Orgainizing Your Workspace (56K warning)

[cloudscapes]

the table is actually longer than how it looks in the picture



the christmas lights o nthe other side of the room help with the atmosphere

[sleepybrighteyez]

A Juno 106! What a fun keyboard. I almost bought one about ten years ago. I even had an old data cassette deck from my C64 to store my patches. I bought an Akai sampler instead, but I so should have gone with that Juno.

[km-r]

and the winner is......................................

[sean k]

Hey Danielzink, that space you use is exceptionally great! Completely amazing ! I am so going to steal that idea of the loose leaf binder sitting up at the end of the bench... that is genius!

I'd definitely let you build my rocket ship!

[danielzink]

Hey Danielzink, that space you use is exceptionally great! Completely amazing ! I am so going to steal that idea of the loose leaf binder sitting up at the end of the bench... that is genius!

I'd definitely let you build my rocket ship!

Thanks !

Just when you think you want to throw that 30 year old high school band music stand away.....a light bulb goes on !

And my wife is constantly on my back about being a packrat....yeah...I showed her 


That bench was thrown together in a weekend - I got those plastic bench corners from Nothern Tool, went to Home Depot and they cut the 4x8's to my dimensions. All I had to do was cut the 2x4's and screw the thing together.

The rubber mat on top is those grey rubber floor mats from Harbor Freight.

Dan

[cloudscapes]

the dual monitor setup is extra great if I want to read a schematic! or watch a movie if I'm bored (while I DIY)
it's hard for me to build stuff fi I dont at least have some visual/aural distraction.....

[Captainobvious99]

the dual monitor setup is extra great if I want to read a schematic! or watch a movie if I'm bored (while I DIY)
it's hard for me to build stuff fi I dont at least have some visual/aural distraction.....

That monitor looks liek its as big as my friggin tv man...

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I guess everyone is different, I can't work if there IS any distraction! The computer fan is what I like to hear.. anyway thanks everyone who is putting pics up, I'm moving house in a couple of months (after piling up stuff for 15 years here) and, it will be interesting.. as a first rule, I'm not taking anything that I haven't used or touched during the last five years. Same for the data books.. I think I will be working much more efficiently in a much smaller space. We shall see!

[tiges_ tendres]

After being unable to work since May I have finally got a work space back!  The best Christmas present I could have hoped for!



I do have to share my space with a few other things but at least this way I can keep fit, do the laundry and tinker!



The punching bag to the left will come in very handy!  As will the hockey helmet

To celebrate I finished a project!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F88dT5wyvc4

[bassmasta17]

box doent work... hit the bag! i love it. haha im the 4000 view!!

[tiges_ tendres]

box doent work... hit the bag! i love it. haha im the 4000 view!!

That's right.  And if I spend too long in the garage, I can put the helmet on to deflect items thrown at me by my good lady wife!  Watch the car Luv!

[Ripthorn]

That's right.  And if I spend too long in the garage, I can put the helmet on to deflect items thrown at me by my good lady wife!  Watch the car Luv!
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That's why the washer/dryer are in there, you just tell her you were trying to get out a particularly nasty spot.  She realizes you did the laundry, and the hockey helmet becomes unnecessary.

[bassmasta17]

well that leaves just one question what about the mirror?

[tiges_ tendres]

well that leaves just one question what about the mirror?

We just moved, I didnt yet find time to hang the mirror!  I might need that helmet if I dont get it hung soon!

[demonstar]

[quoteThat's why the washer/dryer are in there][/quote]
I'm sure he's just trying to minimize the time between causing the FeCl₃ stain and putting the shirt in the wash. 

[tiges_ tendres]

[quoteThat's why the washer/dryer are in there]

I'm sure he's just trying to minimize the time between causing the FeCl₃ stain and putting the shirt in the wash. 
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Are you kidding me?  If I put anything stained with Ferric in that brand new machine I think I would probably be moving outside.  Permanently!

[Sody54]

I suppose I could jump on the bandwagon.  Here's my bench at the moment.  No effects on it, but I'm wokring on installing a strat 5way switch in my fat tele.  The 3 storage units on the left are all organized by value (caps, resistors, pots).  Don't let the pic fool anyone, it usually looks like a tornado went through!

[demonstar]

I suppose I could jump on the bandwagon.  Here's my bench at the moment.  No effects on it, but I'm wokring on installing a strat 5way switch in my fat tele.  The 3 storage units on the left are all organized by value (caps, resistors, pots).  Don't let the pic fool anyone, it usually looks like a tornado went through!

Wow, that is tidy! I gotta say I envy quite a lot of these dedicated diy spaces! I recognise that picture in the top left from somewhere on TV. A painting program in the US?

[Sody54]

Both of those paintings were done by a local artist here in Upper Michigan back in the late 70's.  They were left at the house when we bought it.  There are actually 6 or 7 similar scenes. 

[dickwiewy]

Cigar boxes are also your friend.

Maybe in small doses...I had about 200+ of them, each one holding about 20 tubes (thermionic vacuum types) with
their tested values and other notes written on the box lids. A kind old repairman gave me his collection. Anyway, I
packed these into a massive box and ignored them for 3 years until recently.

As I opened each box to check the inhabitants,  ???more and more chewed paper indicated I needed my gloves and possibly
a stunpike if I was to continue.
//////////////////////////////////////// Long story longer, the rats had made a significant mess of my collection by gnawing and
urinating (on their home!) like they didn't care.

Synopsis:
You can't see what you've got in a cigar box until you open it. This is not conducive to
organized/efficient work methods.