Post by ctdahle on Dec 31, 2005 8:25:10 GMT -7
I finally figured out a way to resume building again. My three year old has finally reached the point where he will sit still long enough for me to get out the airplane stuff and work on it a bit. I've been building a Hobby Lobby Super Cub for speed 400 electric. The kit arrived about the time he started to walk and more importantly, climb. So the box, and most of the airplane stuff has been on a shelf and out of reach for the past 2 years.
Anyway, I found a clear plastic storage box at Alco which is big enough to hold a small piece of Celotex building board. The box is made by the Sterilite company and was about five bucks. It's a bit more than 24X12X6.
The box has a molded ridge about 2 inches down from the top rim, so I cut a piece of Celotex just the right size to fit inside the box and rest on this ridge. It leaves a storage area beneath the board, and enough space above the board so that a framed up wing can be left on the board, safely beneath the lid.
I scrounged up a mailing tube and cut it to fit in the box. All sticks go in this. I'm marking all of the die cut parts and putting them in a small plastic food storage box (a "leftovers" box). I haven't figured out a way to secure balsa sheet goods yet, but I will.
I put my necesary tools in a nylon pencil bag from the school supply department. I consider the following to be necessary:
Xacto knife and spare blades
Zona Saw
6 inch adjustable square
Utility knife and spare blades
Hobbico aluminum triangle/square set (one of those Tower "Super Saver Club" gimme's that turned out to be pretty useful)
Hobbico "Mini-Drill" set (ditto)
A couple of mechanical pencils
A couple of Sharpie markers
A steel ruler
I still need to make up some sort of caddy to hold an assortment of adhesives, although, given my recent experience with CA, I think maybe Elmers is going to be the only glue in my future.
I make sanding blocks out of chunks of MDF cut to fit tightly inside an assortment of sanding belts, so I have several of these which I need to secure somehow so they don't rub against things inside the box, maybe heavy paper between them and a rubber band around them. I also have an assortment of the 3M sanding sponges. These fit in another leftovers box.
I can set up shop on the kitchen table in about 5 minutes, and for the most part can tear down and put away in about the same amount of time. So if I can snatch an hour to build, I can get a lot done while still supervising the kids and keeping an eye on the cooking or whatever.
As a bonus I can pack the whole box in the car and take it with me when we drive down to visit the in-laws.
Anyway, I found a clear plastic storage box at Alco which is big enough to hold a small piece of Celotex building board. The box is made by the Sterilite company and was about five bucks. It's a bit more than 24X12X6.
The box has a molded ridge about 2 inches down from the top rim, so I cut a piece of Celotex just the right size to fit inside the box and rest on this ridge. It leaves a storage area beneath the board, and enough space above the board so that a framed up wing can be left on the board, safely beneath the lid.
I scrounged up a mailing tube and cut it to fit in the box. All sticks go in this. I'm marking all of the die cut parts and putting them in a small plastic food storage box (a "leftovers" box). I haven't figured out a way to secure balsa sheet goods yet, but I will.
I put my necesary tools in a nylon pencil bag from the school supply department. I consider the following to be necessary:
Xacto knife and spare blades
Zona Saw
6 inch adjustable square
Utility knife and spare blades
Hobbico aluminum triangle/square set (one of those Tower "Super Saver Club" gimme's that turned out to be pretty useful)
Hobbico "Mini-Drill" set (ditto)
A couple of mechanical pencils
A couple of Sharpie markers
A steel ruler
I still need to make up some sort of caddy to hold an assortment of adhesives, although, given my recent experience with CA, I think maybe Elmers is going to be the only glue in my future.
I make sanding blocks out of chunks of MDF cut to fit tightly inside an assortment of sanding belts, so I have several of these which I need to secure somehow so they don't rub against things inside the box, maybe heavy paper between them and a rubber band around them. I also have an assortment of the 3M sanding sponges. These fit in another leftovers box.
I can set up shop on the kitchen table in about 5 minutes, and for the most part can tear down and put away in about the same amount of time. So if I can snatch an hour to build, I can get a lot done while still supervising the kids and keeping an eye on the cooking or whatever.
As a bonus I can pack the whole box in the car and take it with me when we drive down to visit the in-laws.
