https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/w/documents/3755/cool-tools-bench-awards-2018---week-1-winnersen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/w/documents/3755/cool-tools-bench-awards-2018---week-1-winnersWed, 06 Oct 2021 21:40:04 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f68d718c-c79d-4101-b8d4-3b9f2aad1107e14mindihttps://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/w/documents/3755/cool-tools-bench-awards-2018---week-1-winners#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by e14mindi on 10/6/2021 9:40:04 PM<br /> <p style="margin:0;">Hello and happy July! It&#39;s been a hot and muggy summer so far at the element14 offices but we have been so excited to see your enthusiasm for participating in our <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-89892/l/cool-tools-bench-awards-2018#comment-133785">inaugural Cool Tools Bench Awards.</a> You&#39;ve all shared some truly amazing benches and the team here has been pouring over all of the entries trying to narrow down the winners for each category.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">It has been a tremendous feat to get to our winners but happily, starting with today, we will be announcing winners every Friday in July.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Thank you to everyone who entered and participated, we hope you all enjoy our winners&#39; announcements and continue to discuss and share your tips, tricks and suggestions for how to build a truly cool bench.</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/414x129/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-21/contentimage_5F00_98048.png"><img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/21/contentimage_98048.png-414x129.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=LL5%2BvNjEGBrkJ834Va5SAn23H2g7YPopTXvV6oWEVUE%3D&amp;se=2026-05-27T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=zrGrMr1DlMEJC6+Ub24YqQ==" style="max-height: 129px;max-width: 414px;" /></a></span></p><h1><span style="color:#eb7a3d;">Where’s my Cat? (messiest bench)</span></h1><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="1" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #ffffff;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/577x433/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-21/contentimage_5F00_98049.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/21/contentimage_98049.jpg-577x433.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=NTBxWa1BDYknz3fTxTr8eTyiRGQ3%2BOPl0WDUvNIEMKc%3D&amp;se=2026-05-27T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=YePP1m+Itc+KtvRn+LpN0A==" style="max-height: 433px;max-width: 577px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #ffffff;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Here are some of the comments from our judges regarding this winning Where&#39;s Waldo?-esque work-space from probroy!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Love the precariously placed keyboard! </em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• I mean - look at it. </em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Can&#39;t find the workbench, let alone the cat.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Couldn’t find the cat, but I did spot a toothbrush!</em></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#eb7a3d;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;">Tony Stark’s Dream Bench (state of the art bench)</span></p><table border="1" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #ffffff;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/586x367/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-21/contentimage_5F00_98050.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/21/contentimage_98050.jpg-586x367.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=MvLtdSz9HcHVYPk441cF5KveVw1H4mT2OUApTEyoruo%3D&amp;se=2026-05-27T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=2fx2IBl6sCxy3eQokF5chg==" style="max-height: 367px;max-width: 586px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #ffffff;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Here are some of the judges&#39; comments about this winning work space from jw0752!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• So many nice gadgets in one place!</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Those are workbenches well organized and put together</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Of all the ones, this one just looks so awesome. I don&#39;t know enough about all of the devices and tools but this looks slick!</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Clean and lots of compartments</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• Large array of modern signal generators and oscilloscopes.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>• It&#39;s like a bakery for electronics projects</em></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;">Congratulations to our first two winners! You will be receiving some Cool Tools that we think will be great additions to your already spectacular arsenal.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Remember to check out <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-socialgroup-small" href="/technologies/test-and-measurement/">Test &amp; Tools</a> next Friday to read about who the winners are for the following:</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;">Fire Hazard Award</span> (Worst cable management)</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;">Pepped to the Post Award (</span>Best coffee mug)</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: giveaways, members, cool tools, hand tools, contest, bench awards</div>