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

[Cubdriver]

Yes, he's going on break.

-Pat

[ez24]

Please post pictures of the cat's work bench, I assume it is in the hole.

[Cubdriver]

Please post pictures of the cat's work bench, I assume it is in the hole.

No, he uses my equipment.



<Edit to add - this would have been a priceless photo had that LCR meter been turned on...>

-Pat

[rdl]

HHKB Professional 2 black non printed, I then replaced some keys with white keycaps.

I have a couple of HHKB Lite 2 and they're great. Mine are over 15 years old and still work, and at less than 12" x 5", take up very little desk space.

[MosherIV]

No, he uses my equipment.



<Edit to add - this would have been a priceless photo had that LCR meter been turned on...>

Yes, I would love to know what value a cat measure to 

[Sal Ammoniac]

<Edit to add - this would have been a priceless photo had that LCR meter been turned on...>

That's nothing a little Photoshop work can't fix.

[ez24]

The university owns all patents during my employment.

I just saw a video of an undergraduate class at Cornell and the prof said that as undergrad students any "rights" would belong to them.  So sign up for a related undergraduate class.

[jonstomlin]

My new dorm lab. Since I am now having a great commercializable idea, I do not want the university to be part of it. After discussing with my professor, he wants to help me starting a business, but according to patent agreement I signed with the university, I can not use any resource from the university, including my lab and my office.
Therefore, I moved my equipments to my dorm, and started a dorm lab. This also allows me to work in a soho fashion. All equipments shown here are my personal property, and all parts are either paid by my professor's own funding, or from my pocket.
My visa status does not allow me to start a business in the US, and my Chinese nationality does not allow me to start an off shore in China as well, so I am looking for getting an off shore company in Canada. Another benefit of getting a business in Canada is Canada green card is way easier to get compared to the US (providing I have a graduate level degree, which I have an MSEE, and am working on a PhD).

This is super interesting, especially given the politics as of late in the United States.  Thanks for the enlightening post, and I hope the best in your business ventures!

Thanks,

[rx8pilot]

Updated action shot. Repairing a few production PCB's. The scope is setup with some timing tests and the computer monitor is setup for data sheet, schematics,etc - but mostly it is used for YouTube engineering videos and tutorials while I build things. This is my place about 12-14hrs/day. Trying to take a break, but that is not working out very well.

This bench is a catch all - design, validation, repair, production, mechanical, etc. Really hoping to add a separate bench dedicated to assembly only, leaving this one for design work. Right now, all my money is going into probes for the scope - none left for the bench or anything else.

[H.O]

That Zephyrtronics dispenser, I wonder what they were thinking when they designed the top that way instead of making it like any other box.

[rx8pilot]

That Zephyrtronics dispenser, I wonder what they were thinking when they designed the top that way instead of making it like any other box.

Horrible design for sure, but very reliable and useful. That box has dispensed 100's of thousands of dots. Paste, flux, and glue. I would be lost without it.

They are a weird company with a very odd web site.

Sent from my horrible mobile....

[JoeO]

That Zephyrtronics dispenser, I wonder what they were thinking when they designed the top that way instead of making it like any other box.

Horrible design for sure, but very reliable and useful. That box has dispensed 100's of thousands of dots. Paste, flux, and glue. I would be lost without it.

They are a weird company with a very odd web site.

Sent from my horrible mobile....

What is your youtube channel?

[AmmoJammo]

Now the fun begins....

and by that, I mean I try to jack and pack the floor myself, then lay a floating floor on top, and start building some benches and shelves......

[pelule]

Here my workbench and my rack with precision tools. All located in the basement, thus qite constant temperature during the whole year.

[HighVoltage]

Here my workbench and my rack with precision tools. All located in the basement, thus qite constant temperature during the whole year.

That is a nice collection of high precision instruments.
Are you using this for hobby only or professionally?

[pelule]

I was engineering consultant in the past - now just fun & hobby - but I am still a volt-nut.
The pictures don't show all my gear, they are in the closed cabinets.
As I don't need them regular, they are protected against dust and accidental damage that way.

[pelule]

If not recognized:
- on the rack (left to right): HP 735A, HP 419A, Guildline 9152T-P4
- in the rack (top down): HP 3458A, Datron 1281, Fluke 5450A, KH 4601, Fluke 3330B
- in the shelf (top down, left to right):
  Agilent 66309D, HP 6624
  SDG1005, Fluke 8506A
  DIY 1GHz Frequency counter
  PREMA 3040, HP 34401A, Fuke 8840A
  Rigol DS1104Z

[bitseeker]

Very nice. The PREMA 3040 from a distance looks a bit like an HP 3478A

[bollio]

Finally got a proper desk just for tinkering... I think it'll do for now.

[gamalot]

Here my workbench and my rack with precision tools. All located in the basement, thus qite constant temperature during the whole year.

Didn't recognize anything but the Rigol and 3458... I must be not volt-nut enough .

HP/Agilent 34401a, 66309/11/19/21a, and Fluke 8840a are easy to recognize 

and HP 419A Null detector in another picture?

[ZeTeX]

Finally got a proper desk just for tinkering... I think it'll do for now.

Holy shit this is one sexy looking desk, Wish I had one like this for my lab.

[knotlogic]

I'm thinking of building a shelf for my desk, because there's isn't enough space on it for the crap I have on it *and* the projects I do.  Not all of it electronic either...  Plan is to get pre-cut aluminium extrusions, and cut some wood boards to fit at my local makerspace.

So a question for the people who have a similar setup:  Any recommendations for what size aluminium extrusions to use?  I've flipped though a Misumi catalog and there are *lots* of options.

And while we're on the topic?  What's a good wood type to use too?  I figure I want something reasonably cheap, strong, and easy to cut on a CNC router.

[Back2Volts]

A workbench is being born!

I have been preparing for next winter's Minnesota weather, collecting some instruments in fleebay and trying to setup a workbench.    In the last couple of weeks I hung up on the wall some shelves standards, just one shelf for now...

This week I have been looking for a proper desk, and after much looking in the various office and hardware stores, Amazon, etc..., yesterday I found what I was looking for at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store recycling store.   A super solid table, 6'x3' (182cm x 91cm), with two cast aluminum/chrome/cast iron legs, laminate top with a solid aluminum rim.   I was told by the volunteer working the store, a retired architect, that they came from the local hospital cafeteria.   This thing has to be 25 years old and has some history behind it.    They had four donated and sold last week and four more had just come in.    I got one for $15!.   Two guys help me put it in my pickup.    Once home I had to disassemble it before dragging the top, with wife's help, to my office on the second floor .    Not an easy feat, since is super heavy and we aren't spring chickens any more.     Today we assembled it and put it in place.       Super sturdy, super happy with it!.    I have attached a few pics.    The setup still needs a lot of tweaking.

[hammy]

A nice table with a very good surface! 

[nanofrog]

Nice score.