secretasianman
02-09-2009, 10:00 PM
Another long day and the GK bug which has slowly been biting over the past few weeks is starting to manifest.
Unfortunately I work 10 hour days with a half hour commute each way, prepare my own meals, work out for at least 30-40 minutes a night and still try to get a full night's worth of sleep. That doesn't leave much time for anything else, especially hobbies.
However, I *did* break the seal on Rider by S-MIST over a year ago and am determined to complete that gorgeous medusa even if it kills me.
While sneaking internet breaks throughout the work day I remembered a toothbrush hack known to be used here & there at various modeling sites. Perhaps this can prove to be a time-saving tool?
Here is my first attempt using the "slim" variant of the "Crest Spinbrush" where instead of spinning, the middle group of bristles move back and forth.
http://tellyourfriends.org/rider/toothbrush.jpg
Unfortunately the results weren't as expected. Because I didn't examine the design, I found out the hard way the vibrating component relies on stiff bristles at the foremost part of the toothbrush head for a sort of "recoil" action in order to work. But since I excitedly cut off *all* the bristles down to the brush head, that recoil mechanism was destroyed.
I was able to restore some of the recoil by stuffing part of the sanding sponge in the gap between the vibrating mechanism and the head but it didn't move as firmly and reliably as the toothbrush did before I destroyed it, and only reacted when I pushed the brush one way.
After giving this poor creation the benefit of the doubt and 10 minutes to redeem itself, I decided this was no more efficient that sanding in only one direction by hand, and slowly at that. Of course, that was partly my fault.
I shall revisit this option again after finding a more suitable brush. Unfortunately, at $5 a piece I probably won't be using this kind again as experimentation can get ... expensive.
So...
I am wondering how many of our active readers also employ this little hack, and if it's a feasible time saver once the right brush is chosen ( and what types of brushes yield the best results aka : full moving brush heads, rotating heads, lateral heads, sonic heads etc...)
Thoughts anyone?
Unfortunately I work 10 hour days with a half hour commute each way, prepare my own meals, work out for at least 30-40 minutes a night and still try to get a full night's worth of sleep. That doesn't leave much time for anything else, especially hobbies.
However, I *did* break the seal on Rider by S-MIST over a year ago and am determined to complete that gorgeous medusa even if it kills me.
While sneaking internet breaks throughout the work day I remembered a toothbrush hack known to be used here & there at various modeling sites. Perhaps this can prove to be a time-saving tool?
Here is my first attempt using the "slim" variant of the "Crest Spinbrush" where instead of spinning, the middle group of bristles move back and forth.
http://tellyourfriends.org/rider/toothbrush.jpg
Unfortunately the results weren't as expected. Because I didn't examine the design, I found out the hard way the vibrating component relies on stiff bristles at the foremost part of the toothbrush head for a sort of "recoil" action in order to work. But since I excitedly cut off *all* the bristles down to the brush head, that recoil mechanism was destroyed.
I was able to restore some of the recoil by stuffing part of the sanding sponge in the gap between the vibrating mechanism and the head but it didn't move as firmly and reliably as the toothbrush did before I destroyed it, and only reacted when I pushed the brush one way.
After giving this poor creation the benefit of the doubt and 10 minutes to redeem itself, I decided this was no more efficient that sanding in only one direction by hand, and slowly at that. Of course, that was partly my fault.
I shall revisit this option again after finding a more suitable brush. Unfortunately, at $5 a piece I probably won't be using this kind again as experimentation can get ... expensive.
So...
I am wondering how many of our active readers also employ this little hack, and if it's a feasible time saver once the right brush is chosen ( and what types of brushes yield the best results aka : full moving brush heads, rotating heads, lateral heads, sonic heads etc...)
Thoughts anyone?