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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Howard Rush on January 31, 2013, 06:54:18 PM
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As we aging modelers know, a slippery workshop floor could result in a nasty fall. I'd like to share with you something I learned today: if you leave a full, open quart can of contact cement on your workbench and knock it off such that it falls open-side down against the floor, traction in that area of the floor is much improved.
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This is the type of post where a "thumbs up" or a "Like" would be just to perfect! I guess there is something to be said for just putting the lid back on when finished.
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I prefer rubber mats myself, but what ever.
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Well Howard ,I think the key here is leaving the open container of contact cement in the shop in the first place. After that nice aroma spreads around the shop it's so easy to knock most anything over.
About now you must have the best smelling workshop in the entire neighborhood. Now the fun part of taking acetone and cleaning the floor will put you on another high. Take care.
Regards.
Dave
ama 41041
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. . . Now the fun part of taking acetone and cleaning the floor will put you on another high. Take care.
Regards.
Dave
ama 41041
First, unplug all electrical connections, and please...no open flames.
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Per Jan Peerce:
"Be like I, and hold your head up high, till you find the Glue-Bird of happiness...."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IERLMXtMZag
My accidents are sometimes happy also,
Grady
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Ahh Howard, ever the innovator. ;D
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I use 3M Super 77 spray adhesive to stick the rubber mats to the floor at the print shop where I work, the first time some of the guys saw me do that they were critical of me wasting the stuff... now they all do it!
But now I am going to really show 'em something new... Spray the floor and forget the mats! Better yet, spray the tops of the mats! yeah that's the ticket! Thanks Howard!
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Best thing for any "cement" floor, is plain old cardboard.
Available everywhere there are boxes, and for free!
Flatten the box out and you can tap dance while building. Just lift and put aside to vacuum, disguard when old.
Nothing to purchase, no fuss, no must, no chemicals, no odors, no risks, no returns, no buybacks and no refunds.
Simple to remove when you get forclosed on and leaves no tell tale sign that any modeling was ever going on.
And don't forget the mirror. Gotta take a peek from time to time, instill upon yourself what a great modeler you are.
Charles
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Ah, self love, the worst kind. Explains it all. LL~ LL~ LL~
Correct, the worst kind but so prevalent.
You know what they say. You can measure a modeler's manliness by the size of his mirror. LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
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Howard,
Now that your stuck in the shop, is there any chance you're going to get that Tucker finished?
Alan
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As we aging modelers know, a slippery workshop floor could result in a nasty fall. I'd like to share with you something I learned today: if you leave a full, open quart can of contact cement on your workbench and knock it off such that it falls open-side down against the floor, traction in that area of the floor is much improved.
Howard,, I am betting it helps keep the dust down too,,,,,
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I prefer rubber mats myself, but what ever.
LOL good post !! 8)
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Ah, self love, the worst kind.
That's one way, but the contact cement is quicker.
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Howard,, I am betting it helps keep the dust down too,,,,,
It's keeping his feet down, that's for sure.
Brett
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I wouldn't drop a match for some time. We had some 55gal contact cement drums sitting empty outdoors for years. Nothing in the bottom but solids, looked liked cracked dry red clay. Stood back a flicked a match into one barrel and watched the flames shoot up 20ft with a whoosh and those solids burned rapidly until they were gone. The label says its maintains its flash point down to -30 if I remember correctly. Hard to believe but we used to run the stuff through a hot pot and shoot the stuff with devilbiss spray guns in the shop. Keeping the guns clean was fun. I usually ended up bathed in thinner. It's no wonder my liver rebelled. Seems like a lifetime ago... Well, it almost was a lifetime, a short, used up one. Fortunately I changed careers while I was still young and got out of the family business.
EricV
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When I worked for the Friden company we washed machines in a MEK bath. The stuff went all over the place. BOOM :X
Ed