Author Topic: Whats your Work-Bench/lab look like? Post some pictures of your Lab. (Read 2300142 times)

TSL · « **Reply #1000 on:** January 18, 2015, 10:21:30 pm »

Hey TMM, Nice setup

Hey Martin.M - nice collection of oldies

cheers

Tim

Yago · « **Reply #1001 on:** January 18, 2015, 10:52:18 pm »

Quote from: TSL on January 18, 2015, 10:21:30 pm

Hey TMM, Nice setup

Hey Martin.M - nice collection of oldies

cheers

Tim

Martin has a great thread covering his scopes with pics of internals and restoration:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/vintage-tek-restoration-pictures-by-martin/

TerraHertz · « **Reply #1002 on:** January 19, 2015, 02:22:45 am »

Quote from: kizzap on January 18, 2015, 08:12:26 am

quite a nice solution. Can I ask why with the shelving brackets you have them on the top, rather then on the bottom?

He's Australian. What makes you say they are upside down?

G0HZU · « **Reply #1003 on:** January 19, 2015, 08:32:17 pm »

Quote

What's the unit in the center of the center shelf?

It looks like an old Rohde and Schwarz Polyskop SWOB 3.

http://www.classicbroadcast.de/downloads/rohde_SWOB3.pdf

I think the thing sat on top of it is a very old Rohde and Schwarz signal generator. SMLR?

WattsUp · « **Reply #1004 on:** January 19, 2015, 10:29:41 pm »

After spending way too much time reading through this whole thread, I thought I would post my bench/school desk/bedside table. BTW I cleaned it yesterday, in an effort to fit my nice new analogue scope (thanks Toploser) on. I think it works with the room

The soldering is done downstairs in the freezing cold/boiling hot conservatory, where I hope to build a bench in the future, so I don't put off soldering for so long.

AlfBaz · « **Reply #1005 on:** January 20, 2015, 05:39:44 am »

Thought I'd post some pics of my shack

Not a lot of room to work on stuff but what can you do

c4757p · « **Reply #1006 on:** January 20, 2015, 05:59:43 am »

Quote from: AlfBaz on January 20, 2015, 05:39:44 am

Not a lot of room to work on stuff but what can you do

Rent a storage space? That's what Dave does when his junk is taking up too much of the lab...

AlfBaz · « **Reply #1007 on:** January 20, 2015, 06:08:52 am »

Quote from: c4757p on January 20, 2015, 05:59:43 am

Rent a storage space? ...

I'd rather spend the monthly bill on a psychiatrist to treat my hoarding syndrome

nanofrog · « **Reply #1008 on:** January 20, 2015, 06:31:34 am »

Quote from: AlfBaz on January 20, 2015, 06:08:52 am

Quote from: c4757p on January 20, 2015, 05:59:43 am
Rent a storage space? ...
I'd rather spend the monthly bill on a psychiatrist to treat my hoarding syndrome

Nah. Just put up another building/add to an existing one.

Not only does it contain your stash, but it's likely to be cheaper than the bill from the psychiatrist as well.

Gixy · « **Reply #1009 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:53:35 am »

Hi,
This is the cave where the bear measure the WAF (I discovered this notion in this forum and I like it!).

Porto · « **Reply #1010 on:** January 21, 2015, 01:40:09 am »

Been a few months but I've gone from this:

to this:

So, from 90cm wide / 70cm depth to 120cm wide and 80cm depth but with all my gear
on the shelving, so I can work on MUCH bigger objects like e.g. monitors and amplifiers.

Dave gave me an idea for the desk to use; I build a lookalike of one of his lab benches
and it's really steady as a house.

babysitter · « **Reply #1011 on:** February 01, 2015, 04:41:53 pm »

Having "just" moved in October, my workplace starts to become as intended. There are two desks and this one has about the final state... PC, PSU (Statron 2224.9) and DMM (Schlumberger 7150+).

The power supply unit had a problem that I just fixed before placing it here. Mini teardown follows.
(As promised: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/statron-2224-9-teardown-and-repair/

You might ask "What about the other desk? Well thats true... some work is still necessary there before the photo-op, and from there SWMBO is visible and she doesn't want to appear on the photo.

Grigs · « **Reply #1012 on:** February 09, 2015, 07:18:19 pm »

I've lurked for about 6 months, first post. I got a lot of inspiration from this thread for my bench setup. I spent a Saturday and half a Sunday putting it together.

GreyWoolfe · « **Reply #1013 on:** February 09, 2015, 10:26:41 pm »

Quote from: Grigs on February 09, 2015, 07:18:19 pm

I've lurked for about 6 months, first post. I got a lot of inspiration from this thread for my bench setup. I spent a Saturday and half a Sunday putting it together.

Picture is not attached. Please try again so we can shamelessly copy any good ideas you may have come up with.

Phaedrus · « **Reply #1014 on:** February 09, 2015, 10:37:46 pm »

I can see it just fine. Looks like a very nice setup, if slightly cramped.

george graves · « **Reply #1015 on:** February 09, 2015, 11:23:19 pm »

I like the baking sheet used as a tool caddy. Not bad. If you need more room, you don't have to pick up a bunch of tools, just pick up the tray. Nice!

calexanian · « **Reply #1016 on:** February 09, 2015, 11:46:48 pm »

Quote from: george graves on February 09, 2015, 11:23:19 pm

I like the baking sheet used as a tool caddy. Not bad. If you need more room, you don't have to pick up a bunch of tools, just pick up the tray. Nice!

+1 for me on that too.

rdl · « **Reply #1017 on:** February 10, 2015, 12:40:42 am »

Nothing wrong with that set up.

Doesn't look cramped at all to me, but then my "lab" is in a closet.

I like the pegboards. I added a couple of small plastic pegboards not too long ago and it really helped out a lot, providing a lot of extra storage space where there was once just a blank section of wall.

Quote from: Grigs on February 09, 2015, 07:18:19 pm

I've lurked for about 6 months, first post. I got a lot of inspiration from this thread for my bench setup. I spent a Saturday and half a Sunday putting it together.

nanofrog · « **Reply #1018 on:** February 10, 2015, 01:12:43 am »

Looks quite nice IMHO.

Bit messy, but that's usually a good sign.

On a bit of a serious note, I suspect a couple of the inexpensive plastic drawer organizer units could help straighten up the top shelf (example; stuff the smalls in them, and stack the instruments). Which in turn would let you move things off of the working surface when not necessary to give yourself some more room to work (or make room for parts storage).

GreyWoolfe · « **Reply #1019 on:** February 10, 2015, 02:30:15 am »

Grigs, nice bench now that I can see it. I have a magnifier just like yours. Very helpful for these old eyes.

Red Squirrel · « **Reply #1020 on:** February 10, 2015, 07:29:33 am »

Wow some really nice setup here. Some inspiration for when I build myself a proper work area. I'm barely into electronics yet so just have a tiny little desk that I work on but I plan to build myself a big computer desk, one side for computer other side to tinker (useful if there's stuff I want to connect to the computer such as arduino boards).

So for now, here's my computer desk:

And to make up for the lack of proper workbench, here is my server room:

george graves · « **Reply #1021 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:57:52 am »

My 2 cents? Move that printer as far away as you comfortably can. You have limited desk space - and if you're not running a business that pumps out 10 or more pages a day - not worth it.

+1 on the chair warmer. Invaluable part of any lab IMHO.

That server rack....is odd. What's the story on that?

Red Squirrel · « **Reply #1022 on:** February 10, 2015, 10:45:14 am »

When I build a new desk that printer is going away, I just don't have another place to put it now. New desk will span that entire wall. Server rack runs all my home stuff. Home automation, file server, mail, DNS, VM, the works. First rack is where the magic happens, second rack is practically empty short of power backup system but plans to expand that and 3rd rack is battery rack. Eventually might do wind/solar and it will all tie there as well but that's more of a dream than a plan. Cost a lot of money. I plan to greatly expand on the home automation part. That will probably be my first real electronics project. Debating on if I even want to turn it into a potential product.

xrunner · « **Reply #1023 on:** February 10, 2015, 08:44:13 pm »

I have a Siamese cat that looks exactly like that, and also steals my chair too!

Quote from: Red Squirrel on February 10, 2015, 07:29:33 am

BFX · « **Reply #1024 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:21:52 pm »

Little workbench but I hope this year will be reconstructed

Oscilloscopes
OWON DS8202V
HAMEG HM203
TEKTRONIX 465B (not on picture)
FLUKE 123
FPGA4FUN PC scope

Multimeters
HP4378A
FLUKE 115
UNI-T UT10A (shit not on picture)
RANGE RE6810
Tesla DU20 nice piece of vintage analog

Counter homemade 1.3GHz

Spectrum analyzer HP8559A (not on picture)

Power Supply
2x Agilent 6632B
1x Tesla SZ.81 30V 1A
Homemade isolation transformer
Tesla Krizik RA10 10A variac

Other
homemade RLC checker
homemade GDO 500MHz
homemade GDO 200Mhz
homemade LC meter
homemade FET pairing expander for scope
homemade Logic analyses (Saleae clone)
homemade logic probe
homemade avr programer
MSP-FET
PCKIT3
and so on

Signal generators
homemade generator XR2206
homemade generator AD9850
homemade generator AD9951


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