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[darrencuk]

Finally I been aloud to get a desk for doing my boats I was wondering tho what do you guys us as a building board and are these cutting mats any good

[hover tim]

yes i use a cutting matt they are worth the money i would aslo cover the desk in thin ply 6mm or some MDF this saves damaging the desk 

[pugwash]

I got a 2 1/2ft X 5 ft  good quality teak desk with drawers at a local auction for £11 (looked brand new - well it did when I got it)
went to the glaziers and got a sheet of plate glass cut to fit it and now all my plans go under the glass where they can't get damaged.
Works well for me.

Geoff

[DickyD]

I covered my desk with 6mm ply and a cutting mat.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cutting+mats+and+rotary+cutters&sprefix=cutting+mats

[nhp651]

berfore you get a desk..have you thought of the Black and Decker work mate with the closing jaws......i've used one since i was bought it as a wedding present in 1987 and it is far far more usefull than any desk could ever have been........multi uses, you can clamp a board on it for flat working, you can use it as a vice, you can clamp your boat to it,

a million and one uses, and when you need the space you can fold it up  and stow it away

 I do all my building on my workmate.........best present i was ever bought........beats pots pans and towels any day

neil.

[DickyD]

berfore you get a desk..have you thought of the Black and Decker work mate with the closing jaws......i've used one since i was bought it as a wedding present in 1987 and it is far far more usefull than any desk could ever have been........multi uses, you can clamp a board on it for flat working, you can use it as a vice, you can clamp your boat to it,

a million and one uses, and when you need the space you can fold it up  and stow it away

 I do all my building on my workmate.........best present i was ever bought........beats pots pans and towels any day

neil.

Keep the Black and Decker Neil, I'll carry on with my ironing board. 

[nhp651]

Keep the Black and Decker Neil, I'll carry on with my ironing board. 

if I went anywhere near an ironing board I'd end up having to do my own shirts

[Patrick Henry]

I have to make do with an old double school desk, circa 1950's, in my bedroom. The basic power tools...a cordless drill/screwdriver and a soldering iron...that's my lot.

No more workshop, no more 3 sheds, no more garage...just my old school desk.

[pugwash]

Rich - 500 lines - I must not drop superglue on the carpet.


Geff

[Patrick Henry]

Dropping on the carpet is bad enough...standing in it is worse.

[Korky]

I have to make do with an old double school desk, circa 1950's, in my bedroom. The basic power tools...a cordless drill/screwdriver and a soldering iron...that's my lot.

No more workshop, no more 3 sheds, no more garage...just my old school desk.

Aww  c'mon now U33, every fella needs at least one shed !

It's somehwere for the missus to sleep after a barney innit ?

Korks