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

[Edison]

It is fairly multiplied    , I remember a photo with closed cupboards and empty desk 

[cliffyk]

Here's mine, been reading through all these posts and decided to join. After kids, I got kicked out of the spare bedroom. So, I moved to the living room! Need to find a good rack cabinet for the HP gear though.

Nice set up. I also have my equipment set up in the living room. But I don't have kids or a SWMBO to contend with. How did you get the lady of the house to agree to this? 

THat was my very first thought!

[med6753]

It is fairly multiplied    , I remember a photo with closed cupboards and empty desk 

Yep, almost 10 years ago. 

[bd139]

I bet that floor was happier then 

[Edison]

Yes yes   , it is she can be seen that it goes when she wants 
I just showed those photos to my wife  .............................

[eugenenine]

You could make something like this https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/innnx5/home_office_server_rack/
to match the other stand

I like that! I know a good woodworker that can make one for me pretty reasonable. I think I'll do just that.
Thanks!!!

Some of the 911 dispatch centers we used do do installs at would hire local cabinet makers to build thier consoles.  Depending on how often you plan to swap gear around you can use wood rack rails like they did or if you plan to swap stuff around a lot you can buy the 4 rack rails and mount them inside.  But the rest is just a wood box, mine is just plywood. 

[srb1954]

Nice scope cart for the 7904!

[med6753]

Nice scope cart for the 7904!

Thanks. While it is used primarily with the 7904 I did build it stout enough to accommodate a 500 series scope such as this Type 535A.

[djos]

Wow 

My thoughts exactly! 

[srb1954]

You should publish plans for your scope cart. I am sure many members could make use of something like this.

They could sneak it into the house under the disguise of it being a "piece of furniture" rather than just another piece of test equipment!

[Ed.Kloonk]

Here's mine, been reading through all these posts and decided to join. After kids, I got kicked out of the spare bedroom. So, I moved to the living room! Need to find a good rack cabinet for the HP gear though.

Nice set up. I also have my equipment set up in the living room. But I don't have kids or a SWMBO to contend with. How did you get the lady of the house to agree to this? 

THat was my very first thought!

Motorbike parts on the coffee table is a bridge too far, apparently.

 

[med6753]

You should publish plans for your scope cart. I am sure many members could make use of something like this.

They could sneak it into the house under the disguise of it being a "piece of furniture" rather than just another piece of test equipment!

Unfortunately there are no plans. It was all done from scratch with "plans" in my head.

And in addition I am not versed in the use of a CAD program. 

[tkamiya]

I've spotted your Sony ICF-5800 on shelf.  Nostalgia!  That was my first radio when I was into BCL.  That was 40 some years ago. 

I had to make it look attractive. It started out with just one 75A-4, then another, then a 75A-1, then another (that's currently in the garage because I don't have room for it) then a 100V, then a 32V-2, and today I pick up my restored 200V and move the 100V, probably to the garage. The test equipment I want to put in a rack to keep the kids away from them and hopefully quiet the fans down some on the HP 8568B.

Yes, neatness does count even if there isn't an SWMBO to harass you. 

[med6753]

I've spotted your Sony ICF-5800 on shelf.  Nostalgia!  That was my first radio when I was into BCL.  That was 40 some years ago. 

It's a Sony ICF-5500W and yes it still works. I bought it new in 1974-1975.

[eugenenine]

Motorbike parts on the coffee table is a bridge too far, apparently.

 

Intake manifold in the dishwasher was my too far moment. It did get nice and clean though

[Teti]

Here's mine, been reading through all these posts and decided to join. After kids, I got kicked out of the spare bedroom. So, I moved to the living room! Need to find a good rack cabinet for the HP gear though.

Amazing, welcome to the forum!

[K0ELB]

Thanks! I do have a couple more pieces of test equipment that weren't in the original picture of mine that I forgot to mention. A Tektronix 561A and a 7904. Both work great and have helped me quite a bit. These last pics are old pics before I got bit by the Collins bug.
One of these days I'll have my own room and get everything spread out.

[Edison]

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[lukego]

Gotta get me some shelves so that I can start stacking the soldering stations and test equipment. Feels like I'm really pushing this 140x80cm IKEA Rudolf desk to its limits.

[Edison]

A little full 
Lifting table ? 

[Edison]

So I expanded again  , when will it ends  , another is on the way and another is set in motion.

[Cubdriver]

So I expanded again  , when will it ends  , another is on the way and another is set in motion.

It won't end.     The sooner you accept that, the better off you are.

-Pat

[Edison]

It won't end.     The sooner you accept that, the better off you are.

-Pat

I know, only my wife somehow still do not understand     

[med6753]

It won't end.     The sooner you accept that, the better off you are.

-Pat

I know, only my wife somehow still do not understand     

Ask her about how many pairs of shoes she has and why so many and she'll shut up. 

[Edison]

Ask her about how many pairs of shoes she has and why so many and she'll shut up. 

That doesn't work  , she's not on shoes or handbags,     I  don't have anti-ammunition