chromium does not oxidise or rust. What types of stainless steel are available? Stainless steels come in a vast variety of metallurgical make ups and finishes b

I am not going to go into to much detail regarding cutting threads on a lathe because its boring and i want to keep you, the reader interested in this short article about cutting or generating a four start thread on my Dean, Smith and Grace

Restoring museum artifacts come with an array of difficuties. Ancient clay pots can be pieced together using  glues that leave no visible sign of repair. Pieces of pot can be replicated and used to fill in the missing parts of the damaged p

Stainless Steel Petrol Tanks We regularly have enquiries from people asking if we can make stainless steel  petrol tanks for their vintage and veteran cars or bikes. Our reply is “of course we can, as long as you supply have a pattern

Grease nipples are manufactured for use where the article to be lubricated can not be broken down easily thus upsetting fixed running clearances or difficult to reach parts. I have had a look at some early i.e. 1920’s nipples from a KTT Vel

Recently we were asked to repair an  umbrella stand. The left hand stay was missing. Replacing parts on cast iron objects can be expensive. To cut down on costs and avoid having to go to a foundry to have the part cast I decided to replicat

At Stotfold Engineering we do weld aluminium on a regular basis and often have customers come in to have their crankcases repaired on their classic motorcycle or car. However not all aluminium is easily repaired. Firstly lets have a look at

NAMES: Aqua blasting, also known as vapour blasting and wet blasting. WHAT IS AN AQUA BLASTER?: Essentially it is a machine that operates using a medium compressed air supply and a high pressure pump. The sump of the cabinet type aqua blast

A customer approached us with a damaged gooseneck assembly from his ‘Vortex Laser’ assymetric racing dinghy. The damage to the fitting was caused when the boom swings over too far and attempts to pull the gooseneck from the mast