Usually it goes that I'm so thick I trust them when they say it's working and then find it isn't. Then I have to fix it or SWMBO will kill me which is plenty of motivation to work it out
... as I fully intend to stop working ASAP. ... or SWMBO will kill me ...
Isn't there a large amount of contradiction and impossibility there?
... as I fully intend to stop working ASAP. ... or SWMBO will kill me ...
Isn't there a large amount of contradiction and impossibility there?
Impossibility, contradiction and women, I have no problem with that statement
Yes consistently inconsistent
This past June I posted the evolution of my bench......
7 years ago
5 years ago
This past June
How it looks today
But there's more.....much more. First clue here.
And more...
And here it is. I've more than doubled my bench space. 2 separate work areas. And greater accessibility to the equipment.
med6753 I see the P38, but I'm unsure what the other aircraft is. Mosquito?
med6753 I see the P38, but I'm unsure what the other aircraft is. Mosquito?
Yep, Lockheed P-38 and a de Haviland Mosquito.
med6753, looks like you've received a reprieve from the rule that everything needs to be hideable behind the doors, if I remember your earlier posts correctly.
looks great!
med6753, looks like you've received a reprieve from the rule that everything needs to be hideable behind the doors, if I remember your earlier posts correctly.
looks great!
I can close the doors if desired but I chose not too. But yes, earlier posts of the original bench did show them closed. There never was a "rule" nor an SWMBO that insisted that they be closed.
Since it has been several years since I posted the shop tour I di an update this past week.
Not much but it is home.
Rearranged things a bit this weekend and added a new computing corner. Now I have a whole rack to fill with new home brew computer clones and associated peripheral equipment. A 2U 12-way A/V source selector is currently under construction.
What is all of the homebrew/rackmount gear?
Rearranged things a bit this weekend and added a new computing corner. Now I have a whole rack to fill with new home brew computer clones and associated peripheral equipment. A 2U 12-way A/V source selector is currently under construction.
So
that's the secret to fixing equipment that has problems.
A can of FLY AND INSECT KILLER on the top shelf.
It gets all the
bugs out of electronics and software.
(edit: the following is serious and not joking around)
That is an awesome lab you have there. Wow.... Just Wow!
GK: nice to see a BBC in that lot. An excellent lab computer as well.
In the next few months I sould be updating mine, I will finaly get a dedicated room to electrnics which I mostly use to restore vintage computers.
That is onre bad ass setup, rack monted computers, vintge scopes, looks like I need to hit ebay when I get my own place, only thing is all the money is going on getting the house. So one step at a time.
an active bench is never clean...unless its to take pictures for eevblog lol
Current evolution of my man-cave. Running out of space (like everybody
).
I'm in parallel setting up a metal workshop in the cellar, but I have quite tight limitations set up by my wife there.
DL8RI, very nice! Love the high end RF gear. Is the R&S an FSU?
WOW! Amazing layout brotha. The curve tracer is SO SEXY. I am going to save these pics and post them around my lab. Something like a goal to work toward.
What kind of stand is that for the Wiha screwdrivers? I have mine hanging on the pegboard, but I'd probably make an exception to my "Nothing stored on the table top" rule if I had a decent stand for them.
Current evolution of my man-cave. Running out of space (like everybody ).
I'm in parallel setting up a metal workshop in the cellar, but I have quite tight limitations set up by my wife there.
Thank you all.
A Curve-Tracer is a very, very nice addition to a Lab. Once you have one, you start to scratch your head, why you didn't get it earlier
Like VNAs, it is a Swiss-army knife.
For the Questions:
Is the R&S an FSU?
It is an FSQ. I believe, the hardware is the same, but the FSQ has some additional vector-signal-analysis functionality for cellphone-stuff (never used that....).
What kind of stand is that for the Wiha screwdrivers?
It's from Wiha. Here in Germeny it comes with the screwdrivers:
https://www.reichelt.de/wiha-precision-screwdriver-set-slotted-and-phillips-wiha-260-pk6-p28800.html?Originally it is designed for wall-mounting, but is also a fine stand on the desk.
Maybe ask your local dealer, if they sell it also without a screwdriver-set.
If not, and you still want one, PM me. I will see if I can get it here in Germany directly from Wiha.
Yes, I have two sets with these stands (a little different to the green one).
I'm rather happy with them, although they're just a piece of plastic.
Only one thing is annoying: The holder holds quite firmly onto the screwdriver (which normally is good of course!). So it might happen you lift everything up instead of taking out the screwdriver.
I always thought about adding some weight (piece of brass or whatever) to them, but never came to do it.
I keep dragging my rear getting this together, but I've finally got my new bench to the point where I can do things on it. Still a way to go regarding shelves, power, lighting, etc. All that which is currently there will be changed (soon I hope).
The latest pic first, the old bench second: