I browsed through this thread looking for inspiration for my electronics workbench.. It was interesting to say the least!! Lots of people from different backgrounds. As a woodworker I try using appropriate joinery when possible instead of screws and nails. I guess all of this doesn't matter once the mess starts accumulating
I browsed through this thread looking for inspiration for my electronics workbench.. It was interesting to say the least!! Lots of people from different backgrounds. As a woodworker I try using appropriate joinery when possible instead of screws and nails. I guess all of this doesn't matter once the mess starts accumulating
It usually doesn't show up after the work (mess) begins.
I have always made due with what I had on hand or what I could buy.
In the early days I had a couple of military surplus steel desks, I wish I still had the good one. When I moved here I went to a used furniture store and bought a used executive desk for next to nothing. 7' wide and 4' deep. The feet couldn't handle the weight and when the feet started to fail I borrowed a bottle jack and put cinder blocks in the corners.
Here is an old picture just after I installed the shelves.
I see lots of Heathkit green in that picture (this is a good thing)
Like the big on/off switch on your desk (the one with the wooden handle...)
I thought it was an alignment tool
Actually the mallet was an alignment tool to align the Candy Apple Flat Black spacers holding up the shelves. I have a fair amount of Heathkit gear. The test gear has expanded quite a bit since this picture was taken. A significant amount of HP Iron was added.
The IFR is down for repairs, which is its usual condition.
I need another FM/AM 1000 for parts.
Actually the mallet was an alignment tool to align the Candy Apple Flat Black spacers holding up the shelves. I have a fair amount of Heathkit gear. The test gear has expanded quite a bit since this picture was taken. A significant amount of HP Iron was added.
The IFR is down for repairs, which is its usual condition.
I need another FM/AM 1000 for parts.
Boo, hiss - I see no picture, just a white minus sign in a grey circle.
A mallet is always useful to have around if one must perform percussive maintenance on something. (Or, for extreme cases, Widlarization.)
-Pat
Actually the mallet was an alignment tool to align the Candy Apple Flat Black spacers holding up the shelves. I have a fair amount of Heathkit gear. The test gear has expanded quite a bit since this picture was taken. A significant amount of HP Iron was added.
The IFR is down for repairs, which is its usual condition.
I need another FM/AM 1000 for parts.
Boo, hiss - I see no picture, just a white minus sign in a grey circle.
A mallet is always useful to have around if one must perform percussive maintenance on something. (Or, for extreme cases, Widlarization.)
-Pat
Okay lets try this highly compressed attachment.
Now I can see the peekshure!
Nice looking setup there, Sue.
-Pat
Lots of nice gear you have there, Sue. And I now see the alignment tool, within easy reach no less.
Wooo... a percussive maintenance tool. I have various sizes, and a few steel ones.
Sue that is a "fleet" of boat anchors! Lovely to look at, even better to use
Bet they make great space heaters too (nice & comfy lab during winter).
I have a rubber mallet exactly like that one, inherited from my mother. I have another one that's wood, and another one that's solid metal. Its not that large but the head weighs a lot.
Combined with some other objects d'art, it make a good musical instrument.
I bet it or the wood mallet would work well in judiciary applications as well.
I have the same percussive maintenance tool. I just used my this past Saturday, along with a heavy duty long shafted slotted screwdriver to wind back the caliper pistons on my van to redo the rear brakes. I didn't know they rotated, broke a 60 year old C clamp trying to compress the piston as I have done many times in the past--separate rant there.
If messy workbenches deserve applause then i do believe i need a medal.
Yes i actually work in that.
I'll give you a medal. You make me feel that I'm in good company.
Okay lets try this highly compressed attachment.
Oh, those wonderfully rounded Heathkit (?) corners. Brilliant. That's a shack, not a work-bench/lab. Even better. 73s
I have to admit that it amuses me that so many labs look like they're inhabited by Ned from Jurassic Park. I imagine some musty smell of unkempt cats, old coffee and slightly overheated electronics, and a hermit that shrieks when someone opens the blinds.
I have to admit that it amuses me that so many labs look like they're inhabited by Ned from Jurassic Park. I imagine some musty smell of unkempt cats, old coffee and slightly overheated electronics, and a hermit that shrieks when someone opens the blinds.
My cats are not that unkempt and i don't like coffee, otherwise you just described me to a T.
If messy workbenches deserve applause then i do believe i need a medal.
Yes i actually work in that.
I'll give you a medal. You make me feel that I'm in good company.
When i clean my workbenches they always are clear of debris until i actually attempt to do something.
They are constantly changing it seems, even if only in the small details.
I imagine some musty smell of unkempt cats, old coffee and slightly overheated electronics, and a hermit that shrieks when someone opens the blinds.
1. My lab assistants are very well kept.
2. I don't drink coffee.
3. I have a window A/C unit to mitigate the heat from all the electronics.
Otherwise, yeah.
My lab. Two things of note:
1. The AMScope on the articulating arm is about the most useful thing in the lab.
2. The Keyboard on the computer is an original IBM Model M from a long gone server. It's dated 01-18-1990, so it's older than a lot of the people on this message board.
Oh, yes. Lots of nice goodies, Kevin.
IBM Model M keyboard!!
Computer input device and blunt force trauma weapon. A truly multipurpose piece of hardware! My all time favorite keyboard.
-Pat
Best keyboards ever. I had one. Unfortunately not great unless you live on your own.
Got a similar IBM keyboard in a cupboard, it has one of those round PS2 plugs which doesn't fit any PC I currently own sadly.