@David77
What is the blueish box on the left of you first photo?
@David77
What is the blueish box on the left of you first photo?
My guess would be a circuit board etching tank.
-Pat
Novell Netware box, that brings back memories.
I like it. Gives me some ideas.
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.
@kkessler, I'm thinking of picking an AMScope up and am very tempted by the articulating arm versus the beast that is the boom arm. Would you still go with it today?
@kkessler, I'm thinking of picking an AMScope up and am very tempted by the articulating arm versus the beast that is the boom arm. Would you still go with it today?
I'm still very happy with it. If you have the right place to clamp it, it is much more convenient than the desk standing arm. It's also very solid, and I never felt that it was going to come loose and fall into my lap.
This is very neat and organised.
Any way to re-position all the probes, test leads and jumpers so you can add shelving upward and regain a bit more bench space though?
May not be an issue if you only work with small size items.
In my case I ended up with the binocular on a close-by bench at 90deg and share the soldering/rework station between the two. All the probes and stuff hangs between the two.
The main bench ended up with three layers of instruments on the wall prioritized by how often I use them.
Nice setup overall given that your say there is little space available.
Cheers.
I second the relocation of all the probes and add in a shelf or two.
As per probe management, I use nylon pencil holder bags meant for 3 ring binders. I get them cheap out of dollar stores during back-to-school periods. Different colors for different probes makes it very easy to ID them IME. For windows, I prefer plastic over mesh as you won't lose all the tiny bits, such as the color rings or ground bits for passive oscilloscope probes, pogo pins for SMD probes, ....
I second the relocation of all the probes and add in a shelf or two.
As per probe management, I use nylon pencil holder bags meant for 3 ring binders. I get them cheap out of dollar stores during back-to-school periods. Different colors for different probes makes it very easy to ID them IME. For windows, I prefer plastic over mesh as you won't lose all the tiny bits, such as the color rings or ground bits for passive oscilloscope probes, pogo pins for SMD probes, ....
I don't eat enough Chinese food to collect enough containers (it'd take me years). They're really handy though (great for left-overs).
I don't eat enough Chinese food to collect enough containers (it'd take me years). They're really handy though (great for left-overs).I assume you can buy them without the food in them. Try a local wholesaler that specialises in the food industry.