Re: Equipting a test bench

On Oct 6, 10:49 pm, krw <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:32:17 -0700 (PDT), Too_Many_Tools





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On Oct 4, 3:38 pm, krw <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:33:10 -0700 (PDT), Too_Many_Tools

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On Oct 3, 10:59 am, krw <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:42:03 -0700 (PDT), "Ken S. Tucker"

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On Oct 2, 4:46 pm, krw <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:49:30 -0700 (PDT), "Ken S. Tucker"

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On Sep 25, 4:58 pm, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If you were going to equipt a home test bench today for both analog
and digital work, what test equipment would you choose and why?
TMT

Two 4'x8' sheets of descent plywood with a chair on rollers, 16'
operational length, then a comfy chesterfield and a coffee table
for rest and drinks for consultants and friends, indoor-out carpet.
Me, I go 8' for digital and 8' right for analog, and 8' for the dump,
for flexability.  I currently have 24' set in a U shape, 8x8x8, but
not all 4' wide, and includes my office and notes.

I find anything over about 30" deep is a waste of space. I'd rather
have the floor space (for perhaps a scope cart).  Other than that, I
too prefer the 'L' or 'U' layout.

Yeah, somethings like scopes and CRT's (TV's) can easily be 24"
deep, I also used the back part of the bench for boxed stuff I didn't
use much.

Dump the old power hogs. ;-)  Test equipment is cheap.  Floor space
isn't.  You can't reach back 4' so that space is wasted.  The stuff
would be better on the floor under or on shelves over.  

Plywood is too thin for benches.  Solid core doors are pretty cheap
and make very solid bench tops.  If you're a little richer, Ikea sells
Birch, Oak, and Beech solid butcher block slabs pretty cheap, too.  I
just bought a small one to replace the extension table on my cabinet
saw.  I'll replace all my door table tops over the next year or so.

I'm ok with 3/4" good one side fir bench top, it varathanes nicely..
I lucked out when a restaurant replaced it's table tops that where
a nice arbrite for the cost of transportation.

Good grief.  If your test equipment is that old (read: heavy), it'll
end up on the floor on such a rickety bench.  3/4" ply is strong on
edge, for cabinets but isn't strong at all in the 'Z' axis.  You'll
need too much support under it to bother.  Solid core (not the cheap
luan crap) doors will easily span 5' without center support.

I use 30" as a rule of thumb because that's all I can comfortably
reach.  Anything beyond that is wasted.  I also used to use 3/4" ply
(two layers - one is *not* enough) for tables, but found the rear part
to be useless.  I built a desk out of a 36" door once.  That too was
too deep to be of use, hence my limit of 30".  30" desks/benches work
out quite well.  Notice that 30" is about the limit for commercial
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Test equipment is NOT cheap.
Show us otherwise...both digital and RF.

Folks here have given *many* examples of cheap, and good, stuff
available on eBay.  With the economy as it is, now is a perfect time
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LOL...I do.

If you did you wouldn't act so stupid.

Do you always move your lips when you type?

Because you drool on the keyboard doesn't mean everyone does.

Why don't you give us some examples instead of being a smartass?

No one will ever accuse you of being a smart anything.  Do read a
little or try eBay, even.

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Gee whiz...you are making me blush.

Do I get dinner and flowers too?

TMT
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