Justin Davenport Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 hi all I've been thinking about this for a while, I want a new workbench setup for my room to improve and organize my space. Right now all I've got is an outdoor setup that I don't want to use (just too hot) and a small tray indoors with two shoeboxes full of paints and other stuff. I'd like to get everything organized with a workbench/cabinet that's 31 inches long, 17 inches wide and 27 inches high....I checked various places such as Home Depot and Lowe's, and also on the 'net but haven't found anything that would fit the bill perfectly. Is there a place I can order workbenches to my own specs? Also what's the best paint bottle storage tray out there that can fit Tamiya, Polly, and Testors jars at once? Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chilled_Cream Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Justin, You ever thought about making your own? You say you want one thats kinda like a cabinet. Have you prehaps thought of buying a cheep second hand double wardrobe? It would be quite easy to make an extendable self that you can pull of to give you more space when your working, make up some shelves above n below the work space, bobs yer uncle a simple cheep solution. You could even leave the doors on to hide away all the mess? just a thought. I made mine outta a 6' long piece of kitchen worktop, but has no real storage n looks a right royal mess ;) Piant storage, just knock yourself up something out of 8mm MDF. All pretty cheap to achieve and not particularly difficult either HTH Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Davenport Posted July 6, 2003 Author Share Posted July 6, 2003 hi Matt Yes I have thought about making my own, but I've never built shelves or anything like that yet. Maybe it wouldn't be too difficult, I could probably do it. If I don't find anything prebuilt that's ideal that is likely what I'll do. Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chilled_Cream Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Justin I'd never put up a shelve in my life til last june time. Its dead easy really, if ya dont mind a slight slope ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k5ikl Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Justin, I bought a couple of 2 drawer file cabinets and put a 32 inch hallow core door on top of them for the work table. You could get a narrower door, although the door might be to long for your area. With the 2 file cabinets I have all kinds of storage. I use those 2 and 3 shelf lazy susans for my paint storage. Good luck with whatever you try. :D Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 How about checking this link out http://www.kithobbyist.com/largescaleplane...jar_shelves.htm Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Justin: Go to a used office furniture store and buy a small desk...with two or three drawers on one side. You can also find computer desk hutches...that's the thing on top of a computer desk with lottsa shelves of various sizes. This combo works well for me...the desk is steel with 1 inch particle board top finished with laminate. I don't have a photo but trust me ...it was cheap and simple and it works. Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Davenport Posted July 8, 2003 Author Share Posted July 8, 2003 Thank you all :D I've found my ideal solution, at least for the workbench part. A computer desk without the hutch. I'll also see how I like my paints split up into different colors, i.e. one small tray with green paints, another with grays. Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
big josh henderson Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 what i did for my workbench was get an old art desk, for drafting, its plenty big enough, and i have some plastic drawers i got from wal-mart, everything is split into diff. drawrs, acrylics in one, sandpaper in the other, laquers in one, etc, i want to build me another one, let me know how yours turns out josh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Hi Justin and everyone else. Before I moved into my very own workshop in the garage I used to model in the guest bedroom. Actually I converted the walk-in closet into my model desk/construction area/storage area. I found that I still needed more space but the wife wanted my mess to be hidden (hence the walk-in closet with doors to hide it all away). I picked up at a garage sale a large roll-top bread cabinet (the type that holds two to three large loafs of bread). It's made of nice looking wood, large enough to hold a ton of paint jars, sanding sticks, files and such, and when not in use, you just roll the top down and the mess is all neatly covered and sitting in the open with nobody any the wiser. I picked it up for $5 USD, but even brand new I don't think they are all that expensive. Just an option for hiding the mess that's all. Good luck. Regards, Don :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Wise Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Hey Y'all, Watch as I digress. My present work bench is a huge draftman's table. And when I say huge, brother I mean huge!!! (3 1/2' X 5'). But you know what? Because the table is so massive, I can store tons more junk on it. And I'm still left with a small space to build a model on. So my son gave me his old bedroom desk. It's about 2' X 4'. The square footage is less than half, but I'll have three drawers to store stuff away in. I think smaller (with drawers) is the way to go. I'm going to use "L" brackets to clamp a bookcase to the back of the desk so I can store paint jars and have them close at hand. But other than that, the desk should give me lots more room in the den. Regards, Randy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Davenport Posted July 9, 2003 Author Share Posted July 9, 2003 My new workbench is now finished!! And I've been working on some of my models (painting/dipping canopies in future) all evening. I'll post a picture later. It's working great - it's the bottom half of a computer desk, complete with sliding shelves. And I bought a bunch of small trays from Walmart to store paints and tools separately instead of in one big messy pile, I like it much better. thanks again all! Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indydog Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Justin, As far as paint storage goes, I use a spice rack that hangs on the wall. You know, the kind that has little shelves? If you get one of the big ones (3 shelves) it can hold about 30 of the round MM bottles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Computer armoire would do well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CiscoKid Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Justin, Try this.. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...3A91791%3A91851 My fiance' got me one for modeling, and I think it's great! Good luck. Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Davenport Posted July 11, 2003 Author Share Posted July 11, 2003 Again, thank you all for your suggestions. Some of them might well come in handy for the future. I'm uploading a pic of my new workbench Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Here's a cheap solution to paint storage that my wife came up with; simple wire cutlery racks, mounted on the wall. Because they're wire the 'shelves' can be bent down slighty so that they slope upwards, preventing the bottles falling off. And the labels can all be read from the front. I also have a bunch of Humbrol/Xtracolor tinlets which I keep in those little plastic organiser/storage drawers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deppisch Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 My present work bench is a huge draftman's table. And when I say huge, brother I mean huge!!! (3 1/2' X 5'). But you know what? Because the table is so massive, I can store tons more junk on it. And I'm still left with a small space to build a model on. Isn't that the truth. I got an old kitchen table from my sister in law when she moved. At first it was like modeling in the Grand Canyon now the only clear spot is for my cutting mat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Are those Games Workshop paints at the top there? Have you used their inks for tinting panel lines? I've been thinking of trying this... how well does it work for you? (if that's what you use them for) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ACE MODELER Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Hi there, There are some plans of a workbench in the Tool n Tips page on this site it's under Workbenches (I think.) It has a nice design, I haven't actually tried it yet though. ACE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Are those Games Workshop paints at the top there?Have you used their inks for tinting panel lines? I've been thinking of trying this... how well does it work for you? (if that's what you use them for) They are Games Workshop paints, but acrylics, not inks. The GW white is one of the best whites I've found for both brush painting and airbrushing- it's really white (not yellow) and very opaque. I used the GW paints for my Warhammer models (see 'Take a Walk' under the sci-Fi discussion board). For tinting panel lines I use thinned Winsor & Newton watercolours with a drop of dishwasher soap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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