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                        random household object tools thread. PLEASE READ!

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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        random household object tools thread. PLEASE READ!
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:57 PM
                        I thought it would be sorta cool if someone just said a random household object and we gave suggestions to turn it into a modeling tool.

                        so here's the first one.
                        fingernailsBig Smile [:D]

                        things that have been stated so far:
                        flooring ,wall, or ceilling tile
                        computer air duster
                        baby food jar
                        LEGO
                        clothes pin
                        clothes iron and wax paper
                        fingernails


                        the collection grows...Big Smile [:D]
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:57 PM
                        Tile can be used for using a base to cut PE on. There is some Kind of ceiling product that is supposed to be great for making layered dios. Wall is great for banging head againtsBig Smile [:D]
                        John
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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Monday, May 23, 2005 5:58 PM
                        or, you can go outside, through the tile on the ground and use that as rubble, except the tile can't be stylish and glossy.Big Smile [:D]
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                        mikeiw
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Chester, UK
                        Posted by mikeiw on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 6:58 AM
                        A tile would be useful for cutting your photoetch on if you use a blade. Also, a handy flat surface to tape sandpaper to for a smooth finish. You could also use it as a mixing palette for small amounts of paint used in detailing & as a place to decant your CA to, as it'll clean off easily.

                        Sorry for being sensible. Wink [;)]
                        Britmodeler.com
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                        Jim Barton
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                          February 2003
                        Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:32 PM
                        Computer air duster: Great for blowing dust off the parts prior to painting--make sure they're secure!

                        Baby food jars: Great storage containers for all kinds of stuff! (I don't have kids of my own, but when my friend's children were little, I was able to get plenty of baby food jars!)

                        "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:56 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Jim Barton

                        Computer air duster: Great for blowing dust off the parts prior to painting--make sure they're secure!

                        Baby food jars: Great storage containers for all kinds of stuff! (I don't have kids of my own, but when my friend's children were little, I was able to get plenty of baby food jars!)


                        Jim Barton was the name of my psychology course instructor at college some time ago.
                        Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:03 AM
                        heres one
                        LEGO!!!
                        lego makes a great work area to hold ur project...
                        i have a lego tile (green, thin flat piece, bout 30cm x 30cm)
                        the little 'nobs' on the tile will hold small parts while ur painting them, or working on them....
                        and using lego blocks, u can make a stand any shape, with supports where u need it.... ive found it to be a great addition to my work bench, just because of the versatiltiy of it all!!!
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                        mikeiw
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Chester, UK
                        Posted by mikeiw on Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:05 AM
                        Lego can also be used as a mould container for your resin casting (something I'm about to embark on!)
                        Britmodeler.com
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:06 PM
                        ......reverse the clamping mechanism of the wooden clothes pin and the now extended "jaws" can be used to assist the joining of your next project with wings.........
                        a piece of wax paper on the warm surface of the family clothes iron and you can have styrene weighted wheels, without having to purchase those aftermarket resin thingys.......
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                        jinithith2
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                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:46 PM
                        what about fingernails?Big Smile [:D]
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                        Borg R3-MC0
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 5:00 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jinithith2

                        what about fingernails?Big Smile [:D]


                        when still attached to your fingers or clippings? Clown [:o)]

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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 5:18 PM
                        bothBig Smile [:D]
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                        death
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Canberra,Australia
                        Posted by death on Thursday, June 2, 2005 10:24 PM
                        I actually found fish bones handy for painting small items.Being less porous than toothpicks the paint actually 'slides' along the surface and flows evenly down the bone.




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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 2, 2005 10:32 PM
                        When helping my father undo half of our roof I found that those compostion shingles make cool looking road for dioramas!
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                        MackP
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                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MackP on Friday, June 3, 2005 10:18 PM
                        The "non-safety" caps from pill bottles make great paint mixing trays and pallets for small brush jobs. If you have a senior citizen in the family you can probably get as many as you need. Seniors use them because they can't handle the safety caps with arthritic hands!
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                        qmiester
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Saturday, June 4, 2005 6:28 PM
                        I've found the clear pill containers (the ones in bubble packs you buy over the counter with one or two pills in each bubble and you peel the covering off the back) to be very handy for mixing small amounts of paint, washes or epoxies and to keep very small pieces in until you're ready to install them.
                        Quincy
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:48 PM
                        I use poster putty time to time to hold stuff while I am painting if the part has some where you can put the stuff in there and stick a toothpick and it holds pretty good. Just dont put it on paint or it makes it look like it has oil on the kit.
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                        wing_nut
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                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:21 PM
                        Scotch-Brite green scouing pads. Scrape the molding lines off LG etc. and a light buff with the pad will blend away and de-burr any marks. I just used it to "clean up" the panel lines over the top of a 109 fuselage after the seam was puttied, sanded and rescribed.

                        Marc  

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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:49 PM
                        wow thanks guys!
                        gotta starte updatin' here!
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                        jcheung5150
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                          January 2005
                        Posted by jcheung5150 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:37 AM
                        I'm sure this is a very common one, I use q-tips soaked in thinner to soak up excess washes. I use toothpicks to stir paint and to add just a few drops into my AB when spraying just a little paint onto small areas/parts.

                        Jimmy Photobucket

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                        jcheung5150
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                          January 2005
                        Posted by jcheung5150 on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:38 AM
                        i've also used dental floss (dental tape actually) for gun straps.....

                        Jimmy Photobucket

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                        peglegrc
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Tehachapi, Ca.
                        Posted by peglegrc on Monday, June 20, 2005 8:41 PM
                        Dental Floss to cut plastic model doors and trunks instead of cotton thread...Cotton thread will cut panels too...
                        Lay the dental floss or cotton thread on the panel line or what ever you want to cut and pulling the thread back and forth will burn its way through the plastic...cutting really nice tight cut's...dental floss won't break like the cotton thread does though...
                        I read that on a thread from Australia...I've yet to try it though...( yes you need someone to hold the model or plastic while your cutting or hold between your knee's)Cowboy [C):-)]"RC"
                        PeglegRC "The Meaning of life??? How the Heck should I know? Try Google." "Can You Expand your report about Employee Morale?..I'm Afraid 'Bite Me' doesn't Quite cover it"... "Please excuse any misspelled word's!
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                        peglegrc
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                          January 2005
                        • From: Tehachapi, Ca.
                        Posted by peglegrc on Monday, June 20, 2005 8:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jcheung5150

                        i've also used dental floss (dental tape actually) for gun straps.....

                        Wow! Just a thought! Could you use the dental tape for seat belt's?!
                        PeglegRC "The Meaning of life??? How the Heck should I know? Try Google." "Can You Expand your report about Employee Morale?..I'm Afraid 'Bite Me' doesn't Quite cover it"... "Please excuse any misspelled word's!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 1:20 AM
                        Suprised no one said this one.....toothpicks!
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                        madmike
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, June 24, 2005 6:59 AM
                        Converted battery powered electric toothbrush as a miniture orbital sander. I use dble sided tape to hold the wet n dry pads on the bristle removed brush.

                        35mm film containers for mixing paints ready to airbrush
                        contact lens containers for mixing paints ready for brush painting (I wear contacts)
                        the "handle" part of a cotton bud, excellent paint stirrers

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        South Aussie
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                          August 2003
                        • From: South Australia
                        Posted by South Aussie on Friday, June 24, 2005 8:28 AM
                        The plastic trays from mircowave meals, good for holding water when decaling, good for use as a throw away paint palette
                        Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 8:36 AM
                        Drink Mix containers are great for holding brushes and soda straws used from transfering paint and thinner.

                        Two pencils held together with rubberbands are great for holding odd wings such as ones on a Corsair and an A-10 while gluing. They also can clamp the wing tips together while gluing.

                        Small hair rubber bands are also great for holding parts together while gluing.
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                        Jim Barton
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                          February 2003
                        Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, June 24, 2005 3:38 PM
                        The tops from milk or juice bottles make excellent super glue dispensers or holders for tiny amounts of paint, although recently I started using old plastic poker chips I found at a yard sale for the same purpose. Now I don't have to remember to save the milk bottle tops, nor do I need to dig through the apartment complex dumpsters!

                        "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Friday, June 24, 2005 4:28 PM
                        Zip-loc bags...not for holding parts (duh) but when I cut PE from the fret, I do it with the fret INSIDE the ziploc bag...this way, no parts go zinging into the nether-reaches of the carpet. Cut right through the bag. It usually only leaves a small slit in the bag, never enough for a part to escape from. When the bag is shredded, toss it and get a new one.

                        JH

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                        RadMax8
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                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:27 PM
                        If you know somebody who wears braces, use the rubberbands they put in them to mask off those pesky yellow stripes on bombs!
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