lkimmins Posted June 25, 2014 #31 Posted June 25, 2014 Just redone my work area over the winter, used solid wood cores as tops plenty of room and solid. riverboat, MEDDO, mtaylor and 8 others 11 Quote
dgbot Posted June 25, 2014 #32 Posted June 25, 2014 Nice workshop. David B WackoWolf 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/
riverboat Posted June 25, 2014 #33 Posted June 25, 2014 you did a beautiful job!! Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
Landlubber Mike Posted June 25, 2014 Author #34 Posted June 25, 2014 Wow, very nice set up you have there! Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
Chuck Seiler Posted June 25, 2014 #35 Posted June 25, 2014 Wow, indeed!!!! Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
grsjax Posted June 25, 2014 #36 Posted June 25, 2014 A couple of questions for anyone that has one of these HF workbenchs. Is the working surface actually 60" long or does that include the width of the vise at the end? Also how thick is the top and is it the same thickness everywhere or thicker on the outside edges and thinner in the center? Quote My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
ChadB Posted June 26, 2014 #37 Posted June 26, 2014 A couple of questions for anyone that has one of these HF workbenchs. Is the working surface actually 60" long or does that include the width of the vise at the end? Also how thick is the top and is it the same thickness everywhere or thicker on the outside edges and thinner in the center? 60 inches long without the vice, and thickness is actually 1.5 inches, with the lip around the edge being three. -Chad Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle
Landlubber Mike Posted June 26, 2014 Author #38 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) I see a lot of people have these benches against the wall with power tools on them, but I found that I needed more depth than what these benches give (I think it's 20") to safely use my Byrnes table saw and thickness sander (depth is ok for things like the disc sander, mill and lathe). What I ended up doing was putting two of these benches back to back, with one side against the wall - essentially, building out a workspace island where I could access the drawers on both tables, and access the machines on each of the tables. On the side against the wall, I attached a power strip to one of the benches, as well as a couple of swing arm lamps. That gave me more useable space than putting the two tables alongside one wall, or building an "L" configuration with the two benches in a corner. Edited June 26, 2014 by Landlubber Mike nobotch and WackoWolf 2 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
ChadB Posted June 27, 2014 #39 Posted June 27, 2014 Couldn't say, but I do have a pair or two of 100lb full extension drawer slides left over from a workbench project. Stop by next time you're in the area and see if I haven't remembered to bring them in with me. Thanks Steve- I swung by your desk after you dropped them off but you were probably gone for the day at that point. I'll have to give them a go one weekend- heavy buggers! Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle
Trussben Posted July 31, 2014 #40 Posted July 31, 2014 Just had the flyer through the door today, workbench is back on special for $140. Ben Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
grsjax Posted August 10, 2014 #42 Posted August 10, 2014 Wish I could get one shipped to Hawaii for a reasonable price. I checked with HF and they wanted more than the cost of the bench for the cheapest method. Quote My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
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