Other purchases:
1x 5x5Kallax shelving unit to replace the rather unbecoming plastic garage shelving rack I have in the office/lab.
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1x 4x4 Kallax shelving unit which will sit on the rear of the electronics bench and provide a backdrop shelving matrix for equipment and close to hand supplies. The bench is an Ikea work bench, it has a solid steel frame and the cantilever is only about 20cm, so I think it will be fine holding up a 15kg shelving unit. If it gets dicey I can always support the table from below also.
If anyone seen my post about the state of the office/lab has got to, I felt it was time to force my hand and buy furniture. I can't leave them sitting in the hallway for long, so I have to tear the lab down, replace the storage and hopefully find places for everything and can form some clear work space!
Christmas order to brother was a large anti-static, heat resistant, cutting work mat. For lighting I am actually going to use a 100W LED white spectrum grow light. It's a mix of warm and cold LEDs + some near IR that won't bother me. It has a dimmer, thankfully because on full tilt it's like sitting under a cold sun.
Anyone getting close to or beyond 50 will understand that eyes betray you. I have actually found my main issue is sitting in "relaxed and subdued" lighting while fine for relaxing, REALLY puts a strain on your eyes when trying to work with small things like electronics. I bought a magnifying glass with LED lights, but quickly found that mostly the LED lights helped even before I used the lens. I mean I work normally by the light of the monitor screen and a strip of 2W orange LEDs behind the monitor. So, utilising the unused super bright lights from the Pepper plant hobby that's paused due to the cost of electric, should help me eyes!