So, it's a bit crowded, but everything is within reach. Unfortunately, I'm moving soon and everything will get redone.
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Damn that's a nice set up. I need that hexapus of a holder thing.
Also, that's one fancy microscope thing you've got going on there.
That digital microscope is awesome
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Quote from: Aristatertotle on October 18, 2018, 09:45:49 PM
Damn that's a nice set up. I need that hexapus of a holder thing.
There are many versions of that on Amazon, in the ~30$ range it appears. Some have a magnifier arm, some a light arm, some even have a little 30mm fan to blow smoke away from your work!
Granted, no idea how useful the magnifier, flashlight, and wee tiny fan actually are....
Just search "helping hands" on amazon, tons of options.
I've never been able to bond with helping hands. Hobby vise, PCB vise and BluTack work so much better for me. In fact, just BluTack works better for anything I ever used helping hands for.
Nice works station!
Leevibe, I use them all. Seems like somethings work better for some applications than others.
-M
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Quote from: Ekimneets on October 18, 2018, 10:08:55 PM
Leevibe, I use them all. Seems like somethings work better for some applications than others.
Very true. Either way, it looks like you have a really sweet setup. It's a place you can hang out in for a long time I bet. That's how I feel about mine when I don't let it get to wrecked. haha!
Quote from: Leevibe on October 18, 2018, 10:04:43 PM
I've never been able to bond with helping hands. Hobby vise, PCB vise and BluTack work so much better for me. In fact, just BluTack works better for anything I ever used helping hands for.
Nice works station!
Same here. I use a Panavise or a small machinist's vice.
That's a very nice setup. I use those same flip up parts storage bins. Invaluable for SMT parts in particular.
That microscope is particularly helpful(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181018/6dbe56ef1c944fcd976d8884603ebd66.jpg)
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You, sir, are sick in the best of ways! Damn that's a fun looking workstation. My space is occupied by a new pedal board that changes as I can dream it, so picture your space divided by 100 and covered in sawdust. I have a few days off so am hoping to get it back to presentable.
Quote from: Ekimneets on October 18, 2018, 10:35:03 PM
That microscope is particularly helpful(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181018/6dbe56ef1c944fcd976d8884603ebd66.jpg)
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which brand digital microscope is that.
I use a trinocular stereo zoom microscope for SMT stuff all the time, but a dig microscope might be a nice addition.
Pickdropper, it's this one here. Hopefully that's a good link.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=2KVQPKQSS2V7N&M=urn:rtn:msg:20181019042933b2c32290b05c4980a37a9a4771d0p0na&R=14C1NIO6C99WT&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKoolertron-Wireless-Microscope-Adjustable-Recorder%2Fdp%2FB078RLJZYK%2Fref%3Dcm_sw_em_r_dp_dz_UP_J1vYBbVMB69MR_tt&H=IJAQIGAVOWDALLQW89XSZBQY0UOA
At first, I got a cheaper one and the resolutions not very good. I have been quite happy with this one.
-Mike
That's a sweet piece of kit
I've got a USB microscope sitting on the shelf that we use for 'science' type stuff. School projects mainly. Or just getting grossed out looking at body parts at high magnification.
Have to say I'd not even thought of using it with electronics. I'll have to give it a try.
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Pickdropper, it's this one here. Hopefully that's a good link.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=2KVQPKQSS2V7N&M=urn:rtn:msg:20181019042933b2c32290b05c4980a37a9a4771d0p0na&R=14C1NIO6C99WT&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKoolertron-Wireless-Microscope-Adjustable-Recorder%2Fdp%2FB078RLJZYK%2Fref%3Dcm_sw_em_r_dp_dz_UP_J1vYBbVMB69MR_tt&H=IJAQIGAVOWDALLQW89XSZBQY0UOA
At first, I got a cheaper one and the resolutions not very good. I have been quite happy with this one.
-Mike
Thanks Mike, that looks nice. I may get one at some point.
This is what I like to use.
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I have a DSLR attachment for the trinocular port, but I don't use it often.
I have a Particular distaste for stereo microscope's. I used to be on one of those eight hours today five days a week for a couple years and you get really sick of them.
I like mine hooked up to the monitor just fine.
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Quote from: mjg on October 19, 2018, 07:55:04 AM
I've got a USB microscope sitting on the shelf that we use for 'science' type stuff. School projects mainly. Or just getting grossed out looking at body parts at high magnification.
Have to say I'd not even thought of using it with electronics. I'll have to give it a try.
I've been tempted to spring for one of those with the thought they could be useful for pedal building. Let me know if it's good enough resolution to be worth it. I guess I assumed maybe they weren't that great because they're so cheap but then again we're not talking about using them for gene splicing work.
Lee, here are a few pics.
You guess what it is.
The microscope is 1080 in the monitor 720.
-Mike
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That's pretty cool. Fun looking inside those old diodes. I was thinking about the cheap I $30 ones. I don't think I could get away with the $200. Especially since my magnifier lamp works great. ;D
Gordo,
I missed your comment earlier. Sick oh yes I'm a very sick and twisted individual.
Too bad I have to dismantle it here in the next couple weeks as I'm going to be moving. I guess that's the old glass half empty half full thing.
I guess somethings are not going to be as nice but I can make other things better than they are now.
Not pictured and all dad are some regular part storage bins and some shelving where I keep the builds in the queue.
Are you some plastic lunch containers think of it like a small cafeteria tray to keep all the parts that go to one build altogether.
-Mike
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No doubt there's some cost to it. However when I first started out I was having a lot of trouble soldering and so I got the microscope later on I found out I'm just old and needed readers.
-Mike
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