Ever smelled burning plastic? Yeah, stinks the place up real quick. That's why you need a workshop for that kind of thing with plenty of ventilation. And it's not just the smell, too - the plastic fume's the real killer.

Reader-added tags include "Mechanic Kogasa-san", "If you don't have it, why not build it?", and "Can you do it?" (a brand name of slider puzzles for children).

The survey wonders what to make of the situation:

What to do at times like this?
• Do your best with the ventilation
• Buy a deodorizer
• Rent and move to a workshop deep in the mountains
• Bear with it
• Give up on manufacturing

AdventZero said:

Ever smelled burning plastic? Yeah, stinks the place up real quick. That's why you need a workshop for that kind of thing with plenty of ventilation. And it's not just the smell, too - the plastic fume's the real killer.

Yeah, even when cutting acrylic with saws, it'll burn and melt a little bit. It's both annoying AND stinky!

This is pretty much me when I need anything. Why buy it? Just build it yourself. As for fumes, all you need is a desktop fan (or stronger depending on application) and some plastic sheets used as ground cloth for painters and you can make a simple fume hood leading out your window. I do this when casting lead for bullets and soldering electronics indoors.

79248cm/s said:

I do this when casting lead for bullets and soldering electronics indoors.

Heh, now I'm imagining you melting toy soldiers in a spoon over a fire.

rom_collector said:

Heh, now I'm imagining you melting toy soldiers in a spoon over a fire.

Unfortunately I never had that now-vintage toy. My parents child-proofed every aspect of my life... if only they knew all the shit I would encounter and get myself into later in adult life. kek. Definitely did not approve of investigating and mingling among the riffraff of society as a career.