[Lab] workspace

Jean-Marc LeBlanc jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com
Thu Nov 4 13:38:43 EDT 2010


I have lots of shelves and lots of mini tables with wheels.  I would
watch out for the sheet metal if you are doing any electronics.  you
can't put a powered pcb (arduino) on there :P.  i screwed a board
(Melamine) on my small table and a 2X4 under it to it doesn't tip
over. just wait, drive around townhouses and project.  you will find a
suitable board.  I like the lots of tables.  I can' have many projects
going at once.  I used a bunch of stuff I found in the trash really
old tv stands or end tables old desk  and I have them all side by
side.  My wife can move them out of the way too when she needs the
extra space

Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
> Don't have any old doors. I saw a nice one on the site of the road a while
> back. Nuts I should have picked it up.
> Melamine doesn't look like it is okay to extend the table, but more to add
> to an existing surface. Does that sound right?
> According to this article it's a bit toxic.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:18 PM, James Jamison <toodloo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Darcy,
>>
>> Old doors work well, or a sheet of melamine.  I accidentally* discovered
>> that thin sheet metal like metal ducting or flashing from the hardware store
>> is a nice surface to work on, depending on the type of work you will be
>> doing.  It cleans up really well and is quite resilient.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>> * I just moved and a sheet got piled on the workbench, hasn't moved since.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 November 2010 12:20, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> My lab work benches are pretty small and I'm now looking at how to
>>> increase the space.
>>> I was thinking of slapping a board across the top of my smaller tables to
>>> make bigger tables.
>>> What types of materials work well?
>>>
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