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Modeller Build Logs
Modellers Workbench M4A1 |
| By Hans Haase | | Started: | Jun 20, 2007 | | Updated: | Jul 7, 2007 |
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Little available room for a workbench, It's a pain that many of us suffer with. In the past I have been working out of closet nooks, sharing my workspace with others, and for a short glorious time a big empty bench in mom's basement. Making the best of limited arrangments is one of the bigger challenges of modelling, and we all long for the day we get the chance to build our dream workbench. Well, I finally get to do mine!
This is a grand time, one of those times that few of us get to experience even once in their lifetime. The little lady an I are upgrading in the size of our living space, and I have been designated an entire room for pursuit of my hobbies. Lots of big windows, good lighting, wall space, floor space, bright walls, many electrical sockets. My only real limitation? It MUST be kept presentable. Fair enough, and worth the sacrifice of constant cleaning.
I've even come up with a name for it, or more properly a designation. Currently I am using my third dedicated workbench, which I have now named Workbench M3A1 (I added extra shelves at one point). I am undecided on the designation of the new project, as the bench itself is actually an older one that I will be taking out of storage and heavily modifying. But the workSPACE is new. So I have to decided, Workbench M2A1? Or Workspace M4?
Anyways, on to the project!
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| The Heart of the Matter | Jun 25, 2007 |
When building things, and I refer to non-model subjects, you need a focal point to base everything around. This is the main concept that you build off of, and the rest of the project grows around. In this case, I am integrating a dedicated spray booth into my work bench. At current dimensions, based on the window right behind it, will give me a spray booth 29" wide, 18" high and about 16" deep.
This is the guts of it that the booth itself is based around, which is a 5" outlet industrial blower fan. It was purchased at a yard sale, and I estimate it to have about 500 to 700cfm of airflow when comparing it to other similar sized units. For sake of comparison, this is similar airflow to that passing through the carburetors of your typical 5 to 6 liter V8 engines. I may have to tone it down a bit.
Now, I have been preaching to other folks for some time that you MUST have an "Explosion proof" exhaust fan. Well, sorry about that guys, I hadn't really shopped around for one., I simply didn't realize they aren't made in the sizes and voltages we need. In fact, as far as I can tell, none of the spray booths that you can buy have one either until you get to the sizes used for painting cars. The only ones made in the appropriate size are for boat use, and are only available in 12volt.
The reason I am putting the blower motor on the bottom, which yes it's going to cause some issues, is that it gives me a much simpler way to vent it outside through the window. I haven't figured out exactly what I am going to do with the inlet or outlets yet, but since I already chopped a big hole in the top of the bench to sit the motor down into.... I'm on this path one way or another. |
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