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2014-10-04 by Tom Butcher
Hello everyone! I have finally secured a room in my house to work on electronic projects. I want to buy a desk/workbench to work from. I”m thinking a nice, big surface for my synths or whatever with a raised shelf for test equipment. Any recommendations? Thanks, t
2014-10-05 by evening1
Hello everyone!
I have finally secured a room in my house to work on electronic projects. I want to buy a desk/workbench to work from. I”m thinking a nice, big surface for my synths or whatever with a raised shelf for test equipment. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
t
2014-10-06 by brian walker
Hi
1) Pick up a large organ (Free)
Strip it out
Keep amplifier and speakers for use when testing things, running background music through
Result 1 large work surface / solder station with storage space and a shelf on top to put all the test gear on that you can now afford
Large assortment of bits which may or may not come in handy sometime
2) pick up a couple of kitchen cupboards and a kitchen worktop to support them on and you have more storage space and a bench large enough for working on a half striped out synthesizer (again free if you look around)
Brian
Wersi organ solder station and two B&Q work benches (all for FREE)
On Saturday, 4 October 2014, 4:18, "Tom Butcher tiz9000@... [vintagesynthrepair]" <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hello everyone!
I have finally secured a room in my house to work on electronic projects. I want to buy a desk/workbench to work from. I”m thinking a nice, big surface for my synths or whatever with a raised shelf for test equipment. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
t2014-10-06 by dougslocum@...
2014-10-08 by colin butterfield
Hi Tom, it would probably be cheaper and easier to make one.Just use an old table,just something with good strong legs and screw a piece of 1/2 or 3/4 " MDF to the existing top(whatever size suits you).Then build yourself a shelf at the back for equipment etc. Colin On Saturday, October 4, 2014 4:18 AM, "Tom Butcher tiz9000@... [vintagesynthrepair]" <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hello everyone! I have finally secured a room in my house to work on electronic projects. I want to buy a desk/workbench to work from. I”m thinking a nice, big surface for my synths or whatever with a raised shelf for test equipment. Any recommendations? Thanks, t
2014-10-14 by Tom Butcher
I've made 3 nearly identical benches over many years for the different homes I've had. What worked perfectly for me and was large enough for most everything except maybe a Polymoog or something of that size was this..
4 x 8 sheet of 3/4 plywood on simple 2x4 posts with 2x4 beams for supports as needed. I cut a 3 foot half circle in the middle of the front for you to sit, so it sort of wraps around you and sand the edges - paint if you want but I never bothered. This frees a lot of space for side tools (soldering iron, etc), parts bins, and some smaller test equipment. For the larger, deeper units you can just span the gap and sit back a bit further. A small floor rug can be used to prevent scratching the synths cases when they are open.