Here's a small tour of my modest workshop. It's a small room in the back of my house that I've fully adapted to that purpose. And yes, I know that some features belong more in the room of a teenager than in an engineer's lab, but hey... it's my room and I'm gonna decorate it the way I think is best.

Anyone feel like sharing how their surroundings look like, feel free to join in.

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The pictogram I installed in the front door was picked by my lovely daughter, and it pretty much depicts the purpose of the room.

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Here's a panoramic view of all four walls. It's a small space measuring only about 2.6 x 3.4 m (8-1/2' x 11'), but I've tried to make the most of it.

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My fridge and its magnets...

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And most important, the contents of said fridge

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And finally, my small collection of coffee mugs... don't try to solve that equation!... (too late )

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How do you keep things so neat and organized? Or did you, as we say in Pittsburgh, read (as in ready) up for the photo?

Where did you get the press? I like that.

Most important question. What is the size of the wife's workroom?

 

How do you keep things so neat and organized? Or did you, as we say in Pittsburgh, read (as in ready) up for the photo?

The place is actually not as organized as I like it to be. There are too many boxes laying around because I'm currently working on a machine that I'm building in a second workshop that I have downtown.

Where did you get the press? I like that.

The press is made by Stahl's (11"x15") and it's imported (from the U.S.) ... and it ain't cheap...

Most important question. What is the size of the wife's workroom?

My wife's workroom measures about 25 x 20 m (80' x 65') ... which is about the size of the entire house...

 

The press is made by Stahl's (11"x15") and it's imported (from the U.S.) ... and it ain't cheap...

I think I will stick with my laminator

 

I think I will stick with my laminator

That's one thing I'd like to see... how do you use the laminator to make PCB's? Can you post pics of the process?

 

That's one thing I'd like to see... how do you use the laminator to make PCB's? Can you post pics of the process?

Easy just feed it through. Yes I can post photos. Getting late now.

The secret is choosing the right laminator. I use the GBC HeatSeal 212. I had to hack it a bit to remove some feed guides but that was about it. Others will hack the temperature control to bump up the temperature but I just run it through 12 or 15 times.

I print to wax paper.


I have also seen a post of modifying a certain printer to print direct to the board. I think I posted on it. I am not sure if I want to make that jump. First another piece of equipment hanging around. Second I am not let done with trying to route the board.

 

Nice shop. Mine goes by the saying on an old T-shirt I had, "a clean work bench is the sign of a sick mind". My wife says I'd have to clean up before the TV show "hoarders" could come and film.

 

My wife says I'd have to clean up before the TV show "hoarders" could come and film.

A pic of that would come in handy...

 

Nice shop. Mine goes by the saying on an old T-shirt I had, "a clean work bench is the sign of a sick mind".

This person obviously has a VERY clean mind:

 

This person obviously has a VERY clean mind:

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Talk about an immaculate keyboard...

 

Here's my Bat Cave:

 

Wow! And here I thought that my collection of components was already large!

I can see that with you, nothing goes to waste:

 

Wow! And here I thought that my collection of components was already large!

Those pictures are over a year old; since they were taken I've increased my small parts storage (left side of topmost photo) by another hundred drawers or so. Gotta start making more stuff with all those parts!

I can see that with you, nothing goes to waste: View attachment 121170

Those damned things... I had no idea how much VLF noise those abominable CFLs put out until I replaced all my tungsten bulbs with them. They emit so much "hash" in the low frequencies that my so-called "atomic" clock can no longer lock onto station WWVB every night for a time update. I'm currently replacing the CFLs with LEDs; they're a little better, but not much.

 

I'm currently replacing the CFLs with LEDs; they're a little better, but not much.

You mean because LED's use noisy switching power supplies?

 

Here's my Bat Cave:

Nice drill press. Which brand is it?

 

You mean because LED's use noisy switching power supplies?

I'm using Cree 100W tungsten-equivalent bulbs throughout, and they do use switching power supplies.

 

I'm using Cree 100W tungsten-equivalent bulbs throughout, and they do use switching power supplies.

So why do you say LEDs are almost as noisy as CFLs? Lousy power supply design?

 

Nice drill press. Which brand is it?

It's a Skil 3320-01, bought on Amazon.com.

 

So why do you say LEDs are almost as noisy as CFLs? Lousy power supply design?

I don't know how fair it is to characterize their design as "lousy," but they do have significant VLF emissions.

 

Nice timing on the thread bing I too am working on workshop 3.0 now. 14' x 20' 1940's granary (built like a fortress out of redwood, cedar and oak) turned into a workshed.

I just did about half the floor in epoxy paint yesterday.



That's the pad job I did myself from two summers ago with the shed still on my flatbed. It weighed about 4 - 5 tons before I started redoing it!

Here's the start of the install of my mini boiler I built this winter. It burns used oil and heats both the shed and my old house.



It just got pulled out two days ago so that I can redo some plumbing (replacing the 3/4" PEX line with 1") plus do the floor epoxy job and install the final control systems as well.