Re: Lab setup: Parts and tools cabinets

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:29:35 -0400, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

(I'm not buying the fancy work bench
just yet either--that Sam's Club one sounds about right for now, with
the one tall Vidmar cabinet next to it to hold stuff.

I just purchased some sheets of melamine board and used angle brackets
bolted into wall studs for sincere strength and rock solid stability.

This is a poor photo of my setup that I took a while back:
http://www.infinitefactors.org/misc/images/workspac.jpg

(A) is a top shelf is placed directly against the wall (no gap where
loose parts or cables might fall through.) I use it to hold boxes of
less used parts and tools. (B) is the electronic instrument shelf. It
is gapped from the wall, leaving a couple of inches room for cords and
cables to drop down behind for power. (C) is is my main workbench
table top. It's wider than (A) or (B) for obvious reasons. Against
the back, there is one of those 8' long plug things that I got from
Home Depot, for power plugs from the above shelf. Some vises are
built into the table top over near the front, right side in the
picture. (D) is a small shelf under the workbench area that holds a
few even less used items. Plus, when sleeping under the table (you
can see the bed as (E) -- very important for those 18 hour days), it
makes a great place for books I might want to read while putting
myself to sleep.

The point here is that the cost for all of the shelves and brackets
was less than $100 and it didn't take all that long to install,
either. However, I own my home, too, so drilling and screwing in
brackets was a decision I could make. It doesn't move, which is both
an advantage and a disadvantage. I happened to know exactly which
room and wall it would be for a very long time, in advance, so the
decision here was fine.

I'm in the process of digging a foundation (I do ALL of the labor and
hire none of it) and will pour the cement in a few weeks, setting in
the ufer ground at the time and bringing over power through
underground conduit with a ground well in between. It'll be a 16x12,
two story with gambrel roof. This will be the new site and I'll
probably re-purpose the existing shelf system, then.

Jon
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