[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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