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dnny
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 519 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:32 am Post subject:
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i got inspired by this Photograph your studio!-post by bigtex
please take few photos of your work space - even if its your kitchen table & soldering iron and your favorite tools.
so.. here is my workbench... little messy but isn't everyone's
my table.. full of stuff but i can still do something on it so it works
parts - all the basic parts and all the half finished projects
Weller WHS 40. i cant recommend this the thing that holds the tip got broken, i have quick fixed it but now it doesn't fit the holder anymore
my most favorite tools, if the multimeter (Meterman PM 55)could play mp3's it would be perfect, but it's nice small meter
daniel _________________ Association of experimental electronics
www.koelse.org
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elektro80
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Joined: Mar 25, 2003 Posts: 21959 Location: Norway
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:11 am Post subject:
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Nice pix!
...but.. it is possible to SEE the table here! That is VERY disturbing! I feel dizzy! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Yorky
Joined: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 244 Location: Boston, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:54 am Post subject:
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I sort of work inside the project
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bigtex
Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 323 Location: Cupertino, California
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:
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This is at work, where I've been assembling and testing my Blacet kits (after hours, of course):
I've got some amazing and expensive gear here that I'd never, ever buy for myself. Three high powered ( > 3GHz ) computers, an Audio Precision system 2700 (roughly $30,000!!) and a nice Tektronix scope and power supply. Ther items include snacks, water, and M-Audio FireWire 410, Sennhieser HD-580 headphones, and on the cart on the right edge of the picture there is a super secret device (x2) that will be in many living rooms next year. I'd get in big trouble if I ever let anybody know what it is, but feel free to guess
I wish I had room for a nice bench like this at home. Oh, and the money to buy the equipment.... |
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State Machine
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Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 2809 Location: New York
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:
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OK folks, here is my electronics workbench. I keep it fairly well equipped and also use it occasionally for work prototyping. I also use it to pursue my hobby, electronics and electronic music! It is located within my studio. I enjoy it being in the same workspace, especially when I am developing a musical circuit, like tuning oscillators, or building commercially available synthesizer modules.
My favorite piece of gear on the bench is a mixed signal oscilloscope from HP. It has two high speed analog channels and 16 digital channels which can be combined to perform some advanced triggering on complex events. Great for analog and microprocessor work! I plan to add an Agilent a quad-channel TDS series DPO in the near future. Another scope I own is an HP DSO with vertical amplifiers that have 150 MHz BW. There is also an HP 1650 (84) channel logic analyzer in there also.
Like I said, I use this equipment professionally so the bench needs to be well equipped.
Not to mention that my other half, Robin, is the ultimate craftswoman when it comes to surface mount soldering She is BY FAR my most favorite piece of "GEAR" Great team right??
Thats all folks !!!!
Thanks for the opportunity to let me post these pictures! You are all a wonderful bunch of people,
Sincerely,
Bill
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bigtex
Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 323 Location: Cupertino, California
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:
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Man, I wish I had a workbench at home that looked like that. My current apartment is so small that my studio takes up all of the available gear space. At home there's no scope, no power supply, and not even room to plug in my soldering iron. I've got to do all of that stuff at work, and I only want to bring in so much stuff, so my protoboards, component kits, tools, etc, are all in storage
Hopefully when I move at the end of this year, I'll be able to find a place (that I can afford) with an extra room in it. Then I can pull my workbench out of storage, assemble it, and pile up the test equipment. It's hard to feel inspired to do creative things with electronics when I have to stay late at work and use their equipment.
Anyway, nice shots, and nice setup. Once day my home studio will have a very similar workbench loaded with equipment and electronics parts. |
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bugbrand
Joined: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 846 Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:34 am Post subject:
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NICE!
Here's an outdated shot from early last year:::::
Makes it look bigger than it actually is.!.
I'll try to get a new one today...
Things on the go:::
BugCrushers
Modular Gristilizer
XR2206 VCO (DOPE!)
Weevils aplenty _________________ http://www.bugbrand.co.uk
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Scott Stites
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Joined: Dec 23, 2005 Posts: 4127 Location: Mount Hope, KS USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:51 am Post subject:
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Quote: | ...but.. it is possible to SEE the table here! That is VERY disturbing! I feel dizzy! |
Ditto. I feel uneasy when I can see the floor....
Nice pics, though.
Cheers,
Scott |
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jksuperstar
Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 2503 Location: Denver
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:46 am Post subject:
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Hey, I used one of those HP oscope/logic analyzer combos. Fast & easy to use. I remember there were 2 secret key combos - one would draw a raster photo of a badger on there, along with the names of the development team, the other let you play centipede!! Nice easter eggs in that mixed signal scope, especially during the "down time" at work
Here's a link to some older photos of my Studio-Lab:
http://files.electro-music.com/phpbb-files/thegrotto_comp.jpg
I also have a weller soldering station and a Dynon Instr. multi-purpose USB device (http://www.dynoninstruments.com/. In general, I like to keep my electronics stuff "portable", since I end up doing alot of work at friends houses, or in my kitchen where there's more air & light (but where my wife won't let me keep everything laid out!). Maybe I'll assemble all of that into a picture...then I'll know what I have |
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Scott Stites
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Joined: Dec 23, 2005 Posts: 4127 Location: Mount Hope, KS USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:52 am Post subject:
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Quote: | It's hard to feel inspired to do creative things with electronics when I have to stay late at work and use their equipment. |
Yes, but when the high poobah cruises through after hours and sees you working diligently at your bench, he'll think "Now that's dedication!"
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Wild Zebra
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 806 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:55 am Post subject:
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Here's A couple of pics from the dungeon. At least the old tenants painted some stars in the basement My old workbench was in my bedroom so this is a step up.. well down.
Here's an old Korg I gotta do something with. It has some power issues and some bad keys. I have to turn it on and off about 20 times before it'll turn on
and here's some of my other projects waiting for dinero. This is an expensive hobby I don't plan on really getting into. Just like to restore these puppies. 85 Haro Master and an 85 Hutch Hollywood. Will trade diy for bmx parts
_________________ "your stripes are killer bro" |
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v-un-v
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Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 8933 Location: Birmingham, England, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:59 am Post subject:
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Some superb pix here people
Zebra and Dnny (and tombugs) you all seem to have the same untidyness that I too posess- so well done chaps All of you would happily give Rosie a cardiac arrest
Unfortunately my electronics bench is in boxes, that's until I can board the loft, which I'm doing next week- hooray!
I'll send you a pic of my spider-ridden roof space soon _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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Wild Zebra
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 806 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:
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I'm thankful for my friend who gave me the workbench. My old one was a 2x6 about 4 feet long in my kitchen.
Cheers v-un-v! I tip one back to you and the boys across the pond! _________________ "your stripes are killer bro" |
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