Hobby room hide-away

[FASTBACK340]

Is this a great idea or what?

Not that most of us would be able to close the doors....

[1930fordpickup]

Great Idea.

[tooltas]

we needs more room that

[Ramfins59]

Sorry John......it's not big enough LOL.

[b_lever1]

Yes it is cool but need more room

[southpier]

I think most would agree that unless you can walk up to the bench and pick up where you left off last time, most of the hobby hour goes to digging around for either tools or parts.

[FASTBACK340]

C`mon guys!! I'm sure there's that .008% amongst us that could operate in a setting like that!

I agree. The doors would never meet if it was mine.... I have a small, but entire spare bedroom in my house I use. And it's tight....

[Tom Geiger]

I agree. The doors would never meet if it was mine....

Mine either! Many years ago when we got our first PC, my wife wanted it out in our space so we could watch what our young daughters were up to. So we decided to put it in the dining room and I spent something like $500 for a cherry computer cabinet thingie that all folded up behind two doors so it would just look like furniture. Wrong! I don't think we ever shut the darn thing. And it didn't shut once we added a printer and scanner!

[MikeyB08]

I could make it work... I limit myself extremely to the tools I buy/use simply to conserve space. I also build models as I get them. No chance I will ever start a stash. To give you an idea, I often carry my tools with me from home to work in 2 clear tackle boxes. The only tools/ materials that don't move with me is my air compressor (even though it is portable) and my work table at work. When I bring my models home, it usually to only sand or final assembly. For me, too much space causes too many problems.

[charlie8575]

John, Where did you find that, and do you have a direct link to the full product description? It might not be perfect, but it might be a good solution for me for the time being.

Charlie Larkin

[Joe Handley]

For some reason, this comes to mind for most of our collections

[FASTBACK340]

John, Where did you find that, and do you have a direct link to the full product description? It might not be perfect, but it might be a good solution for me for the time being.

Charlie Larkin

My sister spotted it on a Facebook page called Different Solutions and forwarded it to me. I just thought it was a cool seed-idea for people in tight quarters.

[charlie8575]

My sister spotted it on a Facebook page called Different Solutions and forwarded it to me. I just thought it was a cool seed-idea for people in tight quarters.

Almost makes me wish I used Facebook.

I know Sauder had something similar, but not quite the same, at least from the picture, but I'm wondering if there's another option out there.

http://www.sauder.com/Sauder/Craft-Furniture/Craft-Storage-Furniture/158097.aspx

Given the price, I hope the other option is more affordable.

Charlie Larkin

Edited October 9, 2013 by charlie8575

[Dr. Cranky]

I think it'd be a perfect addition to a small apartment or house. I like the idea.

[PappyD340]

I think it'd be a perfect addition to a small apartment or house. I like the idea.

I agree with the Doc, would be a bit small for me though, being that I have 75% of my basement to myself.

[Tom Geiger]

A fellow on the udder board, Ray Gallant has a similar setup that he built into a room. You slide closets out of the way to get there. A very cool solution.

As far as room, folks have to work with what they have. I'm fortunate to have a big model room and an extra basement room for the stash (aka- the model warehouse). Back when I started as an adult, I was working on my kitchen table. I had a board (that once was a shelf) that I was working on and a clamp on light. Every evening I'd work on my model and the last few minutes were spent packing up everything and putting the board, with the model still on it, on top of my refrigerator. I had small kids at the time. And ya know, I built some pretty good models that way!