What's on your workbench?

[valleyboy]

I agree

[levied troop]

Ages ago I bought a textured roller for cobblestones from Greenstuff World, so I started with a thin layer of filler,

I’d seen them, but dithered over buying one. Wish I hadn’t now, that does look good. Which filler were you using with it and how easy is it to clean off the roller?

[Buff Orpington]

Looks very good.

[Shahbahraz]

I'm just using Wickes Ready Mix. It takes a little bit of practice, if the filler is too wet it just splodges everywhere, the trick is to get a thinnish but even coat. (As much as possible.) Cleaning the roller is ridiculously easy, under the tap, brush. Dry off before re-use. And its pretty forgiving. Not happy with the finish? Smear it back with a wetted finger and re-roll.

In hindsight, if i had been well organised, I would have cut the parts, then done the roller thing, then assembled. But the way I bodge my builds, it might have been disastrous. The one challenge is that there is a two-three mm gap at the end of the roller, so it can be very difficult to get into tight areas like inverted corners, and its not great for very small areas, which is where the tip of the screwdriver comes in handy.

[Jeremy]

What work bench?

[Shahbahraz]

Tiling, groundwork and detailing to do.. damn roofers don't seem to be able to get the eaves straight. It's amazing what you spot when you blow up a photograph.

[levied troop]

Outstanding!
And thanks for the detail, I can see a purchase in my near future.

[Essex Boy]

I think Andy should add this to the forum logo

I take full responsibility

That sounds almost Presidential.

Which is my rightful place.

[Essex Boy]

It looks very smart.

Iain

[Shahbahraz]

Incidentally the roller I used was the 'small cobblestones'. But I have seen some brilliant results using milliput and other rollers to create components for later assembly in brick, stonework etc. I'm much to slapdash, ham-fisted and impatient to do that, oh, and mean.. that much milliput costs way more than cheap filler...