Here's my hobby workshop, being converted over from airplane mode to railroad mode. It adjoins the separate layout room which I try to keep a lot neater. Just getting started and the foam bits are flying!
Huntington Junction - Freelance based on the B&O and C&O in coal country before the merger... doing it my way. Now working on phase 3. - Walt
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OK, I'll jump in and show off my mess. I have 4 areas that fit the description of "work bench" for my modeling.
Here's where it all started:
And with so many projects in the works, trying to get down all I can this winter, it spread out to this: and this: And then there's always one of my favorite spots, the top of our freezer: Building was hot and heavy this winter, trying to get caught up with scenery, buildings, etc, before the spring, and "out door / garage projects" season begins. Mike.
And with so many projects in the works, trying to get down all I can this winter, it spread out to this:
and this: And then there's always one of my favorite spots, the top of our freezer: Building was hot and heavy this winter, trying to get caught up with scenery, buildings, etc, before the spring, and "out door / garage projects" season begins. Mike.
and this:
And then there's always one of my favorite spots, the top of our freezer: Building was hot and heavy this winter, trying to get caught up with scenery, buildings, etc, before the spring, and "out door / garage projects" season begins. Mike.
And then there's always one of my favorite spots, the top of our freezer:
Building was hot and heavy this winter, trying to get caught up with scenery, buildings, etc, before the spring, and "out door / garage projects" season begins. Mike.
Building was hot and heavy this winter, trying to get caught up with scenery, buildings, etc, before the spring, and "out door / garage projects" season begins.
Mike.
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well here is my workstation/desk of many hobbies It's been Tidied in the last few days
. The only model Railroading stuff on there at the moment is this Hornby 00 BR Class 40 that is due to be Weathered and superdetailed soon yes i know my key board need a clean. and a close up of the mound o' stuff in the back corner it's mainly table top wargames stuff and paint with the odd large model kit thrown in for good measure
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The only model Railroading stuff on there at the moment is this Hornby 00 BR Class 40 that is due to be Weathered and superdetailed soon yes i know my key board need a clean.
and a close up of the mound o' stuff in the back corner it's mainly table top wargames stuff and paint with the odd large model kit thrown in for good measure
Apologies in advance for any use of UK RailRoad Terms
"there is the wrong way the Right way and then there is Great western railway Way"
TOO CLEAN! You cannot be a real modeler!
LION will come to inspect your premiss.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Here was my workbench this past weekend as I added passengers to my fleet of Walthers Amtrak cars.
Kevin
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Thought I would post a pic while I try to figure out my wiring problem
This might explain the screwey weather we have had across the country this week........spent the last few days cleaning up my work space.
KAPOOW!!!
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Here is my workbench, a Athearn Chessie System SD50 getting detail work, Roundhouse Southern boxcar with a new road number, Wright Trak radio car getting some grab irons, and a Wright Trak Southern caboose still in the box. Earl...
BATMAN Kevin. Thanks for sharing your wonderful artwork with us. I'll bet you've got one heck of a backdrop on your layout. Brent
Kevin.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful artwork with us. I'll bet you've got one heck of a backdrop on your layout.
Brent
Actually, I don't have backdrops on my current layout. I rent my townhouse, and since I have a sectional layout, I didn't want to have seams in my sky. I'll definitely have some happy clouds on a nice backdrop when I'm able to build my permanent layout. :)
The locking collar is an improvement, but yes that's it.
Uhh, my bad ,
Anyone else have a work bench?
Lee
yankee flyer dstarr I didn't use it to screw the layout wall brackets to the studs. I used my variable speed electric drill for that, probably because I didn't have the Phillips bit for the Yankee at the time. Only later did I buy the full set of Yankee bits. In the early 60s when I was using mine I bought an adapter that let me use the small tips that guys in the factory's were using in their electric and air screw guns. I bought the tips in packs of 20 or so. Drill bits an all kinds of screw driver tips would fit in the adapter. I don't know if a person could even find this adapter now.The only draw back is that the (spline?) had to be cleaned and lubricated quite often. Hang on to your tools in fifty years they will be worth a fortune. Good day. Lee
dstarr I didn't use it to screw the layout wall brackets to the studs. I used my variable speed electric drill for that, probably because I didn't have the Phillips bit for the Yankee at the time. Only later did I buy the full set of Yankee bits.
In the early 60s when I was using mine I bought an adapter that let me use the small tips that guys in the factory's were using in their electric and air screw guns. I bought the tips in packs of 20 or so. Drill bits an all kinds of screw driver tips would fit in the adapter. I don't know if a person could even find this adapter now.The only draw back is that the (spline?) had to be cleaned and lubricated quite often.
Hang on to your tools in fifty years they will be worth a fortune.
Good day.
I think this might be the adapter you are thinking off. Came up in a straightforward Google for "Yankee screwdriver bits"
http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/29/hex-adapter-for-yankee-screwdrivers-newdraft/
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
PARTSGUY The cat not withstanding...........where do you live that still has what appear's to be leafy trees in what's the dead of winter here in Indiana??? Bill
The cat not withstanding...........where do you live that still has what appear's to be leafy trees in what's the dead of winter here in Indiana??? Bill
I took that picture back in July of 2011. That time of year, we have plenty of green trees up here in New Hampshire.
hon30critter Lee I think I see two yankee screwdrivers. There appears to be a smaller newer model towards the right side of the rack. Dave
I think I see two yankee screwdrivers. There appears to be a smaller newer model towards the right side of the rack.
Dave
Ayup. The small one is a Stanley, mostly plastic model, that I have possessed since the 1970's, a much longer time than I've had the Yankee. It came with both drill bits and screwdriver bits, so with one tool you can drill a screwhole and then sink the screw. I don't really need two such tools, but you know how it is, sentimental value and all.
Ayup, that's a Yankee screwdriver model 130A. It came to me from a yard sale some years ago. You can still get bits for them, that's a new set of bits on the far left of the bench. Those battery drill/drivers are nice. I've had two of them. They were so nice that I gave both of them away as Christmas gifts to my children, leaving me with the trusty old Yankee screwdriver. The Yankee had enough omph to screw the bench together, it sank a lot of 3 inch #10 flathead woodscrews into the 2*6's that form the bench top.
I didn't use it to screw the layout wall brackets to the studs. I used my variable speed electric drill for that, probably because I didn't have the Phillips bit for the Yankee at the time. Only later did I buy the full set of Yankee bits.
HEY! you do not store drill bits on you work bench with the points up!
Speaking of workbenches and cats...
GRRRrrrrrrrrr
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
A lot of you folks should be ashamed at yourselves showing what you consider to be a workbench in such states of existences! How can you possibly get any w*rk done in a place like that?
Now this is the way to have your workbench all set to tackle that new and great project you have been putting off. Here I am examining the fine points of a Tortious Machine and trying to find a misplaced tool....
Lion I think with practice you could become a reasonably adept modeler. You're off to a good start...
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
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I think I see a Yankee screw driver. I didn't think anyone else had them these days. Before battery powered drills that was all I had to drive screws with on some job sites. Mine was the biggest I could buy and now it is a keep sake, to remind me of the good old days. When the variable speed drills came out I shoved my Yankee adapter for commercial tips in the chuck of a Vspeed drill and life was good. Funny what catches the eye of an old carpenter.
Have a good day.
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Not in its present shape I won't. Let's just suffice it to say that it resembles Lion's, only worst. Although, in my own defense, I AM in the midst of a rather extensive (and ambitious) project.
Marlon
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dstarr Stupid Beast is planning to leap down and dash away somewhere. She was hand placed on the bench to jazz up this photo. This is my bench right after a shop cleanup. Model railroading tools are in the red wood toolbox to the right side of the bench. Besides model railroading, I do wood working, auto repair, electronics tinkering, and other stuff in this shop. Not in this picture are some very useful full sized power tools, drill press, band saw, and radial arm saw. O M G ! Every model railroaders worst nightmare ! A CAT within 500 feet of a model railroad, and to scale it's the same size as GODZILLA and probably more destructive. I hope no structures were destroyed in the making of this photo.
Stupid Beast is planning to leap down and dash away somewhere. She was hand placed on the bench to jazz up this photo. This is my bench right after a shop cleanup. Model railroading tools are in the red wood toolbox to the right side of the bench. Besides model railroading, I do wood working, auto repair, electronics tinkering, and other stuff in this shop. Not in this picture are some very useful full sized power tools, drill press, band saw, and radial arm saw.
O M G ! Every model railroaders worst nightmare ! A CAT within 500 feet of a model railroad, and to scale it's the same size as GODZILLA and probably more destructive. I hope no structures were destroyed in the making of this photo.
JeremyB
The screwdriver/pliers holder is just a cheap molded plastic shelf with various sized holes in it that I picked up who knows where many years ago. It is mounted on a plywood stand so it can be moved if necessary. Never have had the need to move it though. I drilled some smaller holes along the back of the shelf to accomodate paint brushes.
Here is mine from a while ago, it is a little cleaner in spots but worse in others.
Rick J
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can you use your layout as a work bench or storage space?
my loco/ car storage the bottom part is full, the one above is all of my BN stuff(even my exec hockey stick train)
my workbench next to my bed but atop a box... my GP15 getting superdetailed and the vomit bonnet awaiting it's handrail painting...
and my layout.... speaks for itself
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Easely nice pictures~
OK, LION BENCH part II
It is cleaned up a little bit. I added a test track in the back. The idea is to time new equipment so that it runs at the proper speed at the specified voltage.
The pink trays on the table hold the train when I am working on it. Since I tied all of my trains together with draw bars and cables, you have to lift all six cars as a unit. Thus the foam trays. I also have the advantage of sliding the train east and west in front of me while I work on it, as well as lifting it as a unit to carry it to and from the layout. There are now six such trains running loose on my railroad, with two more in boxes waiting to be altered for service on the Route of the Broadway LION.
Do not tell the cats about altered... They think they are normal.
Here's an outdated pic (over a year ago) of my workbench before it was reorganized last winter
Since April 2011, it's also doubled as a spot to set my paintings to dry so I can use my main easel.
Here's mine
It's in the office so there's some other junk in there with it, some of which is visible in the picture.
Enjoy
Paul