Share your diecast work space
New to diecast racing but long time fan...
- My friends, who can tell me what those green measuring mats are called? — LobotomyScam
- They're cutting mats. Find them at Hobby Lobby and Joann's if you have them near. — redlinederby
- Thanks, I actually saw them at Wal-Mart after asking about them. — LobotomyScam
Work shop rearrange forgive the Construction... lol
After finding this site and watching race videos up the wazzooooo!!! I have decided to move things around in the basement to Wall mount a Test Track/Drag Strip (eventually) for hosting one day. I have a long road ahead before hosting a race so Im Not rushing that part yet!!!
Sitting on the work bench is my entry for the 'Policeman Ball' Race -- HW Airline Runway Marshal...
Here is where my in progress cars hang out below.. This was before the racing bug hit me... Most I put away so I can start the Police car project..
Spray booth set up for air brush/rattle can painting ---- Wife hates the paint smell prior to the booth arrving. Now she cant smell anything with water exhuast or window vent system thru a 4 inch hose.
I have 45' wall to wall in basement ... Im setting up starting gate10' from paint booth and I ll have a 35' run for the 20.6 ' track with a 2' - 4 ' run off to stop box once all is said and done.
Have a Great day & Race On!!!
- nice — dr_dodge
- Good one ! — CutRock_R_Marc_D
- Strap some of those rockets onto a casting and see what happens ;P — redlinederby
A fairly close representation of my work area - not to scale
- Lol! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Love it!!!! :-) — Desert_Rat_Racing
- Heh heh... looking good! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- lol — ManiacMotorsports
- thats the big drawer on my desk, many ziplock baggies of stripped hulls — dr_dodge
This be mine not much to look at. But works for me.
Well here is where the magic happens, or at least the current version of magic. This 10ft x 10ft space in the garage was where I turned out about 30 guitars between 2011 and the start of the pandemic. The pandemic changed a lot of things. Then I came across die cast racing.. if people thought I was odd building 3 string guitars - my starting to collect and race tiny cars has only confirmed that I am nuts. I am happy to fill that expectation.
This is the workbench proper
Turning to the right is a workbench/storage area and sander
Turning to the right again is my testing track with new 3rd level parking
Turning right again is the paint box - drill press - bandsaw.
This is what I used to do in this space - I still might have a guitar or two left in me. Grab some mojo.
- Awesome stuff thanks for sharing — Comet_Tail_Raceway
- Those guitars are cool! I knew a guy in MN that was trying to make a violin bedplan. — dr_dodge
- Nice guitars! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- That’s very cool!! — G_ForceRacing
I think I'll pass on the bedpan, but I did recently stick a guitar neck into a large tin can. And of course added pickups. It's a canjo, has some wicked reverb from the can. Sounds like a heavenly choir on LSD.
- Lol! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- canjo...lol — dr_dodge
- Ok - don’t make me fire this thing up…. — AbbyNormal
- I want to build an "almost" subsonic pipe organ, and have actually done the math — dr_dodge
- You guys are crazy geniuses!! — G_ForceRacing
Workspace is on the upper deck. Im camping in the Colorado Rockies for the Summer. Prospecting and racing hot wheels.
- Ahhh... smell that fresh air! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- nice! — dr_dodge
- Blue skies, tall trees and a pine needle carpet. Nice spot. — alva1370
My tight messy space... It's a wonder I don't lose more tiny items!