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

cstanton
cstanton 4 months 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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  • JoRatcliffe
    JoRatcliffe 4 months ago +5
    In the spirit of this discussion, I though I'd let everyone know I've just kicked off a new competition on the theme of spring cleaning Take a project which you started but never finished or got working…
  • dang74
    dang74 4 months ago in reply to Jan Cumps +5
    That is too clean. Are you sure it's a real work space... and not a show room display at Ikea.
  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett 4 months ago +4
    For long while I've put parts for a new job into a "Job box" which I then keep ( maybe for 10 years or more). I might raid the job boxes for left over parts but it can get very hard to remember where things…
  • JoRatcliffe
    JoRatcliffe 4 months ago

    In the spirit of this discussion, I though I'd let everyone know I've just kicked off a new competition on the theme of spring cleaning Slight smile

    Take a project which you started but never finished or got working and complete it to be in with a chance of winning. You can check out the competition, prizes and deadlines over here in the Project14 area.

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  • dang74
    dang74 4 months ago in reply to $parentForumReply.Author.DisplayName

    And I suppose the spreadsheet method mentioned by Michael would be more effective than say the Dewey Decimal System... though app notes can logically be stored in the 800s (literature) and vacuum tubes in the 900s (history) Wink 

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 4 months ago in reply to dang74

    dang74 You would nonetheless still need a powerful software to keep tab of the quantity, unit buying price in different qty, selling price, lots of electrical parameters, physical dimensions, alternate part numbers and substitutes etc.

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 4 months ago in reply to ralphjy

    ralphjy Yes, Sir.  We are cut from the same cloth.  ThumbsupLaughing

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  • dang74
    dang74 4 months ago in reply to anniel747

    No doubt.  I have to admire those that have the patience and organization skills to set something like that up.

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  • genebren
    genebren 4 months ago in reply to genebren

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

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  • dang74
    dang74 4 months 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 4 months 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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  • JWx
    JWx 4 months 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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    dang74 4 months 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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