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There has been unwelcome slippage in production schedules due to various lockdowns. I'm sure everyone will appreciate that we are not always being able to produce magazines in time for the provisional on sale date in the previous issue. Editors have no control over this, scheduling is done centrally across all magazines. Magazines are mailed out in advance of general sale, and normally arrive around Monday or Tuesday before an on sale date on the following Friday. It is clear that the Royal Mail are struggling to achieve regular deliveries and there are additional delays in the system. Yester...

Do you want to contact the Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop team? You can contact us by phone, mail or email about the magazines including becoming a contributor, submitting reader's letters or making queries about articles. You can also get in touch about this website, advertising or other general issues. Click THIS LINK for full contact details. For subscription issues please see THIS LINK. Digital Back Issues

I don't understand.... on the one hand I thought that as of now, the minimum tax threshold for VAT/ excise/import duties was to be reduced from £15 to zero therefore VAT etc. is now payable on all purchases via 'online market places' offshore vendors etc.... On the other hand, this link seems to imply the minimum tax threshold for offshore purchases is £135.00?? Or have I just misinterpreted? I am clearly in a post seasonal brain fog of too much food n booze so could someone that understands the regulatory mind please explain in simple terms what the tax position is likely to be for off...

The Perris came with original 1/4" ribbed (cross belt) belts - I seem to recall that there was similar on my Flexispeed but it came with no motor so don't know if it was original - I would assume driven just like the Perris with a cross shaft driven by motor on a hinged support so that weight tensions the drive belt - the spindle runs in cast iron (be very careful on tightening these as too easy to crack them) so not really designed for high speed + keep well oiled - you need the cross shaft to act as a speed reducer as standard motors run too fast for direct coupling - you will also need a m...

Do you want to contact the Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop team? You can contact us by phone, mail or email about the magazines including becoming a contributor, submitting reader's letters or making queries about articles. You can also get in touch about this website, advertising or other general issues. Click THIS LINK for full contact details. For subscription issues please see THIS LINK. Digital Back Issues