From Elektor: "A Workspace for Audio Equipment Mastery"
https://www.elektormagazine.com/articles/workspace-for-audio-equipment-mastery
https://www.elektormagazine.com/articles/workspace-for-audio-equipment-mastery
I have a bunch of the Akro-Mills cabinets myself but I found out over the years how inefficient and somewhat inflexible they were as well. They're great for hardware but for passive components and semiconductors I use the small bags Mouser supplies parts in, or manila coin envelopes lined up in 4"x12" bin boxes. I index them based on the type of semiconductor they are and then use the base part number to sort them. So an OP07 is followed by an LM11 and an OP27 etc....not particularly fond of the component storage in the little drawers though, it takes up a ton of space I like the assortment boxes better, which you can keep behind a door in a cabinet, looks better, and easier to use as you can grab a few and take to the workbench.
Same.I always have at least 20 different projects I am working on, not constantly the same projects, but sometimes things take a bit of time before you can take them a step further.
yeah, had another look at the pictures, indeed, almost no workspace. And I do think it is helpful to have a PC there to annotate schematics or look up things. Mind you, there's also a lot to be said to spend time away from a PC, less distraction.His actual bench workspace seemed super-small but the equipment wall was impressive by its sheer magnitude.
I have lots of bench space in the property bought. My brother tells me you want a smaller bench for work project preferable on wheels to roll where you need it and then storage shelf’s well organized. A large bench or any other surface just attracts stuff.His actual bench workspace seemed super-small but the equipment wall was impressive by its sheer magnitude.
Not on wheels, but I have a few keyboard stands I use for this, made a board with front edge and side stops so it doesn't slide about.smaller bench for work project preferable on wheels to roll where you need it and then storage shelf’s well organized. A large bench or any other surface just attracts stuff.
It’s impractical to organize by project if your object is to have a stocked shop.I just like the idea of boxes or bins for projects your working on and keep your parts in the bins. Then change bins for the next project and keep items for that project in that bin. Keep your work bench clean to work in the next project then clean up to a bin when you’ve hit a stopping point.
Yeah. I'd want at least three tables! Preferably 1m x 2m. Each one for a different kind of mess (that you can leave behind while you work on the next project).yeah, had another look at the pictures, indeed, almost no workspace. And I do think it is helpful to have a PC there to annotate schematics or look up things. Mind you, there's also a lot to be said to spend time away from a PC, less distraction.
But yeah, his desk is what, 4 feet wide, a foot and a half deep? He is not working on big class A amps, I guess.
Very nice measurement equipment, do wonder about the big analog voltmeters though, more a collectable than daily use, a few handheld multimeters are easier to use.
I don't know what happened but they suddenly became cheap about 12 years ago. They went from large numbers of hundreds of pounds to down to about £15 for a perhaps 500mm x 800mm set. Now they're even cheaper and here Aldi are selling them at £8.99 in their Specialbuys offers (the main reason I get emails from Aldi as they don't often come up and get snapped up pretty quickly when they do).For itty bitty bits I use these. They come from Pandaland and are dirt cheap. Good for SOICs and 0805s etc. For anything with leads it's the usual Akro Mills that everyone uses.View attachment 110117
Where can you get these these days? I'm in the USA.For itty bitty bits I use these. They come from Pandaland and are dirt cheap. Good for SOICs and 0805s etc. For anything with leads it's the usual Akro Mills that everyone uses.View attachment 110117
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...5!sea!NZ!102458521&curPageLogUid=VJmKYWJ7XEUD**<>**Where can you get these these days? I'm in the USA.
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