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I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearrangi
ng, and to some extent, updating my
By: dinkleburg Date: October 9, 2020, 8:05 pm
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...work shop.
It's looking somewhat more functional and useful now.
I didn't think to take a before pic, but I got rid of a lot of
obsolete crap, which freed up a lot of space.
I'm hoping to spend some time tinkering here during the cold
weather.
I bought myself a Raspberry Pi mini computer and a kit with 57
projects, along with code and tutorials.
So far, I've been able to make an LED flash on and off using the
Pi. ;D
HTML https://i.imgur.com/UTYjlDM.jpg
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: guest13 Date: October 10, 2020, 1:54 am
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Nice shop space, krundelbig. I assume it's mainly for
electronics work-? Nice and tidy.
My shop space is basically for torturing perfectly good guitars.
What's designed to be a dining room is my
assembly/soldering/set-up shop; the front 12'x16' bedroom is my
woodworking/finishing space as well as my gunsmithing/reloading
bench.
Both areas are a mucking fess ::)
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: dinkleburg Date: October 10, 2020, 7:44 am
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=661.msg5940#msg5940
date=1602312860]
Nice shop space, krundelbig. I assume it's mainly for
electronics work-? Nice and tidy.
My shop space is basically for torturing perfectly good guitars.
What's designed to be a dining room is my
assembly/soldering/set-up shop; the front 12'x16' bedroom is my
woodworking/finishing space as well as my gunsmithing/reloading
bench.
Both areas are a mucking fess ::)
[/quote]
Thanks, Dano.
Yeah, it was mainly an electronics shop. I used to fix PC's,
printers, the odd TV set or stereo. I even fixed a Fender Champ
once for my buddy.
Three days ago my shop was also a mucking fess. The problem with
flat spots is that they tend to accumulate junk over time. I
have a few large boxes of dead electronics to go to the eco
centre some time. I've been putting it off, but since the purge
I'm drowning in dead/obsolete electronic crap. Maybe this week
I'll get rid of some of it.
Yeah, right... ::)
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: AJ Date: October 10, 2020, 9:10 am
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Looks like nice, roomy, squared away space Dan! I don’t see any
instruments so I guess this isn’t your music space?
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: dinkleburg Date: October 10, 2020, 7:25 pm
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=661.msg5942#msg5942 date=1602339015]
Looks like nice, roomy, squared away space Dan! I don’t see any
instruments so I guess this isn’t your music space?
[/quote]
The wide angle lens on my phone makes it look a little bigger
than it really is, but it's still plenty roomy for what I do.
This is my electronics/computer shop.
My music area is in another room. My music area is actually part
of my TV room in the basement. Again, not a large space, but it
gets the job done.
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: guest13 Date: October 11, 2020, 5:46 am
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One shop upgrade I'd like to complete before snow flies is
building a proper bench for the assembly shop. Using a 2'x6'
folding table now. It works but it's not as sturdy as I'd like
it to be, nor as spacious. Need more space to fess the muck up.
Like already noted, open flat spaces get that way.
Drew plans for a simple 4'x6' bench 3' high. Basic 2"x6" and
3/4" plywood construction. All straight cuts, screwed together.
Two horizontal levels (benchtop and full-sized shelf at 18" off
the floor).
Also need to create more guitar storage. Got a floor rack that
holds 8, and a dozen wall hangers---not enough. Researching
options.
#Post#: 5955--------------------------------------------------
Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: AJ Date: October 11, 2020, 2:41 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=661.msg5953#msg5953
date=1602413210]
One shop upgrade I'd like to complete before snow flies is
building a proper bench for the assembly shop. Using a 2'x6'
folding table now. It works but it's not as sturdy as I'd like
it to be, nor as spacious. Need more space to fess the muck up.
Like already noted, open flat spaces get that way.
Drew plans for a simple 4'x6' bench 3' high. Basic 2"x6" and
3/4" plywood construction. All straight cuts, screwed together.
Two horizontal levels (benchtop and full-sized shelf at 18" off
the floor).
Also need to create more guitar storage. Got a floor rack that
holds 8, and a dozen wall hangers---not enough. Researching
options.
[/quote]
Got a Tele with buckers on it you want to sell? That would help
your storage issue.😀
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: dinkleburg Date: October 11, 2020, 5:28 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=661.msg5953#msg5953
date=1602413210]
One shop upgrade I'd like to complete before snow flies is
building a proper bench for the assembly shop. Using a 2'x6'
folding table now. It works but it's not as sturdy as I'd like
it to be, nor as spacious. Need more space to fess the muck up.
Like already noted, open flat spaces get that way.
Drew plans for a simple 4'x6' bench 3' high. Basic 2"x6" and
3/4" plywood construction. All straight cuts, screwed together.
Two horizontal levels (benchtop and full-sized shelf at 18" off
the floor).
Also need to create more guitar storage. Got a floor rack that
holds 8, and a dozen wall hangers---not enough. Researching
options.
[/quote]
I was lucky in that I got two very sturdy benches for free,
through work. Sometimes, it pays to be the guy who puts in new
stuff and takes out the old stuff. ;D
They were headed for disposal, anyway.
I would sometimes like more space for certain things too, but I
think I'd rather just keep the need for more space at a minimum
instead.
The more stuff you own, the more the stuff owns you.
At least that's what I keep tellin' myself. ;)
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Re: I have been spending the last few afternoons cleaning, rearr
anging, and to some extent, updating
By: guest13 Date: October 12, 2020, 5:05 am
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=661.msg5955#msg5955 date=1602445270]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=661.msg5953#msg5953
date=1602413210]
One shop upgrade I'd like to complete before snow flies is
building a proper bench for the assembly shop. Using a 2'x6'
folding table now. It works but it's not as sturdy as I'd like
it to be, nor as spacious. Need more space to fess the muck up.
Like already noted, open flat spaces get that way.
Drew plans for a simple 4'x6' bench 3' high. Basic 2"x6" and
3/4" plywood construction. All straight cuts, screwed together.
Two horizontal levels (benchtop and full-sized shelf at 18" off
the floor).
Also need to create more guitar storage. Got a floor rack that
holds 8, and a dozen wall hangers---not enough. Researching
options.
[/quote]
Got a Tele with buckers on it you want to sell? That would help
your storage issue.😀
[/quote]
Got two Teles with neck humbuckers (one mini, one fullsize) but
no, I don't want to sell them ;). The spalted oak Tele has a
Kent Armstrong mini, the Tele I picked up yesterday has an
Epiphone fullsize. Neither is an "expensive" pickup but they
sound just fine to me.
The MIM Tele I've got on the bench now is getting a Seymour
Duncan Lil59 bridge pickup. Splittable humbucker in a Tele-sized
package. I know I've got a push/pull pot somewhere in the parts
bin---maybe I'll dig it out today---
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