Modeler’s Anvil

If you need a hard surface on which to hammer something flat, check local garage sales for an inexpensive or broken clothes iron. Remove the bottom plate, drill holes for a couple of flat-head, counter sunk wood screws and attach it to your bench, preferably over one of the legs, so that the impact force of blows is transmitted directly to the floor. Adapted from 400 Great R/C Modeling Tips by Jim Newman, Volume II,...