Modelers Workbench Design

Sorry, but I have to disagree.

If you work on the items and not the bench, it's surface should hold much longer than your mentioned time frame.

At least my do well since many years.

A replaceable work surface is a very good idea. Many woodworkers use Masonite. It's cheap, very durable, and easy to cut. You can get it in common thicknesses like 1/8 inch, 3/16 inch, and 1/4 inch. I recently built two new benches and I added a layer of Masonite on top for this very reason.

As for spray booths, one thing I don't often hear people say is the fan needs to be SPARK-PROOF. Any common household fan (exhaust fan, etc.) will *not* have a spark-proof motor and spray particulates/fumes tend to be extremely flammable.

A true spark-proof fan can be hard to find and it will cost more, but it's a very important safety feature for any DIY spray booth.

I don't have a workbench at all.

But I do keep a secret stash of tools in the keyboard tray of my desk at work.

Then I have all my other tools and kits in a big mechanics case in my office. I go down to the workshop for any airbrushing work with the fumehood.

I'm pretty much a lunchtime modeler.

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