anyone convert a tray table into a mobile tying station?

[polock 0]

ok, first of all it has been a long time since I have been on the forum. Got out of the practice for a bit but i dug out all my gear and am ready to get back to the obsession . my only problem is the only place I have to tie is in my non climate controlled garage. I am trying to come up with an idea for a small tying station that will fit on my lap so i can tie in the living room, or on the kitchen table. any ideas?

[RJD31 0]

The following links might be helpful. There are plenty more thus a search would provide an array of additional options.

 

http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/tying_station/

http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/tying_bench/

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/r...scast/rc251.php

http://www.about-flyfishing.com/library/weekly/aa040611a.htm

 

Ron

[guppergoo 0]

I too have been perplexed by this. Oasis makes some nice stuff - but dang is it expensive (or rather I am just that cheap). What I have been using recently is a cheap wooden cutting board from ikea. It has a "trough" routed around the outside to catch any rolling beads or dropped hooks and has a raised section which I attach the vise to. I have also drilled some holes (not the whole way through) to accept the bottom size of my cement bottle and various tools. I have also counter sunk some pretty strong magnets to which I stick my hooks that are drying or awaiting time in the vise. I have some CAD drawings I am working on for a better laptop bench and hope to start building it when the workshop warms up some.

 

Tying on the sofa is not ideal - but I do get a lot more tying done. As my wife says we need to spend some "time together". it makes her happy I am not hiding away in the guest room and I am still able to tie. When I am done I stick the whole device on my usual desk in the guest room and continue to tie off of it. So setup and tear down is negligible.

 

Just my 2cents...

[ChuckingFluff 0]

This one was made with a cutting board and cost about $50 to make. Not the greatest but it holds a lot of items and it works.

 

 

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=47948

[polock 0]

This one was made with a cutting board and cost about $50 to make. Not the greatest but it holds a lot of items and it works.

 

 

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=47948

 

 

thanks for the links ron I am going to use the cutting board idea. gupper that is a great idea about countersinking magnets for hooks, I never would have thought of that.

[Pastor Ron 0]

Another hobby of mine is woodworking.... I've built several portable/mobile tying stations over the years. If I get a chance I'll post a picture of one I made for my son quite a few years ago.... the others I sold or gave away.

 

 

Added...

See my other post on this topic for more details...

[salmonid 0]

ok, first of all it has been a long time since I have been on the forum. Got out of the practice for a bit but i dug out all my gear and am ready to get back to the obsession . my only problem is the only place I have to tie is in my non climate controlled garage. I am trying to come up with an idea for a small tying station that will fit on my lap so i can tie in the living room, or on the kitchen table. any ideas?

I use this wooden folding tv tray; it's been modified using a wooden strip across the back to hold tying tools and has a canvas bag that zips shut made of tent canvas that snaps into grommets on the underneath side of the surface to store vise and tools while traveling. Then I just set it up like any other tv tray in the living room, motel room or sometimes in camp.

You can buy a folding, wooden tv table at any Goodwill and modify it to suit your needs. I eventually selected some native walnut and had this one made but the principle is the same.