Whats your Work-Bench/lab look like? Post some pictures of your Lab.

[MarvinTheMartian]

Haven't posted mine in a while, so here's how it looks at the moment with most of the stuff turned on to emit the appropriate colored lights for the photo. 

Nice! 

Tool stand is a good idea - custom made? 

It's so neat and tidy!
I'm relieved to see you have safety glasses at hand, to protect your eyes from neatness overload.

Don't you know he spent two days tidying it up before he took the photo? 

[xrunner]

I'm relieved to see you have safety glasses at hand, to protect your eyes from neatness overload.

I can see very well up close without glasses or contacts, so if I'm soldering or desoldering I wear them at that time. 

Tool stand is a good idea - custom made? 

No, I got it from Micro Mark -

http://www.micromark.com/

Don't you know he spent two days tidying it up before he took the photo? 

... three days.

[bitseeker]

Haven't posted mine in a while, so here's how it looks at the moment with most of the stuff turned on to emit the appropriate colored lights for the photo. 

A model lab! Nicely done.

Don't you know he spent two days tidying it up before he took the photo? 

... three days.

How long did it last?

[Rémi]

Updated version of mine.

[MarvinTheMartian]

... three days.


How long did it last?

Probably 30 minutes!   

[Nuno_pt]

What do you guys use to hold your probes, test cables and the sort of stuff?

[Fortran]

I use something like this.
Perfect for probes and really cheap.

[dvdouden]

Looks nice! Where'd you get that and what's it called?

[Fortran]

Most hardware stores seem to have them. Also grocery stores with a hardware section.
They're usually called something like "Tool-holder", so it's true name is still a mystery.

Price ranges from about $1 to $2.50 a piece.

[McBryce]

What do you guys use to hold your probes, test cables and the sort of stuff?

A metre of this cut in half: http://3.imimg.com/data3/DV/CW/MY-2528287/pvc-cable-channels-500x500.jpg

McBryce.

[xrunner]

What do you guys use to hold your probes, test cables and the sort of stuff?

See attachment ...

[Cubdriver]

The Pomona hangers xrunner posted the photo of.  I have the orange one (finest pitch, not shown above) and the black (medium pitch).  Quick and easy, and not terribly expensive.

-Pat

[H.O]

I don't think I've posted in this thread so here I go, this the bench part of my "lab", currently in an intermediate state (not cleaned up but not too messy (I tend to prefer it neat and tidy)). I opted to not turn everything on for the sake of taking a photo, the DP832 is on though :-)



Further to the right is my pick-and-place machine project and behind me there's shelves and drawers for storage.

[tautech]

Machinists vice for holding PCB's. 

Good idea though, at least it won't tip over. 

[richnormand]

here is my main bench in its natural state. To the right (not shown) are a binocular for smd work and a high magnification microscope.

[Nuno_pt]

I like the glass on the center of the table.

[daqq]

I like the trackball integrated into the keyboard. How is it working out for you? I've been pondering about getting a trackball myself.

[richnormand]

Integrated trackball is nice to use. It has lots of inertia so I can move with precision or send the cursor across the screen easily. Its an old clicky keyboard with real micro-switches. I like the feel. Behind the monitor is the Raspberry Pi for a project. Up front is the PSU from a Rohde and Schwartz CMU200. I'll post some questions about it soon in the "repair" section, in case someone here is familiar with these. You know the drill: the "service" manual has no motherboard plug pin-outs or schematics. Pretty useless.

"The glass", yep. Photo was taken last week, late at night. Its quiet, I can think uninterrupted and it is excellent Cognac!

[tautech]

I like the trackball integrated into the keyboard. How is it working out for you? I've been pondering about getting a trackball myself.

Focus on the Trackman not a Trackball and watch for incorrect descriptions. 
Trackman's are right handed only and you work them with your right thumb, very precise and you need basically no room to accommodate/operate them. A mate uses a wireless one on his leg or armrest of a recliner and is now totally sold on them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Original-Logitech-M570-Cordless-Trackman-Trackball-Wireless-Gaming-Mouse-/271606428963?hash=item3f3d013523:g:Yd4AAOSwRLZUFQvw

Just couldn't be without them on my PC's now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-TrackMan-TrackBall-Wheel-Mouse-TBB18-894360-1000-/252389626651?hash=item3ac398131b:g:K68AAOSwInxXNxLC

[H.O]

Machinists vice for holding PCB's. 

I use it to hold all kind of stuff, including PCBs, because that's pretty much what it's capable of. As a machinist vice/vise it totaly sucks and I'd quite frankly prefer if we didn't call it that :-)
But you're right, it's heavy enough as to not move around on the bench - which is nice. I would like to get something like a Panavise 301 and/or 350 for the more delicate stuff.

[Nuno_pt]

Like tautech said I also use one Trackman Trackball from Logitech the T-18RA, and it's great, you can put it anywhere.
I've just finish to put my new bench together [will take pictures tomorrow], it's 3 meters long by 1 meter deep, with an upper shelf 47cm above [for the monitor] 3 meters long by 50cm deep.
Now to buy some ESD rubber mat, test cables holders, and start to putting some gear on top of it.

[MarvinTheMartian]

here is my main bench in its natural state. To the right (not shown) are a binocular for smd work and a high magnification microscope.

I forsee a major problem ahead for you - where are you going to put your next acquired piece of test gear?

New lab required? 

[bitseeker]

I think I see some space behind the monitor on the far right. Looks like it'd fit a stack of instruments.

[TerraHertz]

here is my main bench in its natural state. To the right (not shown) are a binocular for smd work and a high magnification microscope.

Nice! HP 1630x logic analyzer, a good assortment of Tek 7000 series gear including a rackmount one, a Tek TM500 frame, composite video monitor, LCD screens that aren't widescreen format, Fluke 8020A(?), old tower PC case with missing cover...
I like it.

That paperclips thing for tidying cables is a good idea. I'm going to steal that.
What are they clipped to? Is that some kind of aluminium extrusion, fixed to the shelf edge?

[xrunner]

here is my main bench in its natural state. To the right (not shown) are a binocular for smd work and a high magnification microscope.

Wow! I've got to take a good look at all that, but in the meantime - cheers (from your pic)!