bobthehobbyguy Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) I have notices comments in a number of threads about modeling and dealing with shaky hands. How do you approach this issue? Edited October 21, 2022 by bobthehobbyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 For me personally, I'll take a quarter milligramme of alprazolam if me hands start shaking like Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 An old sign lettering trick.. rest your hand on a large beanbag. It takes the shape of your hand against it and stabilizes your hand. This was shown to me by a guy who was hand lettering a model car body… he was using the large bag of M&Ms as his bean bag.. if you can resist eating them! 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, 1972coronet said: For me personally, I'll take a quarter milligramme of alprazolam if me hands start shaking like Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands Everyone doesn’t have a Xanax prescription. I don’t mean that in a bad way sir. Edited October 21, 2022 by slusher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Lol, prescription. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Avoid caffeine.😬 I like to have a cup in the morning but….two cups and I get noticeably shakier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I have a foam covered 1"x1" piece of scrap wood about 12" long to rest the heel of my hand on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I try to brace my elbows on the table then rest the heels of my hands together. I hold the part in my left hand and brush in my right. Check out figure painting videos, those folks have a lot of ways to steady your hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Some good ideas. The figure painting sites are a great idea. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixtures to aid building with limited use of one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 19 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: An old sign lettering trick.. rest your hand on a large beanbag. It takes the shape of your hand against it and stabilizes your hand. This was shown to me by a guy who was hand lettering a model car body… he was using the large bag of M&Ms as his bean bag.. if you can resist eating them! This absolutely works , been doing this for several years ! Anything to support your hand will help . Another trick I do is while hold the part with my left hand and the paintbrush in my right hand I actually rest both arms flat on the bench , this keeps both hand from shaking ! As for fixtures I can't use anything that elevates the part more than about 4 inches above my bench so I limit myself to just a small 2" vise and all kinds of clamps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Some good ideas. The figure painting sites are a great idea. Does anyone have any suggestions for fixtures to aid building with limited use of one hand. you can get vices that have a lot of different movement available in them. the smaller ones of those can be useful for holding bodies or larger parts if you stick some foam to the teeth. i think they are called multi angle vice and i see a lot of rc folks using them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 13 hours ago, slusher said: Everyone doesn’t have a Xanax prescription. I don’t mean that in a bad way sir. No offence taken. I was just putting my two cents out there from my own experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 14 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Avoid caffeine.😬 I like to have a cup in the morning but….two cups and I get noticeably shakier. My small cup is like 18oz.. . . . . After that, I'm wired for sound....😳😳😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G. Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Depends what you're doing. I'll say that for fine lines you can utilize your other hand to brace with, then upper body motion for moving forward with the line. This is what we do in airbrushing finer work or letters on fabrics or in art work. But this assumes your work piece is stationary. In gluing smaller pieces together anything to kelp support the hand helps as mentioned above. And here is a big one that takes some practice, be firm but don't tense up. At the moment of contacting one piece to another hold your breath for that short period but not for like 30 seconds, don't forget to breath lol. Between everything you will find your way with practice. Don't give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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