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  • OldWalrus
    SMF Supporters
    • Sep 2023
    • 42
    • Nick
    • West Sussex

    #16




    Spray booth is placed in a high-sided wooden tray (cheapo from Amazon), the tray is lined with a sticky-backed vinyl and then kitchen towel on top.
    The "assembly station" aka desk has an A2 cutting mat on which I put one of the Humbrol Workstations, this prevented a Microsol incident and the spillage could simply be cured back into the bottle.
    Dream scenario: dedicated space and no need to desk share with the home office.โ€‹
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    • LeytonO
      SMF Supporters
      • Oct 2021
      • 86
      • Rich
      • Cambridgeshire

      #17
      A2 cutting mat on a length of worktop screwed from underneath to a desk with drawers. Spray Booth is on top of a tumble dryer in the back room sharing the same outside venting solution.
      We have a hobby room that I share with my wife for her lino cut printing which also has my A3 photo inkjet printer and mount cutter in.
      I went a bit overboard and fitted up a couple of active speakers (Kantu YU6) with a DAC for some sounds. Not sure my wife appreciated the sub woofer that I added on the floor.
      It's not usually this tidy
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      Last edited by LeytonO; 19 November 2024, 21:04.

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      • Ian M
        Administrator
        • Dec 2008
        • 18264
        • Ian
        • Falster, Denmark

        #18
        Dust mostly.

        I have a self healing cutting mat where I do the most of the work, the old one sometimes gets put on the main part of the bench. Otherwise its just either be careful or grab a paper towel quick.
        Days tip. Do not soak up spilt CA with cotton wool.
        Group builds

        Bismarck

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        • PaulTRose
          SMF Supporters
          • Jun 2013
          • 6451
          • Paul
          • Tattooine

          #19
          My old set up was a kitchen table in the spare room.....i would by a cheap roll of lining wall paper and tape abit over the table top......absorbant......cheap.......easily replacable......a roll lasts years
          Per Ardua

          We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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          • dave
            SMF Supporters
            • Nov 2012
            • 1828
            • Brussels

            #20
            I have a piece of 3mm foam board from an old advertising sign, that goes under the spray booth and protects to front and sides. The bench has an A3 cutting mat, if painting I put a sheet of A3 paper from a calendar we get at work from a supplier.

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            • simontie
              SMF Supporters
              • Jan 2010
              • 1506

              #21
              Cutting boards mainly but i use tape and drap in the spray booth, its fantastic stuff
              once painted i have some foam from The Range diy shop place cost about 4 quid 600x600mm for repadding chairs etc but it great to let the fresh paint harden off, i used a few rolls of old wall paper for a while handy and cheap cut to size once fouled binned
              simon
              Why is common sense not so common?

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