It's been one of those nights - raining, chilly, etc. I decided it was time to do a little modeling work and get caught up on some things. Was doing some touch up painting after spraying a black Eastern Car Works NYC "Enterprise" covered hopper I'm doing. After I finished, I stuck the brush in a bottle of Floquil thinner. Of course, I shortly swung around and hit the brush handle with my arm and knocked over the bottle of thinner! Fortunately, the resulting tsunami of Floquil thinner didn't hit anything of value, though it came too close to much of value, including my private parts. All survived. Life is good! Ken
Lesson learned. Get a piece of wood and mill out a hole the size of the bottle. Place the bottle into the base and that will make it more difficult to knock over. Been there, done that. Glad you are okay! Models can be fixed or replaced. You can't. I'm sure your wife was happy too!
BTW, the Eastern Car Works Enterprise covered hopper makes into a nice looking car if you can find the kit. But, it has to be NYC or CN - they were the only major roads to have them. Ken
Yikes is right! Scared me for a moment; I was afraid that you were going to say that you knocked over your bottle of Dewars! That would be Yikes with capitol letters.
Ken and All: Many years ago a man was selling the below pictured glue, paint, or whatever holder at the Oklahoma City Train Show. If I remember correctly it costs about $3.00 or so. Both Friscotony and I purchased one and agree it may have been the best tool we ever purchased. The holes are not quite big enough to hold a Floquil bottle but it works great for TENAX and other glues. The brush holder is fashioned from a wire coat hanger. The base is a piece of 2X4 with the corners rounded. Waste not, want not! P.S. It's NOT available from MicroMark!
I once spilled a brand new bottle of solvaset all over a pile of decals. Another time, an Exacto knife rolled off the bench and stuck in my leg. Solder burns, Dremel wire wheel bristles in my scalp, dropped paint jars. These are some of my specialties.
Bob, I'm feeling inspired by the photo of the gizmo that you have for your adhesive bottles. As I'm in the process of setting up the "new" workbench, this will be an easy addition. I, too, learned long ago that wearing shorts while working with a #11 blade is a big no-no. However, I had not thought of dropped paint jars. Methinks I'll be adding some carpeting scraps along the perimeter of the workbench to provide a nice buffer. Best Regards,
I'll chime in on this. After detailing and weathering my favorite locomotive to perfection I reached for the Testors Dull-Coat and grabbed grey primer by mistake. Not a very proud moment for me. Jim
Just a note, I found that a 1 1/2" bit will drill a large enough hole in a 2 x 4 to accomadate paint bottles. It will take a 2 " hole saw to make a hole large enough to accomadate such items as solder flux, Pro Weld glue, etc. Tony L.
