New electronics workbench tour (built Nov 2022).

[@EEVblog]

Nice build!

[@neverendingstudent]

Well holy crap, it's Dave! Thanks for visiting! I have an updated video for the bench I posted just over a week ago if you want to see what it has grown into. One of your 121GW meters features in it now.

[@calmlytech]

It's beautiful. I'm also trying to setup an electronics bench. Just bought my first oscilloscope last week!

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you, and I'm glad to hear you are working on a setup of your own. I advise keeping an eye on eBay for good deals on bench equipment, that's how I got most of mine for pretty cheap.

[@foobar4496]

Can you make a recommended list for beginners? I used to build circuits a long time ago in college and get by with a breadboard + components + oscilloscope + power supply + solder. I don't know what a basic electronics bench looks like these days.

[@neverendingstudent]

@@foobar4496 For the majority of common uses: multimeter, soldering station with breathing and eye protection (could be respirator, fume sucker, soldering in an outdoor-ventilated shop - just something so it isn't going in your lungs), variable power supply, good lighting and a magnifying glass. Beyond that with hand tools: normal and small-sized screwdrivers, side-cutters for cutting wire and component leads, and wire strippers. The oscilloscope doesn't often come into play for *common* repair / diagnostic needs, though if you are looking into building circuits again it will have use. After those you get into less common, more niche tools for different uses and situations. Need a dedicated tool for testing capacitors or testing reactance? LCR meter. Wanting to diagnose USB power issues without fuss? USB in-line multimeter. Want to reflow solder that is inconvenient to get with an iron, or multiple joints at once? Hot air station. Need to get eyes on ultra-small component level work? Microscope. Doing RF analysis? Might need a spectrum analyzer and/or a VNA. Looking for hot-spot failure points on a board? Thermal imaging. And so on.

[@darrylgodfrey9604]

I love the way you've setup your bench. It's given me some ideas for the future.

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you! I know when I was mentally designing what I wanted I went through looking at over a hundred different home lab setups that other individuals had put together. If you want the most bang for you buck time-wise, check out this EEVBlog thread: www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/whats-your-work-benchlab-look-like-post-some-pictures-of-your-lab/ - there are hundreds of pages of people showing their personal lab setups and discussion on it, lots of great ideas there.

[@KeritechElectronics]

Definitely nice and pro, I really like it! Some good grade test gear there.

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you! The bench has developed quite a bit since I made this Ver.1 video and it's getting close to time to do Ver.3. Probably after I finish 2 items: I'm working on sound-reduction for my fume extractor and I need to redo the connection to my main work area LED strip. If you want to see the Ver.2 update it is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGabhWaIprBkrtU

[@luckywetland]

Nice build

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you kindly! I do have an updated look at it if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGabhWaIprBkrtU - which is from a year ago now.. huh. A lot has changed since even my newer video, I might need to make another update.

[@SinnerSince1962]

Your bench is modest, but wow! You've packed it full of some very nice equipment. I am still setting up mine. I was lucky to be gifted some equipment from an institutional lab that was shutting down. Well done. You have a very nice set-up!

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you, and nice - that is a lucky break for sure. What did you get?

[@bobisyouruncle1]

In my opinion, wow. Well done.

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you. It's had a bunch of updates since I built it (and some more yet to be integrated) - I'll be doing an update video after I get the 3D printers either repaired or replaced and build an enclosure for them (I had bought a set of Prusa printers but they got pretty destroyed in shipping, currently waiting on a resolution for that).

[@allanjones4283]

LOVE IT!! It's so simple and tidy.

[@neverendingstudent]

Aww. Thank you.

[@isaackeller90]

Beautiful!

[@pawe4970]

Look Very practice, I love the magnetic stripe for hand tool. I'm now for looking some project for my workbench and Yours now is my base template for my workbench. Thank's 👍

[@neverendingstudent]

I'm glad I could give you ideas for your project.

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

Those are some nice tools ! Nice layout :)

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you!

[@robertedwards3147]

Oh no I guess I have to do my bench now but what a good job well done

[@neverendingstudent]

I look forward to seeing it.

[@Seryosin]

That lighting is a very nice touch. :)

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you! I paid particular attention to how I wanted the lighting setup to turn out and I am fairly happy with it.

[@richardhatanaka5829]

So cool, one day I'll build mine! You got nice ideas!

[@ecercuit]

Nice workbench with all the nice gears! I also built one myself on my KZbin channel.

[@neverendingstudent]

I just went to your channel and saw that I had previously watched the part 1 video of your build. Very nicely put together.

[@jwrtiger]

The workbench looks very nice. I like the blue anti-static mat.

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you. It does its job well - and any dust or dirt or cat hair that gets on it I can just swipe off easily with my hand - no static cling to make things hard on me, it's great.

[@RoboNoobs.]

I love the bench but there is 1 problem the magnetic strip can interfere with your test equipment, that actually happened to me before so you should 3d print or buy holders for your tools instead of using magnets. OVERALL great build i also have a small place like you i will build a bench like yours!!

[@tecnisdaimondm.g9321]

Excelente

[@blockcaddy4500]

Clean!

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you! I like having things organized.

[@Wil_Bloodworth]

Nice!

[@neverendingstudent]

Thank you.

[@TAKEONEURBANPRODUCTION]

Very nest I building mine using led color lights

[@neverendingstudent]

Very cool. I'd like to see it when it's done if you can post it on your channel.

[@3madeamps]

nice

[@neverendingstudent]

Thanks!

[@tonysmith6972]

Where is your 4K monitor?

[@neverendingstudent]

I still don't have a 4K monitor for the bench, though I do now have a monitor for my bench computer and other uses. This video is from when I first put the bench together and is not current in terms of what I have. This video is more recent, though still a year old: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGabhWaIprBkrtU - I'm considering making an update video again.

[@and1424]

hello. whats the width and height of your desk? thanks

[@neverendingstudent]

Desk is 5ft wide and 26in high. I added 4x4 beam cuts under the table legs and some non-scuff furniture pads which bring it to 30in high. I wanted a 6ft wide and 30 to 32in high table, but ended up working with what I could find on Craigslist and settling for the 5ft.

[@derekyamron5697]

Do you have the schematics for the workbench looking to build one myself?

[@neverendingstudent]

I don't, no. I basically just had a mental layout of what I wanted the end product to be and bought lumber, brackets and such, then proceeded with the build. I never did any kind of proper design phase to be honest.

[@larrybud]

Which magnetic strip is that?

[@neverendingstudent]

Found it on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GJM2DXJ - magnetic tool holders are a common concept and I'm sure you can find different sizes and prices by searching around.

[@Route66Wanderer]

It’s a cute bench with all the popular toy’s but none of it matters if you don’t use it! I looked through your videos and there’s nothing about working on anything electronic. I hope you start to use all that gear! Good-Luck.

[@neverendingstudent]

I built it when work was slow and I had time for projects, now work has picked up and I'm busy again. Such is contracting. I have other projects queued up for when things get slow again.

[@markstanchin1692]

Which amscope is this ?

[@neverendingstudent]

It's the SM-4TPX. Separate from that I purchased one of the LED ring-lights and a camera adapter for my Canon M50 so I can do HDMI output and recording.

[@markstanchin1692]

@@neverendingstudent ok thanks it’s confusing on all the models and configurations that they have. I’ll look it up. Thanks

[@whitbyretreat145]

Steve?

[@neverendingstudent]

No, not Steve. I'm guessing you know someone by that name that is similar to me?

[@whitbyretreat145]

@@neverendingstudent Ya, the voice and accent everything...

[@neverendingstudent]

@@whitbyretreat145 Huh. Cool.

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

Nicely done. What is the greyish doodad on the left side of the bench that sort of looks like a vertical vise? Also, you said you kept an eye on things on Ebay. Why the choice of benchtop p/s? What kind is it? I'd much rather buy an older U.S. 80s/90s maintainable p/s than a cheapo Chinese crap pile from Amz. Didn't think to look on Ebay, and thankfully you woke me up before I pulled the trigger.

[@neverendingstudent]

'Greyish doodad' - if you mean the small tool hanging off the left side of the table, that is an old Stanley mini table-clamp vise. If you're looking further back onto the table, the large grey/white device is all the microscope and the boom stand for it. The power supply is a GW Instek 3303S triple-output 30V/3A unit, Taiwanese company, they make good stuff. Bought it because it was a good price for a quality 3-channel bench PS with the output range I wanted - they're sold new for ~$650 and I got it for $175 after shipping. If you are looking for a quality late 80's / early 90's era bench PS, the HP 6600 series is always available on eBay due to how many were made, very popular power supply. Just search for HP Agilent Power Supply and you'll see a bunch of 6623a and 6633a and other variants pop up. Reliable, maintainable, can be had for ~$150ish, sometimes ~$100 though usually not lower than that if only because of how heavy they are which factors into shipping costs.