Hi all.

Earlier this evening I was at my desk working on the RMG build. That evil beast that lives in the carpet reached up and caused a piece I was sanding to go airborne. After spending the better part of half hour on my knees an idea came to me. I use masking tape to hold small parts when painting them, why not when sanding them? I took a piece of masking tape about 2inches long and wraped it around the trigger finger of my left hand. Then, holding the piece I had rescued from the carpet I returned to sanding. It worked great!! The tape held the piece in place even if I opened my hand,m plus the tape left no marks or scratches.
My first thought was that I got to pass this along. have fun and happy modelling
HarryD

...Thx Harry! Your name shouldn't be DiVencenzo, it should be DiVinci!!

Tread.

I'll be trying that reall soon.

So, that's why the called you "sticky fingers"

kglack

thanx 4 the tip

Hi Harry

Thank you - that's a really neat idea! :-)

I thought you were going to describe using masking tape to pick parts off the carpet, but it's even better to stop them getting lost in the first place.

I'll try that next time.

All the best

Rowan

Sign up another convert! I'll be using this tip in the future.

Another tip I have heard for the same problem is strecthing nylon hose over the attachment on your vacuum and then going over the carpet with the vacuum on. The airflow will suck the bit up, but the hose won't allow it to enter the vacuum.

Never tried it myself, but sounds good in theory.

thanks for the tip Harry...useful one

That's funny, that's exactly what I thought he was going to say too!

Tread.

For picking up small parts off the carpet beast i usually use this sticky tape roll with the handle that the cat and dog owners use to get all the animal hair off the house and theyre clothes. It sticks very easily leaves absolutely no marks and signs to the plastic and is ideal for that purpose. I ve also used in diorama ground construction to get off the excess of the groundwork material that was not sticked on the pva white glue you make 2-3 passes and its all there you cut the piece of tape and its ok ready to use. this roll costs about 2,5$ and has enough stickin tape to use for 2-3 years . try it on

That's the exact reason I don't work in carpeted areas !

I work on a good ol' wood or steel table, and in a room having black and dark yellow(sand) tiles. That way, I never have to go on my hands and knees with a magnifying glass too often.

Just a thought...LOL! Nice tip, BTW !! Thanks.

I also have anothr fav use for Scotch tape : I wrap it around my thumb, index and third fingers of the left hand while slicing and dicing sprue trees with a No 11 blade. That way, even if the blade slips, it won't dig a deep ditch in my fingernail roots (Ouch!!). It also provides good grip on the part being held for trimming...

Cheers.
BP.

Don't just take your wives good ones and DON'T forget to take 'm off when you put the vacumer back in the closet....
#:-) #:-) #:-)

Looks like a usefull idea... i'll give it a try next time....

10x (:-)