During a recent visit to Barnes and Noble I picked up Adam Savage's book (please use the Amazon link in the righthand column) about Making and workshops. Adam's book reminded me of the importance of giving thought to the organization and set-up of your workbench or workshop. I found more tips on YouTube:
Wow, watch the KatVoltage video (above). Unlike the person in a recent unfortunate advertisement, Kat clearly knows which end of the soldering iron to grab. She is setting up a good workshop -- you can tell from how she is organizing the bench. I wish her a lot of luck. htt(s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NcVzTu7TbE&t=54s
Andreas (the guy with the white glove and the Swiss accent) has some good ideas:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inW57njiq1A
The EEVblog guy has a good guide to the basic stuff that you need to build an electronics workshop. It is a bit dated (2011) but the guidance is still very good (I wouldn't go with the homebrew or kit-built power supplies): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_PbjbRaO2E
Van Neistat has a very good Top Ten List of things NOT TO DO in a workshop. NO FLATHEAD SCREWS. I'm with you Van. NO HOARDING. etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
We've placed some resources in the GQRP technical pages on test equipment for your workbench, components and basic tribal knowledge.
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Building on Van Neistat's list, my list of some things to avoid in the homebrewer's ham shack:
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- bare feet (wear protection against falling molten solder blobs and box cutters that fall blade first)
- live 12V power supply leads/clip-leads or LiPO battery leads/clip-leads that can fall onto a grounded chassis
- bare 110/240V AC mains wiring, un-insulated mains socket/power switch/fuse holder lugs
- too much clutter, determined by your ability to find things that you know are somewhere on the bench within a 'reasonable' number of seconds
- power tools that produce metal filings/shavings, including copper fragments from working with Veroboard, and steel wool
- ferric chloride and other etchants, spray paint.
Paul VK3HN.
Agreed: steel wool is pure evil. And definitely no bare feet in the shack. "No shoes, no shirt: no soldering!" 73 Bill
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