Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: darrencuk on August 02, 2011, 01:15:31 pm
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Finally I been aloud to get a desk for doing my boats I was wondering tho what do you guys us as a building board and are these cutting mats any good
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yes i use a cutting matt they are worth the money i would aslo cover the desk in thin ply 6mm or some MDF this saves damaging the desk
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I got a 2 1/2ft X 5 ft good quality teak desk with drawers at a local auction for £11 (looked brand new - well it did when I got it)
went to the glaziers and got a sheet of plate glass cut to fit it and now all my plans go under the glass where they can't get damaged.
Works well for me.
Geoff
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I covered my desk with 6mm ply and a cutting mat.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cutting+mats+and+rotary+cutters&sprefix=cutting+mats
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berfore you get a desk..have you thought of the Black and Decker work mate with the closing jaws......i've used one since i was bought it as a wedding present in 1987 and it is far far more usefull than any desk could ever have been........multi uses, you can clamp a board on it for flat working, you can use it as a vice, you can clamp your boat to it,
a million and one uses, and when you need the space you can fold it up and stow it away
I do all my building on my workmate.........best present i was ever bought........beats pots pans and towels any day :-)) :-))
neil.
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berfore you get a desk..have you thought of the Black and Decker work mate with the closing jaws......i've used one since i was bought it as a wedding present in 1987 and it is far far more usefull than any desk could ever have been........multi uses, you can clamp a board on it for flat working, you can use it as a vice, you can clamp your boat to it,
a million and one uses, and when you need the space you can fold it up and stow it away
I do all my building on my workmate.........best present i was ever bought........beats pots pans and towels any day :-)) :-))
neil.
Keep the Black and Decker Neil, I'll carry on with my ironing board. :-))
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Keep the Black and Decker Neil, I'll carry on with my ironing board. :-))
if I went anywhere near an ironing board I'd end up having to do my own shirts <:( <:( <:( <:( <:( <:(
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I have to make do with an old double school desk, circa 1950's, in my bedroom. The basic power tools...a cordless drill/screwdriver and a soldering iron...that's my lot.
No more workshop, no more 3 sheds, no more garage...just my old school desk.
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Rich - 500 lines - I must not drop superglue on the carpet.
Geff
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Dropping on the carpet is bad enough...standing in it is worse.
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I have to make do with an old double school desk, circa 1950's, in my bedroom. The basic power tools...a cordless drill/screwdriver and a soldering iron...that's my lot.
No more workshop, no more 3 sheds, no more garage...just my old school desk.
Aww c'mon now U33, every fella needs at least one shed !
It's somehwere for the missus to sleep after a barney innit ?
Korks