Ochre 19110 work station,

[wayne mcmullin]

Before cai start my next kit started looking for a better work station. This Occre table looks good but only 17.5”tall. Asking if only one used this and added some height and wheels before I order

 

[AllanKP69]

This Occre table

??? There is no table in your post. ???

 

[wayne mcmullin]

Sorry, looking at Occre 19110 work table before I start next kit but it isn’t very tall, only 17.5”.
If anyone has used it and added a taller base and wheels or how it worked outi

 

[Corsair]

I have one of these from MicroMark and use it for kits like my HMS Fly. I just set this on my work bench and work on it there.

 

[AllanKP69]

Is this it?

 

[wayne mcmullin]

Yes this looks like a great work station just not tall enough

 

[Roger Pellett]

To each his own but that looks to me like a waste of money. First of all, if the top area that the locomotive sits on is intended as the work surface and the vertical dimension is 17-1/2 “ that’s not nearly enough space. Second, it doesn’t look like it’s rigid enough. Third, the most often used tool in my workshop is one of my four different vises. There is obviously nowhere on this to mount one nor does the unit appear strong or rigid enough to withstand forces from sawing, filing, etc. I consider my work surface to be “semi disposable.” Over time it gets scuffed and beat up and I don’t hesitate to temporarily nail or even screw fixtures to it as necessary. It’s easy to refinish.

If all you plan to do is assemble kits from supplied parts the work station might work but I suggest putting $$ towards a proper workbench. Big box home improvement stores sell folding metal legs for tables. A pair of these, and a 1/2 sheet of plywood stiffened underneath by a pair of 2”x 2” wood strips would result in a far more useful work surface.

Roger

 

[Peter Schaap]

Before cai start my next kit started looking for a better work station. This Occre table looks good but only 17.5”tall. Asking if only one used this and added some height and wheels before I order

Currently, I'm just using spring clamps. I'm not sure what I'll use after the planking is done. I think the Occre jig and accessories are a bit too expensive.