An update of my lab after
exactly 9 years ago I posted here.
Since new photobucked's policies, my pictures are not showing anymore on that link.
Luckily I could save my pictures from photobucket, so here how my lab looked like, I just moved in to my new house back then and got one of the rooms to use it as a lab.
I was really happy with the new space, I thought it was big enough, and I was wrong... I wanted all my stuff in there for my hobbies, not just the electronics lab.
So... Welcome to my mess:
Where is your electronics bench you might ask, I still have everything and added a couple more things, (removed a lot of things I almost never used and stored away)
In the old picture, you will see my old Proxxon lathe, I sold that because it was not powerful enough, it was usable but with a lot of care and patience, but I regret selling it after a while, so got myself another lathe last year, with a milling attachment, and I love it. But when I use it, I have to cover up my electronics part of my bench to avoid flying metal chips getting into the equipment.
I fully modified the lathe and milling head to my needs, converted the lathe to a VFD controller and new motor.
Here a full front view of the bench, electronics, airbrush and metalworking part combined on one bench.
I also have 3D printers as a hobby and I restore old vintage sewing machines, you don't see the sewing machines on the pictures since I keep them in another room. A man can't have enough hobbies, I guess
Here 2 of my 3D printers and part of the tools board, I have one smaller 3D printer on the right side. I don't use the SLA 3D printer anymore, the cleaning and curing took too much of my time...
In the corner just next to the door, is a shelf with my Proxxon and battery powered Bosch tools, just in front of that I got 2 silent compressors for my airbrushing and cleaning stuff.
Here is a full view of my tool board, I had to find a way to store my Bosch batteries and drills, impact drivers and some other power tools, so I printed holders for those and mounted upside down on the shelf.
I got a small wooden drawer last week to store my most used test lead attachments and two scope probes, it is so easy to grab it from there than searching in a box full of attachments, I printed a deep holder and put it under my analog multimeter to store my test leads, there is another print next to my Owon multimeter to hold two another test leads. To keep the test leads of my Owon from my bench, printed a holder to wind it up there.
I really love these wooden drawers, I already had one for a while for my lathe and milling attachments/tools:
I like neat and clean work environment, so I try to keep my bench always clean as possible, it is a hard task with a limited space like mine but after a day of use I store my projects in containers and put them on top shelves. So when ever you get into my hobby room it looks like just the same as on above pictures.
We do have bigger rooms, but can't agree with my wife to move in one of those, she says "Space is not your problem, you get too much stuff, and you will fill another room in couple years" Don't tell her, but I think she is right
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