Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
What machine tools?
(I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
-- 
Chris

Chris wrote:
> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
Depends what you are doing in it.

A laser cuter takes care of most o the cutting :-)

then you need a bench sander and some gouges for eh rest of the balsa 
work, and a razor plane.

See www.rcbatteryclinic.com/Temp/Shop.jpg


"Chris"  wrote in message 
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> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
> -- 
> Chris

TBH, the power tools I use most of all are:-

1.     bandsaw; mine has a 13" throat, but smaller ones are just as useful.
2.    dremel (I also have a couple of cordless cheapies)
3.    cordless drill

HTH

Trefor


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> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
> -- 
> Chris

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> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
> -- 
> Chris

I would agree with Trefor's selection - a bandsaw is preferable to a power 
fretsaw if you have a range of blades with varying widths and numbers of 
teeth per inch.

I would add at least a good bench vice and a pillar drill which can also, at 
a pinch, be used as a milling machine with the addition of a suitable cross 
slide attachment.

Some years ago I splashed out and bought a Chester Model B combined drill, 
lathe and milling machine - similar to what Alex Whittaker calls his Winkie 
Wankie  machine - not cheap but I think it was worth it for me.

Then, of course, you need the usual hand tools such as knives, cutting mats, 
balsa strippers, pliers wire cutters... I could go on ad nauseam.

Malcolm

Hi

A good surface to build on is the first stage I think.

I have a piece of kitche worktop. If you buy a pack of self ahesive cork 
tiles these can be applied and make the best building board I have ever had. 
Still in use after 15 years.

PS
I an 55 and built models since I was 9 !

No plug, but take a look at Axminster powr tool centre. Lovely power and 
hand tools. They have a range of marples minature tools which are ideal for 
us folk though a little expensive. Its nice to work with good tools I think.
Pete (Staffordshire)
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> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
> -- 
> Chris
"Chris"  wrote in message 
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> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
> What machine tools?
> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
> -- 
> Chris

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:32:47 +0100, "PAR"  wrote:

>Hi
>
>A good surface to build on is the first stage I think.
>
>I have a piece of kitche worktop. If you buy a pack of self ahesive cork 
>tiles these can be applied and make the best building board I have ever had. 
>Still in use after 15 years.
>
>PS
>I an 55 and built models since I was 9 !
>
>No plug, but take a look at Axminster powr tool centre. Lovely power and 
>hand tools. They have a range of marples minature tools which are ideal for 
>us folk though a little expensive. Its nice to work with good tools I think.
>Pete (Staffordshire)
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Chris" 
>Newsgroups: uk.rec.models.radio-control.air
>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:21 PM
>Subject: Setting up workshop
>
>
>> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
>> What machine tools?
>> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
>> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
>> -- 
>> Chris
>"Chris"  wrote in message 
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>> Setting up workshop - any hints and tips?
>> What machine tools?
>> (I thought power fretsaw and pillar drill.)
>> Suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
>> -- 
>> Chris 
>


A very good basis for a building board/surface is a laminated ply/paper
door. these are very flat and level. cover with deal board contact adhesive
(using lots OF WEIGHT) and you have the perfect board.

J.