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

[neo]

Just out of curiosity how bright are your workbench lamps? 
Between 4-10k here.

[sprintcarfan]

It's a bit of a mess, but I just finished this bench last weekend.  Planning to add another row of shelves above the first row, and maybe a Rigol DP832 and a logic analyzer of some sort.

[iontodirel]

It's a bit of a mess, but I just finished this bench last weekend.  Planning to add another row of shelves above the first row, and maybe a Rigol DP832 and a logic analyzer of some sort.

where do you get the shelves from?

[ruairi]

It's a bit of a mess, but I just finished this bench last weekend.

I think you need to send your chaos meter in for calibration.  I just checked your bench on mine and it reads "extraordinarily tidy".

[Mr. Scram]

If you can see the actual desk, it counts as clean.

[nugglix]

If you can see the actual desk, it counts as clean.

Are there restrictions on position or viewing angle?

[nanofrog]

If you can see the actual desk, it counts as clean.

Are there restrictions on position or viewing angle?

I second this, as only the edges of mine are still visible (as expected when looking at it from straight on). 

[sprintcarfan]

]where do you get the shelves from?

I made them from pine and poplar boards from Menards.  The shelf tops and desk tops are edge glued pine board.  They stained up nicely.

[Mr. Scram]

Are there restrictions on position or viewing angle?

Maybe I should say desktop, or top of the desk, rather than desk. If you can see that, it's clean. Creative angles are fair game!

The same goes for the floor.

[nugglix]

Thank you!
Saved me a day of cleaning.   

[Red Squirrel]

This is what my workbench looks like right now, just got a new toy. 3kva variac. Total impulse purchase:





Also have a 120 to 480 transformer on the way.  Realized that with an autotransformer I get no isolation and I really want isolation if I'm going to be playing with this stuff. 

I have been wanting to get into more projects and more learning (I'm still a newbie) but I have a lot of projects to do first such as a shed so I can clear my garage of stuff and build a work shop, so that I can then build a better workbench/computer desk for my office.  I could buy but want to build something custom that will make good use of the room space.   Eventually I'll get all that stuff done and I'll be on to actually getting into electronics projects.   

As a bonus, my shed in progress:





I kind of had to build parts separately because it always rains so I need to be able to tarp it between days that I work on it.  At this point I'm just waiting till it stays below freezing for a consecutive week so that the rain stops, then I can finish it and not worry about leaving it half done overnight while still exposed.   It's almost tempting to just make the shed the workshop.... but it's a bit small.

[mrcrud5]

I love threads like this. I find it really interesting to see other peoples aork space.

I posted a video on my work space
https://www.mrelectronics.net/single-post/2017/11/02/Tour-of-my-Home-office

[capt bullshot]

New shelves for the new lab. Lab is moving from basement to attic, so some new furniture is required.
These are the shelves to store a lot of TEA and all the other good stuff. The second is half finished, enough for today.
The compartment are made to fit Tek 7 mainframes (height) and two full rack size instruments per compartment (1m width).
In front of the first shelf, the workbench will be placed, don't know yet if I'll build one or buy a standard corner desk.

The shelf itself is of beech wood, real hard stuff. The frame is standard spruce wood, way much easier to work with. It's a lot of work to make all the frame elements you see in the second picture.

[razberik]

Hornbach ? Similar build-style like I have.

[capt bullshot]

Hornbach ? Similar build-style like I have.

No,there's no Hornbach in my area, we have Bauhaus and Obi. Anyway, I've got the wood from a local dealer, none of the usual home improvement stores. The hanger bolts and and anchor nuts were ordered from another dealer, cheaper than Bauhaus or Obi.

[Mr. Scram]

Is there a reason most people go with this slightly clunky open bare wood style shelves?

[razberik]

It is simple and straightforward.

[TerraHertz]

Is there a reason most people go with this slightly clunky open bare wood style shelves?

Easy, cheap, and most importantly, you can make them to fit existing spaces exactly. While if you used commercial shelving systems like those wire frame things, they never fit like you'd prefer.

Pic is one of two clunky bare wood shelving bays off my electronics work area. The *other* bay is currently orbiting a lot closer to the Chaos grand attractor, so best not show it.

[Cubdriver]

Is there a reason most people go with this slightly clunky open bare wood style shelves?

Easy, cheap, and most importantly, you can make them to fit existing spaces exactly. While if you used commercial shelving systems like those wire frame things, they never fit like you'd prefer.

Pic is one of two clunky bare wood shelving bays off my electronics work area. The *other* bay is currently orbiting a lot closer to the Chaos grand attractor, so best not show it.

Wuss!!   

We want chaos pictures!!   

 

-Pat

[TerraHertz]

We want chaos pictures!!   

Ha ha. Very well then. Shield your eyes.

[Mr. Scram]

Ha ha. Very well then. Shield your eyes.

You know the rules. If you can see the floor, it's clean. It seems you only have the back bit to tidy.

[capt bullshot]

We want chaos pictures!!   

Ha ha. Very well then. Shield your eyes.

Doesn't look too different from the first one

[Cubdriver]

We want chaos pictures!!   

Ha ha. Very well then. Shield your eyes.

Chaos!    Pshaw!  I see plenty of room to walk (directly on the floor, no less!!) in that aisle! 

Truth be told, I really need to build some nice sturdy shelves like those.  I have boatanchors scattered throughout the house.  A lower grade of chaos than yours (maybe...), but far more pervasive.

-Pat

[Mr. Scram]

Chaos!    Pshaw!  I see plenty of room to walk (directly on the floor, no less!!) in that aisle! 

Truth be told, I really need to build some nice sturdy shelves like those.  I have boatanchors scattered throughout the house.  A lower grade of chaos than yours (maybe...), but far more pervasive.

-Pat

Sorry to disappoint you, but it's merely the entropy that's worse.

[German_EE]

The advantage of all these pictures of 'chaos' is that whenever I'm told by SWMBO that the workshop is untidy I just head off to EEVBlog. Some of these images look like Bob Pease's office, proving that everything is relative.

Now where did I put those Morse paddles and my iPod?