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

[bd139]

My kids leave it all alone and always have done even though my bench is in the living room. If you involve them and educate them well then curiosity is quenched and they will leave it alone and respect your space.

[maginnovision]

My kids leave it all alone and always have done even though my bench is in the living room. If you involve them and educate them well then curiosity is quenched and they will leave it alone and respect your space.

I'm not sure my 2 year old(as of yesterday) has respect for anything. The 4 year old likes to draw on anything and everything with chalk. The "curiosity" has not been quenched by involvement or education. She just wants everything to be pretty.

[German_EE]

Just a quick off-topic reply to the above post. A mixture of toothpaste and WD-40 will remove kids drawings made with chalk, pencil or crayons. Unfortunately felt tip pens still need solvents to remove.

[Mr. Scram]

I'm not sure my 2 year old(as of yesterday) has respect for anything. The 4 year old likes to draw on anything and everything with chalk. The "curiosity" has not been quenched by involvement or education. She just wants everything to be pretty.

A 2 year old can be hard to teach, but a 4 year old should be able to understand what's what.

[maginnovision]

I'm not sure my 2 year old(as of yesterday) has respect for anything. The 4 year old likes to draw on anything and everything with chalk. The "curiosity" has not been quenched by involvement or education. She just wants everything to be pretty.

A 2 year old can be hard to teach, but a 4 year old should be able to understand what's what.

She understands and when I'm home she doesn't touch anything. Even when I'm not home she won't touch the more expensive stuff where I debug/design hardware/software neither will the 2 year old. Assembly area though  I come home from robotics meetings and something/everything has chalk on it. I mostly keep equipment in cases but calibrators, power supplies, microscopes, soldering equipment, bench meters, toolboxes etc... I have no cases for.

Anyway, everyone is so negative about the idea I'm gonna buy 4 and donate 3 to the Goodwill.

[GreyWoolfe]

My kids leave it all alone and always have done even though my bench is in the living room. If you involve them and educate them well then curiosity is quenched and they will leave it alone and respect your space.

I'm not sure my 2 year old(as of yesterday) has respect for anything. The 4 year old likes to draw on anything and everything with chalk. The "curiosity" has not been quenched by involvement or education. She just wants everything to be pretty.

Luckily, the 10 YO granddaughter that lives with us knows not to touch anything in Poppi's office.  She will come and ask for tape or paper or anything like that, she won't take it herself even though she knows where everything is.

[technix]

My kids leave it all alone and always have done even though my bench is in the living room. If you involve them and educate them well then curiosity is quenched and they will leave it alone and respect your space.

I'm not sure my 2 year old(as of yesterday) has respect for anything. The 4 year old likes to draw on anything and everything with chalk. The "curiosity" has not been quenched by involvement or education. She just wants everything to be pretty.

Luckily, the 10 YO granddaughter that lives with us knows not to touch anything in Poppi's office.  She will come and ask for tape or paper or anything like that, she won't take it herself even though she knows where everything is.

I think she is old enough to start learning the craft, if she want to. It will help her schoolwork too.

[lordium]

My tiny work space.
There is actually just enough space behind the shelves to stand up, so you can connect, disconnect cables from the back of the equipment (first version of the shelves didn't have it, so after a long period of cursing every time I want to connect/disconnect something I tore it down and moved the shelves forward a bit).
The microscope can swing up/down or be pulled out if needed (this originally was mounted to table directly, but caused problems with larger object under it, so it's now floating above instead).

[bitseeker]

Very compact. You may not have a lot of width, but extra depth for space behind the bench and shelves is very cool.

[bsfeechannel]

My tiny work space.

Diamond plate?

Anyway, tiny work spaces force you to be organized. I like them.

[windsmurf]

My tiny work space.

You need more cables

[codingwithethanol]

I want to get a bigger table but its comfy for now

[windsmurf]

I want to get a bigger table but its comfy for now

Chewy? 

[codingwithethanol]

I want to get a bigger table but its comfy for now

Chewy?

Absolutely, thats the only correct answer when it comes to cookies

[Cubdriver]

I want to get a bigger table but its comfy for now

Chewy?

Absolutely, thats the only correct answer when it comes to cookies

Could someone please explain why, as they grow stale, the chewy ones get hard and the hard ones get chewy?  One of life's enduring mysteries...

And I'll be somewhat contradictory here - for store bought like the Chips Ahoy, crunchy is the only way to go.  When they're home baked, the chewy center surrounded by the narrow crunchy ring at the edge is the best.

-Pat

[CB]

Here's what mine looks like at the moment.

[0culus]

Really nice and neat! I am looking at some similar bench systems from Benchpro for when I move.

[windsmurf]

Here's what mine looks like at the moment.

Looks too organized... I bet no work gets done there 

[windsmurf]

I want to get a bigger table but its comfy for now

Chewy?

Absolutely, thats the only correct answer when it comes to cookies

Could someone please explain why, as they grow stale, the chewy ones get hard and the hard ones get chewy?  One of life's enduring mysteries...

And I'll be somewhat contradictory here - for store bought like the Chips Ahoy, crunchy is the only way to go.  When they're home baked, the chewy center surrounded by the narrow crunchy ring at the edge is the best.

-Pat

That should be a feature advertised... "Gets crunchier!" on chewy, and "Gets Chewier!" on originals.
And yeah, if someone could invent packageable "Crunchewy" variety, it'll be a hit! 

[JimS]

When I was laid off my last job in 2012.
I made arrangements to continue doing the work as a contractor.
Created a business, converted my garage into a room.
(with insulated garage door / code work around)
Bought all the test equipment, parts, manuals etc.
This bench is used for my work, hobby's, projects and a occasional TV repair.

[windsmurf]

When I was laid off my last job in 2012.
I made arrangements to continue doing the work as a contractor.
Created a business, converted my garage into a room.
(with insulated garage door / code work around)
Bought all the test equipment, parts, manuals etc.
This bench is used for my work, hobby's, projects and a occasional TV repair.

Is that a 5522A?  How much did that set you back? 

[CB]

Haha, you're right... it's a brand new setup, so no work has yet been done

[JimS]

CB:
Whats that saying about a clean desk....?
windsmerf:
The whole kit-n-caboodle cost me 50K.
Not shown is my Tek WFM8300 and other equpt.

[windsmurf]

windsmerf:
The whole kit-n-caboodle cost me 50K.
Not shown is my Tek WFM8300 and other equpt.

Very nice!  It's no hobby bench, that's for sure!
What kind of consulting are you doing that require use of such equipment, if you don't mind me asking?

[CB]

A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

-- Mark Twain