myfordboy

myfordboy is a model engineering channel. The name comes from a Myford, a British-made lathe, rather than the car maker Ford.

The videos show how to build small working engines, including steam engines and Stirling engines, along with machining parts and casting metal at home. He offers free plans for some simple Stirling engines, so that people without a full workshop can build one. Newer videos also test tools such as desktop CNC machines and lasers. The style is clear and practical, with each step shown on screen. Some projects are built over several videos, so viewers can follow a model from raw material to a running engine. He also reviews budget tools and explains whether they are good enough for precise work.

Some highlights include:

He builds a working steam engine using parts taken from a standard UK 13 amp plug.

Final details are added to a small live steam locomotive, with the saddle tank made and fitted.

A desktop CNC machine is put to work on model engineering parts, showing what it can do.

The channel has around 266,000 subscribers.

Model engineering is a great way to learn how engines and machines really work. This channel connects to mechanical engineering, manufacturing and thermodynamics, the science of heat and energy. Building a working engine teaches accuracy, patience and problem solving, all key engineering skills.