Dave Ambrose Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 My cat, Shasta, normally sleeps on a comfy kitty bed on the other end of the hobby table. Not today. She needs to sleep right in the kit box with a bunch of sub-assemblies. That said, she does make for a cute, if expensive picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 LOL..yep mine think they are going to help me build at times....had to bar them from the room due to them trying to sneak off with parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Not on your life! My cat, Lucy, is absolutely not allowed in my shop. The day that I find a cat hair in a paint job is the day that she becomes an outdoor cat!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 They do like boxes, the smaller the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I try and keep my dogs out of my hobby room..the good thing is they are all small (ranging from 6 to 16 lbs) so they are down close to the floor. But they tend to try and eat anything they find on the floor.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 My lady has been told she isn't to set paw in my hobbies room but she never listens and given the opportunity will be straight on to the desk and in my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Cat are great. Though the best cat I ever had, Rover, use to steel model parts if he could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 One of the funniest posts I ever read on this subject (can't remember where): a guy wrote that he was at the workbench attaching some small parts. To make that easier, he put a puddle of super-glue on some tinfoil. His cat jumped up on the workbench to help. Cat's rear paws went into the super-glue. Cat then jumped to the tile floor...where its back paws firmly stuck. The builder grabbed the De-Bonder to try and un-stick the kitty. But the poor cat didn't know what was happening and freaked out. And its front paws were working just fine. He finally got the cat loose, but needed quite a few Band-Aids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Dogs have masters, cats have servants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Oliver , my half-British Shorthair / half-"Domestic" Shorthair , is a 14 year old kitten ! He has this compulsion to get-into everything , including my hobby supplies . Other than the occasional "swatting" of parts of the table . he doesn't get into too much trouble . Molly Anne , my "Calico Cougar" , has always been mature . She has never gotten into my stuff . Here's Oliver and Molly ; Oliver by himself , next image Edited December 9, 2017 by 1972coronet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 My cats LOVE boxes.....I call them 'box inspectors' as they have to check out all boxes.....then take a nap in one..... Good lookin cats guys!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinGardens Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Mine merely run off with the expensive, fiddly bits of my builds (like pre-wired distributors and braided stainless hose material). Never will I ever have a matched set of wheels/tires either, as inevitably one will come up missing as it was 'used' for their exercise requirements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ours curls up on her stand by the window behind where I sit, she'll sniff around the boxes and that's about it!!!! She's a Calico and a bit on her own agenda most of the time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 WooF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) My last cat friend for 14 years seemed to know the things that were absolutely verboten. She did all the entertaining and affectionate and mischievous things cats do, but never once got up on any of my model work areas (that I knew about), never did any damage, and I never had to lock her out of any rooms. She was a stray, and was always the indoor-outdoor kind of cat, so most of her shredding and hiding things and chasing energy got worked off outside. Smart cat. Edited December 8, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alix Bernard Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I was cutting some flat stock for filling a firewall with a spruce cutter. Danged if my cat didn't have a piece wedged into his fur. He also has the knack(or ability) to find the most delicate subassembly, then tries nonchalantly lay on it. Yes, hair in paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeltruckbuilder Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) - Edited December 12, 2017 by Modeltruckbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I'd love to have the basement all to myself, but the cats would sit at the closed door and cry to be let down stairs. They also did this at three o'clock in the morning. It got so bad that I cut a "kitty door" into the basement door. And yes, they pilfer. My wife once found my #11 X-Acto knife in the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 My workshop in in the basement where out cat has full access ... we keep the door unlatched and he knows how to open it for his patrol. I was cautious at first but he never jumped up on the bench at all. If we're both down there, he never jumps up on lap or table. Maybe it's just that things stay pretty constant down there and nothing looks new. I've never seen anything displaced (from his lone excursions) and expect he doesn't jump up when I'm not there. Pretty extraordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Yes. I have a constant hairball battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Fur and shedding has been mentioned. When I took my last cat in to be put down a couple of years ago (18 1/2 year old Gus), the veteran offered to cut off a some fur as remembrance. I had to laugh a little, and told her no. I all ready had enough fur around the house to remind me of him for a long time to come. By the way, I still miss the old guy. And I hope he is happy up in cat heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 No, mine do other things that I wish they wouldnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I have two of the furry things. They are good and leave me pretty much alone. The only exception is when they want a treat.They will sit and stare at me until I get up and go to the treat drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbash1 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 The Cat's Motto. If I fit's, I sit's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I had 7 cats, all like sons. This year I adopted a stray that found her way into my garage, and was really hungry. After getting rid of the flies, some vaccines, she joined the others. Things were just a bit complicated: She had a surprise inside... Yes, the furry, bit of happiness kind of surprise. My cats are always with me, and I don't care if there is cats hair in the paint. They are worth a lot more than models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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