Just over4 years ago I had a wet stroke (brain bleed) that left me paralyzed on the left side and relatively short on cash. I still love electronics, but transportation an other factors will remain an issue for the remainder of my life. My deep stash of electronic components have become that more precious. So I have held off working on project until I could be sure of not zapping my semiconductors working with them. The fact my wheelchair make a decent Van De Graaff generator also made it much more important. First step was the table. Replacing my old shoe rack with shelves meant I could make table top covered in wood grain vinyl. An added benefit was is it stashed out of the way nicely as shown. The board goes behind the door when I’m not using it. The shelf supports are stashed using 5/16” neodymium magnets (with only one working hand, anything that allows me to use one hand better is nice). I bought a steel sheet 2’ x 4’ feet, originally to use as a cutting board. The thought then occurred to me it would make a nifty base for my then future ESD Safe workstation so I bought a drill and tap set to add a grounding wire, which I had made several months ago for this project using a cut down HP power cord. Add a static mat and I have my workstation as shown./ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1']steel sheet 2’ x 4’ feet[/URL], originally to use as a cutting board. The thought then occurred to me it would make a nifty base for my then future ESD Safe workstation so I bought a drill & Tap set.
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The shelf stashed out of the way, Hardware is behind.........Bottom of work shelf and installed shelf mounts
door on the left. Neodymium magnet are holding the
shelf mounts.
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The short #6/32 screw I installed on the plate. I used a thumb wheel nut on the other side. I also deburred the plate
as some of the edges would put a razor blade to shame. I like my hand, its the only one I have left. I had to put a
drop of super glue on the head of the screw to make it stay put.
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The steel sheet on the shelf. A very close fit I think...............The grounding cable I made. It was mentioned in a thread
.........................................................................................................................I made several months ago. I used a HP power cord I cut
......................................................................................................................... for this purpose. I swear the cables breed in the box I
.........................................................................................................................store them in. The terminal I used was way over sized, I
.........................................................................................................................used this to my advantage. I folded the copper wire over
.........................................................................................................................the insulation, then crimp the copper wire and the insulation
.........................................................................................................................together. This created a strain relief for the wire as a whole.
.........................................................................................................................This is not a current carrying arrangement after all.
All that is needed is the static mat. I did not bother to
connect all the hardware since I am not using it at this time.
When my check comes in I will be getting a better mat to
replace it. I wrote an article about ElectroStatic Discharge
several years back, I believe this setup meets all the criteria
to control the issue.
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The shelf stashed out of the way, Hardware is behind.........Bottom of work shelf and installed shelf mounts
door on the left. Neodymium magnet are holding the
shelf mounts.
...
The short #6/32 screw I installed on the plate. I used a thumb wheel nut on the other side. I also deburred the plate
as some of the edges would put a razor blade to shame. I like my hand, its the only one I have left. I had to put a
drop of super glue on the head of the screw to make it stay put.
...
The steel sheet on the shelf. A very close fit I think...............The grounding cable I made. It was mentioned in a thread
.........................................................................................................................I made several months ago. I used a HP power cord I cut
......................................................................................................................... for this purpose. I swear the cables breed in the box I
.........................................................................................................................store them in. The terminal I used was way over sized, I
.........................................................................................................................used this to my advantage. I folded the copper wire over
.........................................................................................................................the insulation, then crimp the copper wire and the insulation
.........................................................................................................................together. This created a strain relief for the wire as a whole.
.........................................................................................................................This is not a current carrying arrangement after all.
All that is needed is the static mat. I did not bother to
connect all the hardware since I am not using it at this time.
When my check comes in I will be getting a better mat to
replace it. I wrote an article about ElectroStatic Discharge
several years back, I believe this setup meets all the criteria
to control the issue.
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