The ceiling tiles are fibreboard and used in suspended ceilings in commercial spaces to absorb sound and hide the technical space above.
pbrin
use the center room for a large square work surface. someplace where you can handle larger projects. its always nice to get away from the bench for a bit and have a more open area for work.
FireFoxConn
@c436237 The light on the bench for just working on stuff isn't a major issue, it's more to do with getting even diffused natural light for various video angles.
EEVblog
Are you going to do a teardown of the elevator?
vampifrog
I know this is really old, but if I were to build my dream bench, I would put the power strips, or at least some of them, mounted on the wall above the bench or on the top of the bench it self, but that's just because I hate crawling under the bench to plug stuff in, which in an electronics lab is going to be required
camtheham
@SeanBZA Yes, commercial replacements are far too expensive. But a custom solution will be a lot of work to build. So either way, it's not easy.
EEVblog
I have built quite a few work benches, carpenter trying to learn electronics, and I put casters on them and gasps, so that they can be latched together.
mardav
Suggest wood coating could be water based urethane or acrylic. They do not yellow, are extremely hard, dry quickly and show the real beauty of “raw” wood. You also get NO organic compound smells and other undesirable VOCs in the atmosphere. As a joiner I use it when I make furniture and learning aids for our preschool where VOCs are not desirable but the wood needs sealing and protecting.
pbrin
@Nibiru128 Yeah, I have no idea how much the aircon takes. Current lights would cost about 8 cents / hour.
EEVblog
@rainbowsalads I simply ran a 6 way point board from each existing outlet. Same phase, 16A total.
EEVblog
@CampKohler It's a secure swipe access building after hours, with security guards roaming. And who wants old 2nd hand test gear anyway? The only really expensive thing in the lab is the Agilent scope.
People keep talking about security, but this place is much more secure than my existing lab, and this is an area where crime rarely happens in secure office buildings like this one.
EEVblog
I'd recommend some diagonal bracing. Even washing-line with some turn-buckles to tighten them up would work well and be unobtrusive.
frac
If you really want stabile tables, add two boards in the back so they make a X, you will be amazed on the different!!
We are talking about going from a okay table to a bump your car into it rigid! :-)
friedmule
@CampKohler Their are two (presumably) smoke detectors, should be able to spot then on the ceiling in the video. One in the office, one in the main area.
There are no sprinklers, unless they are in the ceiling space.
EEVblog
Brilliant! Look forward to a new year full of vids!
duvet
If anyone is looking for similar shelves, the closest I could find was the Elfa system sold at Container Store. They sell feet that attach to the bottom of the twin slot rails.
ortzinator
Those roof panels actually are acoustic panels - this is the standard way of doing classrooms over here in germany. They're absorbing pretty well.
Fatkuh
how exciting! Best of luck getting everything setup!
sciguy
me too! very nice, clean design and strong enough.
