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Time for a spring clean? How's your workbench looking?

cstanton
cstanton over 1 year ago

Whether you're going for minimalism with a tiny desk , or you're deciding to finally get rid of that altoids tin of resistors, spring time can be an opportunity for a bit of a spruce up and a clean.

Are you perhaps considering a project to help keep your desk tidy? (Hmm, that sounds like a good idea)

Or are you looking to pick up some new equipment? I realised that I haven't checked out kickstarter for a while and that used to be a good place for something new and innovative.

What's your plan? Same old, same old? Or time for something new?

For me, I need an actual workbench!

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 1 year ago in reply to ralphjy

    ralphjy Truer words have never been spoken.  My wife as well.

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  • ralphjy
    ralphjy over 1 year ago in reply to rsc

    @rsc - I’m definitely getting into the third stage although I would modify it to “the wife trying to get you to get rid of stuff” Sweat smile

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 1 year ago in reply to rsc
    rsc said:
    You can build a workbench in a day.  Some plywood, a few 2x4s and lag bolts will get it done.  Add a sheet of white masonite bathroom paneling on top for a nice clean waterproof work surface and there you have it.

    Thank you for this suggestion.

    Renting and being in England is not accommodating to do any of this Smiley. Thankfully, I have my local Hackspace.

    rsc said:
    the third is trying to get rid of stuff......

    I'll admit that sometimes I feel like I've skipped to the end.

    rsc said:
    I have 4000 sq ft of lab at work to keep tidy (never happens), and a few rooms, garage, and basement at home that have been accumulating boxes of stuff for many years.  It's time for a garage sale.

    Impressive! I admit I am partly downsizing, and it's definitely still useful to be able to pull out of a drawer something that I need rather than ordering it from amazon :D

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 over 1 year ago in reply to JWx

    JWx I really don't have time to fiddle around with my live inventory.

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    rsc over 1 year ago

    cstanton   - You can build a workbench in a day.  Some plywood, a few 2x4s and lag bolts will get it done.  Add a sheet of white masonite bathroom paneling on top for a nice clean waterproof work surface and there you have it.  I built a cool U-shaped one in my first apartment at school.  Bolt on a long power strip and a small vise on the corner also.

    I have 4000 sq ft of lab at work to keep tidy (never happens), and a few rooms, garage, and basement at home that have been accumulating boxes of stuff for many years.  It's time for a garage sale.

    I remember when one of my father's friends gave me a dozen boxes of old ham radio parts and tubes and coils and stuff when he moved to Florida when I was only 10 or 11 years old.  Now I know why he gave it all away - he was just cleaning his basement.....

    They say you live your life in three modes, the first third of your life is wanting stuff, the second is accumulating stuff, the third is trying to get rid of stuff......

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 1 year ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    That is too clean.  Are you sure it's a real work space... and not a show room display at Ikea.  Wink 

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  • JWx
    JWx over 1 year ago in reply to anniel747

    anniel747  that's really expensive for home use. We are using it self-hosted:
    https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases/download/10.0.18/glpi-10.0.18.tgz
    but mainly for IT infrastructure to be honest. Some people suggest means of using it to track spares and/or consumables, so it may be retrofitted for other forms of inventory tracking - but it may depend on the type of inventory...

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  • genebren
    genebren over 1 year ago in reply to dang74

    I really do try to cram a lot of stuff in a small space.  The other half of the office is my wife's, and she does not like it when my stuff creeps into her space.

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 1 year ago in reply to genebren

    It's very compact.  Also, I see that, like the world's greatest cities, you've started 'building upwards.'

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  • genebren
    genebren over 1 year ago in reply to genebren

    Here is my workspace.  Maybe it still needs a bit of cleaning

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