[time-nuts] Test equipment / work benches...

John Ackermann N8UR jra at febo.com
Sun Jan 24 18:22:09 UTC 2010


Oh, and I also put up 4x8 sheets of white perfboard all around my 
workspace instead of drywall, and have various metal hooks to hang 
cables from.  That's been *really* handy.

John
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John Ackermann N8UR said the following on 01/24/2010 01:19 PM:
> An idea I really like, but haven't had room to implement at my current 
> house, is one that a friend used.  Rather than standard 19 inch racks, 
> he used the heavy duty 24 inch deep, 48 inch wide, 60 inch tall shelf 
> units available at home improvement stores -- the ones with the heavy 
> metal frame and particle board shelves that are well supported around 
> all four sides.
> 
> He had three of these units holding his test gear, with a workbench in 
> front.  The shelves were arranged so that the one lined up directly with 
> the workbench with the higher shelves spaced for either a single heavy 
> piece or a stack of lighter stuff.  The beauty part is that he had 
> enough room to get around and behind the shelves to work on the rear 
> cabling.  Using shelves rather than bolting the gear into racks makes it 
> much easier to rearrange the pieces when the mood strikes.
> 
> As for myself, I have a couple of racks, a 30x60 metal office table as a 
> workbench, and several wooden equipment carts with casters that a 
> woodworker friend built for me.  A picture of one of the carts (with a 
> second partially visible behind) is attached.  They are made of 
> heavy-duty plywood with metal frames for the shelves and metal cross 
> braces for stabilization.  The top shelf is tilted to allow a better 
> viewing angle.  These have worked really well in my fairly small space.
> 
> John
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