Hamish Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Having just completed my first scratch build, Little Lewis, photos to be posted elsewhere, I decided to clean up the workbench, which has slowly accumulated a pile of off cuts. When picking through and select bits and pieces I decided that any off cut which is of non standard size does not go in the bin. As a tight fisted Scotsman I have found this quite an arduous task, so much so that I have resorted to the comfort of a few "low fliers" . I am sure many of you have found this problem and what criteria do you use for bining perfectly good material. ps Just add that now I have a clean bench I can get on with the next project Edited By Hamish McNab on 08/09/2009 22:25:00 Must go and have a lie down now as this is getting out of control. Not sure if it is the low flier or the thought of all that material I have thrown out Edited By Hamish McNab on 08/09/2009 22:27:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy watson Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I keep anything bigger than about 1" square. I am from Yorkshire originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby159 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm with Andy, anything bigger than 1" square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 keep everything apart from shavings in a cardboard box If you haven't touched it in two years - do some soul searching then use it for kindling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbasP Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I try to keep what I think is usefull, but my 6yr old son loves balsa and begs for more and more bits, he now owns my scrap box, and has made some cracking/really strange things just matching up shapes n PVA'in it together, he uses so much glue it can take days to dry. anyway the answer to the question is post your scrap to my son coz he solves this problem for me Phil. ps, I have to confess to robbing some back when he's nicked bits I need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbasP Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I did that to mate given up now coz i've got more saw dust than mistakes/gaps, just push/pack it in hard to the gap/mistake (hence the need for filler) and drop in some runny Cyno, is that what your doing Phil? just harder on sanding dbasP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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