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I've caught the disease! I'm a single-payer (bench equipment)
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rhb:
Looks very nice, but you may have issues if you buy older gear.  I had to move my bench a full 20" from the wall to accommodate my HP gear.
bitseeker:
Beautiful benchtop, that is. :-+
Bud:

--- Quote from: vinito on November 29, 2018, 11:08:08 pm ---Well since I already have a good scope, a basic function generator and a clone logic analyzer, the Discovery would be extra money for nothin' in my case.

Anyways, I'm slowly closing in on a functional bench. Just have to add some shelves and some power and I can use it. I'll build some simple shelf boxes this weekend and for now a power strip will do until I get a slicker power arrangement up & running.

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Don't you have a problem with dust in this place?
Brumby:

--- Quote from: vinito on November 23, 2018, 03:06:39 am ---I figure it will maybe see maximum 50lbs or so on it total... ever.

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If you're saying a 12' bench will maybe see a maximum of 50lbs on it in total - my reaction is to say "You're dreaming."

I have no qualms that your bench will support much more than that, especially having seen the bracing you put in place (and the studs are up to it), but it doesn't take a lot of stuff to crack 50lbs.

However, if you are saying that will be 50lbs per support arm, then I view your numbers as realistic and moderately conservative.
vinito:

--- Quote ---If you're saying a 12' bench will maybe see a maximum of 50lbs on it in total - my reaction is to say "You're dreaming."
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Meh, maybe. It'll have a PC, soldering stuff and maybe 2 or 3 instruments and some hand tools on it most of the time - depends on how clean I'm able to keep it. :-//
I'm hoping to keep the bench itself open for actual elbow room and work-in-progress space.
But yeah, I weigh over 200lbs. (90Kg) and my full weight sagged one support down 1/16" (1-2mm) on the outside end. Put 'em all together and the bench should support a small orgy or at least a short nap.

I'm chomping at the bit to start setting it up but I'm having a pretty busy weekend and starting to run out of time. I'm thinking of settling on mounting my old shelves to the wall for now until I get some deeper ones constructed. The old shelves are no more than 12" (300mm) deep and for me that's just not enough, but better than nuthin'.

You metric fanboys make these posts more complicated than they have to be. Base 10 is way overrated!
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