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Building an electronics workbench
shponglefan:
Thanks for all the replies.
Laminate for a surface sounds like a good idea; and I suppose if working with any chemicals or other liquids, it would be easier to clean up than a wood surface. I'll have to see what I can find.
Insofar as power goes, right now I've got a standard 10 outlet workshop power bar. I don't have much in the way of equipment yet, so it will probably suffice for now. I suppose later I can look at having something else put in if I need a seperate power supply.
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: Ond on March 02, 2013, 04:14:04 pm ---My woodworking bench is my electronics bench, but you're right, I have to keep it clean to use it for both. Maybe a laminate surface? I once saw a pro's workbench, this guy who built custom amplifiers (He built me a 1000w digital Subby amp), he had a cutout in his bench with a bin beneath it for his rubbish. This was a brilliant idea, any bits of wire etc he'd just drop in there, kept his surface clean even when working all day. Just a thought.
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I had something like that for my bench. I eventually covered it up though because it took up too much real-estate. Sometimes the old fashioned way is the best. I just have a trash bin now that I can hold to the edge and sweep the mess into with a hand broom.
Ond:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 03, 2013, 12:28:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ond on March 02, 2013, 04:14:04 pm ---My woodworking bench is my electronics bench, but you're right, I have to keep it clean to use it for both. Maybe a laminate surface? I once saw a pro's workbench, this guy who built custom amplifiers (He built me a 1000w digital Subby amp), he had a cutout in his bench with a bin beneath it for his rubbish. This was a brilliant idea, any bits of wire etc he'd just drop in there, kept his surface clean even when working all day. Just a thought.
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I had something like that for my bench. I eventually covered it up though because it took up too much real-estate. Sometimes the old fashioned way is the best. I just have a trash bin now that I can hold to the edge and sweep the mess into with a hand broom.
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Well shponglefan is building a new bench assuming he has the space, he could allow for the loss in 'real-estate' with a slightly larger bench. It doesn’t have to be a gaping chasm just somewhere within easy working reach. I'm forever dropping debris from stripped wires, bits of solder, snipped tin wire etc. all over my workspace, dunno bout you but I'm a mess monger when I work - no room for a clean sweep without everything else going in the bin as well! It's just an idea I saw working well for someone else.
jennifer:
I like to work on glass, Safety glass, from a old pin to be exact, It cleans fast between projects, with just a wipe, Its flat, nice for working with play fields, a Piece of cardboard too helps for messy jobs... For me, the hole through the bench sounds like trouble, I can see Jennifer losing something down the hole and wondering where it went.
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: jennifer on March 04, 2013, 02:32:11 am ---For me, the hole through the bench sounds like trouble, I can see Jennifer losing something down the hole and wondering where it went.
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+1 :applaud:
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