This is where I do all my repairs. Finally got it straightened out, which should last a whole 10 minutes.

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    1 year ago

    This makes me uncomfortable. Quick, grab the materials for your next project and scatter them haphazardly!

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      1 year ago

      You should see the floor behind me on any given day, piles and piles of mouser and digikey bags.

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        1 year ago

        I’d take a picture of my garage right now but i might die of embarrassment.

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    1 year ago

    As some one that runs a repair shop, I know your pain.

    As a rule of thumb, I try to reserve 3 times the amount of space of anything I take apart. For whoever needs this information, you’re welcome.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah if I could have extra work benches it would be a huge plus, luckily I can spread over the floor when needed, not feasible in a shop.

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    1 year ago

    Do you do much tinkering or other projects? I’m moving into a new place in December and wanna get into doing some electonics projects as a hobby, and this setup looks inspiring lol

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      1 year ago

      Most of the projects I work on are either retro video games or home automation related. Take a look at home assistant and esphome. With a little bit of soldering and an esp32, you can automate a lot of your home.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a “Hakko FA-430 with Duct & Rectangular Nozzle”. Works very well and doesn’t get in the way. Downside it is pricey.

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    1 year ago

    I’m so jealous of the monitor mounted on a swing arm to the wall and the pegboard. Such excellent quality of life upgrades. Definitely saving this for inspiration on how to better my own setup.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah having a PC with a monitor wall mounted was a huge quality of life improvement. The pegboard workbench work was a gift from my wife, so she gets all the credit for that one.

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        1 year ago

        I feel inspired by the pegboard bins for my garage shop. Id never thought of that as an option to store small parts. I have a couple questions I hope you can answer:

        I’m a little apprehensive about using them because I’m worried they could be jostled off the board too easily, making a mess. How easily do you think they could be knocked off?

        And on the flip side, how easy are they to take off so I can grab the whole bin and bring it to a different work area?

        Oh… and finally, if you do like those particular bins, do you know the brand?

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          They won’t come loose. The pins are angled so the only way to get them off is to tilt the containers forward and lift, which is easy to do intentionally, not easily by accident. The exact brand I’m not sure, but you can find all kinds on Amazon. Here is any example so you can get a better idea how they work.