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[Jankers]

Ok,

So, this a request to members for those tools you find useful, or even indispensable.

They need not be shop purchases,or even complicated.

to start the ball rolling my suggestions are.

1) A small model saw, the hard backed type sold by model shops with
    interchangeable blades of different thickness, virtually indispensable.

2) Small metal blocks. These are home made, about 0.325 in (3/8) thick x 1.5 in long and 1 in wide.
    Very useful for sanding small areas of deck or hull. Buy metal from a local supplier or scrounge some from a local works. I find these extremely useful for sanding bits that need to remain flat, especially so if using high number (400 plus) wet and dry paper.

J.

[Roger in France]

1.A good magnifying glass with its own illumination and on an articulated arm (maybe it's my age!).
2. A pair of self grip tweezers.
3. An Xacto knife with a range of blades.
4. Clamps of all sizes.
5. More clamps.
6. ....and did I say, yet more clamps.

Roger in France.

[Doc]

...glue.
 - 'Doc

[Tug]

All the above, but the one best buy is the one inch belt sander, will cope with even steel.[clarkes]

second is the tweezers [splinter removal, with the magnifing glass]  and more clamps. and shelves lots of them [mine are all full]

and the least used tool, just an ornament in reality is the scroll saw, useless! [ferm]

[Youngat65]

don't forget the bolt hole chaps.........................the shed  ::) ::)

[Craig Kane]

Don't forget the kettle and the "Do Not Disturb" sign for the workshop door.

A stopped clock is always good for the "I didn't realise how long I'd been in here" excuse!!

 

CK

[John W E]

Hi ya All

hey Young at 65 you had me thinking there 'the bolt hole' in our household its called The Leprosy Room - when I get my cup of tea its put on the stairs I collect it......

couple more tools very small long nosed pliers, side cutters, small selection of needle files and various shapes sizes of blocks of wood to use as sanding blocks - I normally used double sided tape to stick the sandpaper to these.

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

[gribeauval]

Most usefull tool I have is a pair of cheap reading glasses from a pound shop with a x3 magnification. They are invaluable when doing detail work and detail painting as both hands are free!!  Remember to take them off when going downstairs or the results are painfull!!!

[Youngat65]

Bluebird you obviously don't come from the same part of the country that I do .....................LOL
I have just thought of another usefull tool .........her in the kitchen................ she keeps me going with endless cups of tea and butties
              cheers
                   Bob B

[boatmanic942]

HAMMER for when it goes wrong

[Jankers]

Here's another,

Wooden clothes pegs, some laft as is, others cut down to
about 1/8 in "jaw". Very cheap clamps albeit limited in scope.

J.

[boatmadman]

The beer fridge!

[rats]

 Magnifying glass, reading glasses, good lighting -  and most important of all the will power not to touch a model after having a drink !

[Doc]

Can't think of the name of the silly thing, but it's used to duplicate odd shapes.  Bunch of little sliding thingys in a frame.  Push up against the thing to duplicate, then trace it on paper.  Huge improvement in making boat stands that fit the hull.
 - 'Doc

(@#$ !  Going to have to go see what the name of it is...)

[boatmadman]

Masking tape! Several rolls of it! Keeps items in place while glue sets.

[Colin H]

Not truely tools,

 Clean rag to catch the blood. Box of surgical plasters of various sizes to seal the wound so as not to get blood on model.


Colin H.

[Dave Leishman]

Can't think of the name of the silly thing, but it's used to duplicate odd shapes.  Bunch of little sliding thingys in a frame.  Push up against the thing to duplicate, then trace it on paper.  Huge improvement in making boat stands that fit the hull.
 - 'Doc

(@#$ !  Going to have to go see what the name of it is...)

Heh! Is 'profile gauge' what you're looking for by any chance? Personally I think I prefer the 'bunch of sliding things in a frame', but they'd have to increase the size of the packaging to get it all in

[jumpin_jack]

Knee pads...for the time ive just spent on the "xxxxx" pile looking for that last white metal fitting thats just shot off of the kitchen table :'(

[HAWK]

Mortise lock on workshop door for when very young grandchildren with inquisitive fingers visit

                                regards
                                 HAWK

[John W E]

Hi, Just a quick recap on the tools and materials we need to become a competent modellor:or is it modeller? ???

1. You must have the vision equal to a nocturnal bat

2. Your hands must resemble a well scarred battlefield with plenty of sticky plasters/electricians tape on

3. You must have an alcoholic consumption (this could account for some of the battlescars on your hands)

4. You must have thick skin on your knees to enable you to grovel on the floor to find missing parts - this is where you will find the use for a portable hand lamp/magnifying glass with a lamp on it

5. We must have zero tolerance level for anyone interrupting hence the door must have a lock so we can only growl at ourselves

6. Bunch of sliding thingies just to wonder what they are and what we can use them for

SUMMARY: So....we must all be....short sighted, bad tempered, battlescarred..........no wonder nobody wants to speak to us at the Lakeside?

No good denying it - we must all fit the bill.

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

[Jankers]

Doc,

Your description of Sliding thingy, Do you have the equivalent to B&Q in USA?

John E,
 You make us sound like we should be in line for am ASBO, great, always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent!

J.

[White Ensign]

I found surgeon-tools (tweezers, scisors and tangs) very helpfull.

[Doc]

Jankers,
I have no idea what "B&Q" is so don't know if we have one.  We probably do, maybe.
Also don't know what "ASBO" is, but I'll assume you are right about it?
The name on the sliding thingy is "Profile Guage"... in three languages, which must mean it's an asian made thingy?
 - 'Doc

PS - Never was a juvenile delinquent!  By the time I knew anything about what they do, I was to old to qualify.

[Dave Leishman]

B&Q is a chain of 'do it yourself' superstores catering to the nations requirements for everything from lengths of timber to new fitted kitchens, from handsaws to electric routers, screws, nails, paints, etc, etc. Kind of like a DIY Walmart...

The following from ASBO Concern:

What are asbos?

Anti-social behaviour orders, usually known as asbos, were introduced in the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act and came into force in 1999. Asbos ban people from specific activities or from entering particular areas. They last a minimum of two years, but can be imposed for longer.

The 2002 Police Reform Act and the 2003 Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 also contained measures on asbos.

Asbos can be served against children over 10 years of age or against adults if they have behaved "in an anti-social manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress", and that the order is "necessary to protect persons from further anti-social acts".

This has allowed asbos to be used to ban activity that is not in itself criminal, such as begging, prostitution and even playing football or being sarcastic.

Most asbos are imposed after an application by a local authority or the police. Asbos are made by magistrates' courts after civil proceedings and may be made on the basis of hearsay evidence.

Breaching an asbo is a criminal offence, carrying a penalty of up to five years' imprisonment, even when the original offence was not an imprisonable one. Around half of all asbos have been served on children and young people, who can be given detention training orders lasting up to two years.

Asbo facts and figures

More than 3,800 asbos have been imposed since they were first introduced in 1999 - half of them to children.

The use of asbos is increasing dramatically. Nearly 20 percent of the total number of asbos were imposed in the three months between July and September 2004, the last period for which figures have been released by the Home Office.

The proportion of people breaching their asbos has jumped from 36 percent at the end of December 2002 to 42 percent at the end of 2003.

Youth Justice Board figures show that nearly 50 young people were in custody for breaching an asbo in any month in 2004. That compares to an average of three young people a month between 2000 and 2002.

[dougal99]

The most useful tool? Complete the following:

If only I had a ....      ???

Cheers

Doug