Has this thread seriously morphed from a "What's your lab look like" to a marriage counseling session? ![Cheesy :D](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
Can someone please start posting pictures of lab gear again?
McBryce.
I've already posted a photo of my home bench, so here's one of my work desk:
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-njBWhnD/0/L/i-njBWhnD-L.jpg)
Better? ![Cheesy :D](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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Recently I
reduced the number of tellies from 3 x 28" 4k to 1 x 32" 4k because I found that while they were nice to have, I only ran those 28 inchers at 3200x1800: the native resolution was just too small for my eyes, and Windows' attempt at scaling together with legacy apps doesn't work well. Two of the monitors were only used as background holding "pens" for background applications, the sheer scale of screen real estate was really just not justified when what I really needed most of the time was a good working position for the scope.
Most of the time, I found the two scopes to the far left, both mounted on quick release articulated gas spring mounts, were in front of two of the monitors anyway. Being quick release, as necessary I can readily replace them with monitors, for when I do schematics and board layouts. It's not often you need a scope at the same time as doing board layouts!
The big screen scope directly on the left of the monitor is on a DIY slide pullout turntable above the bench, so it takes up no bench space, is super convenient for knob twiddling, and is tucked away into the shelving when I have a second or third monitor going. Previously this space was behind monitors on a desk stand, so it wasn't easily accessible.
Moving those extra two monitors to occasional fixtures also provides more convenient space for other bits of test equipment.
One final thing, I don't often see under-bench slide out keyboards in lab pics. Although I accept they take a short while to get used to, I have found them incredibly convenient in the longer term, and I wouldn't have it any other way now. Another tip is to use a height-adjustable chair for your operating comfort especially if you use the same bench for soldering, coding, debugging etc.