Robotic/Electronic Work-bench suggestions or plans

Posted by stedetro@yahoo.com on August 10, 2005, 11:08 am

Hi, I am slowly getting involved in electronics and soon robotics. I
was looking for plans or stores that sell work-benches that would be
great for my new hobby. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by mlw on August 10, 2005, 10:16 am

stedetro@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi, I am slowly getting involved in electronics and soon robotics. I
> was looking for plans or stores that sell work-benches that would be
> great for my new hobby. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks

I have never taken much stock in "work benches" I would suggest getting a
standard inexpensive banquet table 6' long at BJs or Staples (or, gasp,
walmart) with a top that can get marred by soldering irons, drills, and so
forth.

Posted by Mark Haase on August 10, 2005, 4:01 pm

wrote:

> stedetro@yahoo.com wrote:
>

> > Hi, I am slowly getting involved in electronics and soon robotics. I
> > was looking for plans or stores that sell work-benches that would be
> > great for my new hobby. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks

> I have never taken much stock in "work benches" I would suggest getting a
> standard inexpensive banquet table 6' long at BJs or Staples (or, gasp,
> walmart) with a top that can get marred by soldering irons, drills, and so
> forth.

Fold out tables are ridiculously cheap at Office Depot. I even
reinforced a broken one with some lumber scraps and now it holds my
drill press.

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Posted by Padu on August 10, 2005, 2:00 pm

I had home depot cut me a piece of high density plywood with sizes that
would fit my garage, nail two studs and put on top of workhorses. This way I
could care less when it gets scrapped. I can even temporarily nail things to
it to help me on whatever I'm doing.
When it gets too crappy, I can just replace it with another plywood sheet.

Posted by Too_Many_Tools on August 10, 2005, 7:54 pm

Good luck getting worthwhile responses...I have asked the same
questions several times before with lackluster results.

Could it be that people just talk about building robots instead of
actually building them? ;<)

I would recommend several differnet work areas and I would suggest
looking at the specialized workbenches available to industry. Many of
them have specialized features that can be incorporated into your
developement area.

One would be dedicated towards the electronics side of the hobby. Power
supplies, oscilloscope, soldering irons...oh my..darn near anything
your budget will buy.

The second would allow for physical construction of the robots...think
dust and metal filings here. Saws, drills and any other tool known to
man.

Both of these would also have storage for the many parts and components
you will acquire to support the sickness...err I mean the hobby.

Third would be software development...computers, printers and a white
board. And oh yes, food and drink for those long all night debugging
sessions in your future.

Also I would include an area for robot testing. It is very convenient
to have an area where the robot can roam free as you test your latest
mod and allows your pets the peace of mind that comes knowing that they
will not be participating in the testing.

Welcome to the hobby....enjoy the journey. ;<)

TMT

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