Keeping the workspace neat - Page 2

BWRX · 4th March 2007, 07:37 PM

I try to use a cardboard box for each project, often the ones I get from digikey when I order parts. When I'm not working on it all the relevant bits go into the box. The problem is that it's always harder to find motivation to finish a project once it goes into the box

jackinnj · 14th July 2007, 11:56 PM

It has gotten worse:

KP11520 · 15th July 2007, 02:01 PM

Hey Everybody,

Jack, I wish I had that! We live in a small townhouse with no basement or garage which means no workbench, lab, hobby roon. Nada! Just the kitchen table sometimes and my wife, who is very tolerant, will only let that go so far. FastEddy, you are a lucky man!

And then it is announced we are going to have someone coming over to visit, my whole little world crumbles. "Put it away"!
I get even... the next day, it is right back where it belongs (????) I think.

I guess the conclusion is.... little space, little mess (what a shame).

I hope all is well with everybody!

Regards//Keith

FastEddy · 15th July 2007, 06:10 PM

Worse?? That's about the shape of my garage ... except every one of my outlets has something plugged in ...

KP11520 · 15th July 2007, 06:33 PM

"happy as a size four clam in a size three shell ... "

When I was a kid, my friend's father had a Navy term for this: A "Blivet"..... Ten pounds of $&!t in a five pound bag!

Do you think this is really in the US Navy handbook?

Conrad Hoffman · 15th July 2007, 10:55 PM

Jackinnj- that's almost as bad as my place! Labeling isn't really complete though. Is that brown thing at the very top of the pile a Keithley 5 1/2 digit meter, the one that runs too hot? There were a bunch of Keithley instruments in that vintage of brown box, so I'm not sure. Is there a Fluke voltage standard on the floor to the left? Got a lot of knobs- must be something precise. What's all that stuff under the bench- looks like there might be another GR piece hiding there, the HF noise source, perhaps? I just saw an episode of Oprah with a clean-up expert. I was so inspired I loaded the trunk of the car full with stuff I needed to throw out and hauled it off to the dump, but it didn't make a visible amount of difference.

BWRX · 16th July 2007, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jackinnj
It has gotten worse

Looks cozy! Where are the speakers though? All that electronic equipment and not one pair of speakers?!

jackinnj · 19th July 2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Conrad Hoffman
Jackinnj- that's almost as bad as my place! Labeling isn't really complete though. Is that brown thing at the very top of the pile a Keithley 5 1/2 digit meter, the one that runs too hot? There were a bunch of Keithley instruments in that vintage of brown box, so I'm not sure. Is there a Fluke voltage standard on the floor to the left? Got a lot of knobs- must be something precise. What's all that stuff under the bench- looks like there might be another GR piece hiding there, the HF noise source, perhaps? I just saw an episode of Oprah with a clean-up expert. I was so inspired I loaded the trunk of the car full with stuff I needed to throw out and hauled it off to the dump, but it didn't make a visible amount of difference.

I have two of the Fluke voltage standards -- the one on the floor is a parts unit -- once these babies were put together they can't be taken apart!

The brown box is a Keithley nanovoltmeter -- doesn't seem to run hot -- but I don't use it that often.

The XYL and I are driving up your way this weekend -- will take the scenic trip along the lake -- GPS makes these detours a delight.

DCPreamp · 20th July 2007, 05:36 PM

Humankind’s never ending search for horizontal surface area. . .

gmphadte · 27th July 2007, 05:45 AM

If I cleanup my workspace, I cannot find many tools and the parts. So I prefer them to be at the place where my memory is. Recently, I found my missing probe DMM in the wardrobe.

A cleaned up workspace leads to more search time. Then it feels homely once messed up.

My medical practitioner gives multivitamins that are in a nice small cardboard box. I keep small parts, with a label on these boxes, nowadays.

My vote goes for rare cleaning.

Gajanan Phadte

4th March 2007, 07:37 PM	#11
BWRX diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	I try to use a cardboard box for each project, often the ones I get from digikey when I order parts. When I'm not working on it all the relevant bits go into the box. The problem is that it's always harder to find motivation to finish a project once it goes into the box __________________ Brian

15th July 2007, 02:01 PM	#13
KP11520 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Hey Everybody, Jack, I wish I had that! We live in a small townhouse with no basement or garage which means no workbench, lab, hobby roon. Nada! Just the kitchen table sometimes and my wife, who is very tolerant, will only let that go so far. FastEddy, you are a lucky man! And then it is announced we are going to have someone coming over to visit, my whole little world crumbles. "Put it away"! I get even... the next day, it is right back where it belongs (????) I think. I guess the conclusion is.... little space, little mess (what a shame). I hope all is well with everybody! Regards//Keith __________________ If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME ****, why didn't he just buy dinner?

15th July 2007, 06:10 PM	#14
FastEddy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Californie	Worse?? That's about the shape of my garage ... except every one of my outlets has something plugged in ... __________________ Over compression is a problem with modern CD recordings

15th July 2007, 06:33 PM	#15
KP11520 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	"happy as a size four clam in a size three shell ... " When I was a kid, my friend's father had a Navy term for this: A "Blivet"..... Ten pounds of $&!t in a five pound bag! Do you think this is really in the US Navy handbook? __________________ If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME ****, why didn't he just buy dinner?

20th July 2007, 05:36 PM	#19
DCPreamp diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA	Humankind’s never ending search for horizontal surface area. . . __________________ "Believers cling to the myth despite the evidence, reinterpret the myth to suit the evidence, or lie about the evidence to support the myth." "To err is human; to blame errors on external factors is even more so."


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14th July 2007, 11:56 PM	#12
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	It has gotten worse:

15th July 2007, 10:55 PM	#16
Conrad Hoffman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canandaigua, NY USA	Jackinnj- that's almost as bad as my place! Labeling isn't really complete though. Is that brown thing at the very top of the pile a Keithley 5 1/2 digit meter, the one that runs too hot? There were a bunch of Keithley instruments in that vintage of brown box, so I'm not sure. Is there a Fluke voltage standard on the floor to the left? Got a lot of knobs- must be something precise. What's all that stuff under the bench- looks like there might be another GR piece hiding there, the HF noise source, perhaps? I just saw an episode of Oprah with a clean-up expert. I was so inspired I loaded the trunk of the car full with stuff I needed to throw out and hauled it off to the dump, but it didn't make a visible amount of difference.

27th July 2007, 05:45 AM	#20
gmphadte diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dona paula, Goa	If I cleanup my workspace, I cannot find many tools and the parts. So I prefer them to be at the place where my memory is. Recently, I found my missing probe DMM in the wardrobe. A cleaned up workspace leads to more search time. Then it feels homely once messed up. My medical practitioner gives multivitamins that are in a nice small cardboard box. I keep small parts, with a label on these boxes, nowadays. My vote goes for rare cleaning. Gajanan Phadte

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