Do you eat or drink at your modeling workbench / table?

I seem to always have something on hand to drink - always with a sealable cap.  I will rare eat...except maybe some cheese/crackers.

no

No eating, but some drinking...

Well, my bench consists of a 6ft folding table, half of which is occupied by my PC. So, while I'm writing or reading on the 'net, I'll have coffee or tea on board usually. Occasionally I'll eat breakfast in here after the kids are off to school. So, the food is in sight of my bench technically, although there's pretty small chance of making a mess on the modeling side of it.

Always have one of those large metal drink containers hanging on the side of the workbench filled with water. Never eat at the workbench.

Jim

Neither eat nor drink- all focus goes to the model I fill up before or when I need to stretch.

I do both at the bench, but i normally do it while taking a break. I drink coffee like i breath air, so i am often getting a brew between stages.

Jenn was going to kill me the other day---I polished off an entire box of Thin Mints Girl Scout's cookies in an afternoon at the bench.

Do I eat at the bench? HELL, YEAH!!!!

I tend not to eat at the bench. (Potato chips are greasy and get all over!) However ... A few good belts of "hooch" is the best way to weather!  Or so my client's  tell me.

No

No eating.....but I do bring something to drink to the desk.  The hard part is finding a place to put it.

   WELL ;

Let's see, if I had room I would rig up something so's I could have a constant stream of FOLGERS in my mouth .DORITOS , and RUFFLES with dip . That works .No ,I really get up and snack in the living room at my fave place on the sofa . That way the model doesn't get full of crumbs .I don't want the rep as a crumby modeler.

Really though , I have a dedicated place for my coffee mug .That's about it .As I said  , I snack AWAY from the workbench .Spilled coffee or soda isn't good for acrylic paint !  

Gin or bourbon- I sometimes need it for the task at hand!  Just a beer or coke if things are going well.....

I don't eat at the bench, but I habitually have either a coffee or diet dr pepper.

I find that after about four beers my hands get steadier which is good for doing photo etch or painting fine details, on the other hand it's not a good time to install decals or parts that can be assembled in more than one way !

Food never but I do keep a big sports bottle of water or Gatoraide nearby. Before I quit in Oct. I used to smoke at my bench...

Drinking coffee or lemonade, no problem on the workbench. For eating it will be only chcolats or cookies since chips and nuts are too greasy. Not funny while airbrushing..

For drink I first also drink water. For cleaning my brush I use water. It happend a lot that I cleaned the brush in the wrong water...

duiker2106

 

For drink I first also drink water. For cleaning my brush I use water. It happend a lot that I cleaned the brush in the wrong water...

But the paint gives the water that special flavor! Mmm, mm!

Bish

I do both at the bench, but i normally do it while taking a break. I drink coffee like i breath air, so i am often getting a brew between stages.

I won't eat at the bench for fear of getting my paws greasy/oily/sticky and that winding up on the project. But like Bish, without caffeine (and for me nicotine too) ain't the first thing gonna happen!

Not me...I'm too much of a klutz!

Never brought food to the workbench (the whole greasy potato chip thing others have mentioned), but I used to have a drinkie.  That ended when I knocked one over while handling a model.  The resulting mess was terrible - the liquid ran down the side of my desk and soaked the carpet under the adjacent display cabinet.

Now if I need a snack or a drink, it's off to the kitchen.  Remember kids, don't drink and model.

Friends dont let friends paint hungry!

Eat - nope.

Drink - yep -- margarita has been drink of choice lately.

@ Real G knocking drink over while "Handling" a model.....come on now, you aren't any different than the rest of us....you were on a CAS danger close bombing/strafing run and failed to pull up in time.

Cheers,

Dave

I'll have a cup of tea on the bench--actually, a big, bolshy mug o'the old cha--this time of the year, when it's relatively cold in the basement.  But I'm mindful of all of the nasty compounds and chemicals that we have on our benches, and I'm leery of keeping food and drink around while I'm working.  Also leery of knocking anything over and spilling liquid or sending a cup or glass to the cement floor below.  So I don't usually.  In the summer, I'll enjoy a glass of beer or two out in my beer garden first, then go downstairs for some bench time before turning in.

Old Dog

I find that after about four beers my hands get steadier which is good for doing photo etch or painting fine details, on the other hand it's not a good time to install decals or parts that can be assembled in more than one way !

Has anyone ever accidentaly  "weatherized" a sandwich?   

littletimmy

Has anyone ever accidentaly  "weatherized" a sandwich?   

No, but I have had sanding debris get into the drinks.  Another reason not to have food or beverage on the bench!

Real G

Never brought food to the workbench (the whole greasy potato chip thing others have mentioned), but I used to have a drinkie.  That ended when I knocked one over while handling a model.  The resulting mess was terrible - the liquid ran down the side of my desk and soaked the carpet under the adjacent display cabinet.

Now if I need a snack or a drink, it's off to the kitchen.  Remember kids, don't drink and model.

Exactly the reason why I keep food and drink far away from the hobby bench--I would do the same thing within two minutes!