Whats your Work-Bench/lab look like? Post some pictures of your Lab.

[Rémi]

More than enough, I love test gears 

[Phil_Tech]

thanks, I previously had a "junk yard" theme going, so this is quite a change for me.
Lots more stuff to go back in there yet which is why it still looks clean.
Also want to get some blue ESD matting for the benchtops. Does anyone know where is the best place to buy that in Australia?

[PTR_1275]

I got mine from mektronics. They have a roll of 900mm wide x 10 meters long that I just cut to length. They also sell the clipsal earth point connectors (439as if I remember correctly) and the press studs, cables etc... for connecting the mat to the earth point.

[SkyMaster]

Currently revamping my work repair lab
Phil - Melbourne, Australia.

What is the height of the ceiling in your lab?

 

[TiN]

So many benches with just a laptop as PC workstation role. I can't help myself but feel claustrophobic on any screen less than few 26-30" or single 40-43" 4K doing R&D work... 

[VK5RC]

So many benches with just a laptop as PC workstation role. I can't help myself but feel claustrophobic on any screen less than few 26-30" or single 40-43" 4K doing R&D work... 

But just think of how many bits of test gear could fitted in the area of shelf/workbench taken up by such a large screen! HiHi 
Edit VK5RC lab Nth West corner Photo

[rdl]

I find laptops clunky and clumsy to use compared to regular PCs, mostly because of the attached screen which always seems to be in the way. I'd never choose to use one at the bench. A large screen that sits in one place and takes up little working space and a keyboard/mouse that can be moved completely out of the way if needed is much preferable to me. I guess if you can only have one computer, and also need to move it one from one room to another, a laptop would make sense.

[PA0PBZ]

I have my monitor on the back wall of the bench, which is otherwise unused. Together with a wireless mouse and keyboard it takes zero space away

[hammy]

Please tell me more about these three spotlights.

[VE7FIM]

Monitors take up way too much space that could be used for test gear. I originally had a 32 inch monitor mounted in one of the half-racks on my main bench, but ran out of space for equipment. That problem was solved (for the meantime) by mounting the monitor on an arm attached to the wall. It works very well, and I can move the monitor around depending on what I'm working on and easily access to the equipment behind it.

[PA0PBZ]

Please tell me more about these three spotlights.

Ah yes, those... Halogen down lighters saved from a kitchen, thought they where too cute to just throw away. I should really replace them with LEDs because the light is quite yellow and they consume a lot of power, but well, you now...

[Phil_Tech]

Currently revamping my work repair lab
Phil - Melbourne, Australia.

What is the height of the ceiling in your lab?

 

it's pretty tall - about 6 metres. I'd like to put in a mezzanine floor one day to make use of the extra space.

[tatus1969]

I have my monitor on the back wall of the bench, which is otherwise unused. Together with a wireless mouse and keyboard it takes zero space away

Looks like you could make use of the new spot welder that I am developing
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/guesses-on-what-i-am-attempting-here/

Now that my workshop room is finished, it is luckily progressing faster.

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[German_EE]

So far we have 111 pages of workbench geek porn, does anyone else think that this is quite normal 

[GreyWoolfe]

So far we have 111 pages of workbench geek porn, does anyone else think that this is quite normal 

No where near enough.  How many members are there on the EEVBlog forum?

[tatus1969]

So far we have 111 pages of workbench geek porn, does anyone else think that this is quite normal 

that is directly correlated with https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/ 

[bsudbrink]

So far we have 111 pages of workbench geek porn, does anyone else think that this is quite normal 

I enjoy this thread and check it regularly.  I intend to contribute soon myself...

Dear EEVBLOG,
I never thought I'd be making a post like this but the I finally got my bench just so...

[Mattjd]

I had to post this for the beginners contest, so I thought I'd share

http://imgur.com/a/A2EsL

[Dielectric]

I had to post this for the beginners contest, so I thought I'd share

I tried the vertical monitor thing on my secondary display, but found that the viewing angle was pretty limited since they normally design for left-right and not up-down.  Do IPS monitors behave nicer than older TFT ones?

[TerraHertz]

I had to post this for the beginners contest, so I thought I'd share
http://imgur.com/a/A2EsL

Multimeters velcro'd to a wall! I like this idea! Only, also needs hooks for the coiled leads, since I wouldn't want to have to unplug them all the time.

111 pages of pics of electronics labs. Nice, but here's some non-electronics. My mechanical workshop at the moment. In which I'm finally getting to mount a nice big pneumatically operated gate valve to my vacuum chamber. And soon after that, a turbo pump going on too.

[AF6LJ]

Vacuum components always stick out like sore thumb
COOL...

[TerraHertz]

Vacuum components always stick out like sore thumb
COOL...

Ha ha, you wouldn't think it so cool, if you were the one having to drill eight 8.5mm holes through 12mm thick stainless steel. With a hand electric drill, since the thing is too big to fit in my drill press. Currently doing just the small pilot holes. Arrgh.
In this pic the square bar of plain steel is an alignment jig, since the holes have to be accurately perpendicular to the surface.

So far I didn't break the small pilot bit (5/32") but I expect I will, possibly multiple times. Just got back from buying a 10-pack as a precaution. Getting it to bite takes both hands AND pressing down on the drill with my chest. For those who've never drilled stainless, the trick is: low drill speed, but apply lots of pressure or none at all. No in between, since allowing the drill bit to rotate on the work metal without cutting, almost instantly work hardens the stainless. Which then almost instantly blunts the drill.
Fine control is difficult when you are straining hard.

Edit to add: Btw, if anyone needs big O-rings in Viton (a fluoroelastomer, very inert and withstands high temps), I found that Aliexpress has them for a reasonable price. For eg:
  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-170mm-x-160mm-x-5mm-Green-Viton-O-Rings-FKM-Hole-Sealings-Gasket-Washer-5pcs/32453184696.html

[Cubdriver]

    Dayum!!  That does not look like fun in any way, shape or form!  Drilling stainless is a female dog for sure.  I wish you success.

-Pat

[BU508A]

Ha ha, you wouldn't think it so cool, if you were the one having to drill eight 8.5mm holes through 12mm thick stainless steel. With a hand electric drill, since the thing is too big to fit in my drill press. Currently doing just the small pilot holes. Arrgh.

Everybody needs a hobby. 

Btw, if you are drilling holes in stainless steel, I can really recommend these drills, they are excellent:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331812291571
http://www.gewindebohrer.de/shop/catalog/product_info.php/info/p6855_HSSE-Extreme-Drill-Bit-Kit--0-1mm-steps--6---10-mm.html

[TerraHertz]

Btw, if you are drilling holes in stainless steel, I can really recommend these drills, they are excellent:
http://www.gewindebohrer.de/shop/catalog/product_info.php/info/p6855_HSSE-Extreme-Drill-Bit-Kit--0-1mm-steps--6---10-mm.html

Nice drills, and I wish I did have a set going up in 0.1mm steps. BUT... 197 Euro = Au$294.43

My local supplier sells cobalt alloy drills too. Could have bought some this morning  but I knew from experience I can drill stainless with ordinary HSS bits. Blunting is not the problem; breaking the bit due to using a drill guide and there only being a few mm between the guide and the drill chuck is the problem. Have to be extremely careful not to tilt the drill.

Anyway, pilot holes all done, no drill bit breakage. Just had to resharpen it every 2nd hole.
Annoyingly, afterwards I realized I'd put the spacer disk on upside down when drilling the initial marker holes using the disk as a template.
I didn't make that disk, and whoever did it wasn't terribly accurate with the hole positions. So when it's flipped over the RIGHT side up, there's a slight misalignment of the holes. Just one more thing to deal with. Annoyed with myself now.
That disk came with the gate valve. It's a bodge job and for that and other reasons I'd have preferred to make a better one, except my lathe can't spin things that size.