Your workshop :)

[Samuel235]

@TheoL, this is my only 'higher end tool' at the moment. But i'm looking around for a good, but used, oscilloscope so i can start to inspect whats happening on my PCBs electronically. I also need a decent multimeter, i'm currently using a £5 'thing'.

There is no need to be ashamed at all, we all have to start somewhere ;)

[Yveaux]

@TheoL said:

It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it

That doesn't only hold for woodworking! ;-)

[Samuel235]

@Yveaux said:

@TheoL said:

It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it

That doesn't only hold for woodworking! ;-)

Lets not start getting 'saucy' here now boys and girls! There is a time and a place for that talk ;)

[TheoL]

@Samuel235 There is a thread on a Dutch forum which is describing the best tool for hobbyists, not the most expensive. You'll have to use google translator. But I've been told it's a good list.

http://knutselblog.tweakblogs.net/blog/12398/best-buy-guide-voor-de-knutselaar

[Samuel235]

@TheoL, thank you! I will continue to get a topic moving on our community as well though for our new comers :)

I shall have a read through this at some point tonight though!

[Koresh]

:smirk:

[m26872]

@hek Perhaps this applies to your Rigol DSO ?
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/project-yaigol-fixing-rigol-scope-design-problems/

[scalz]

@m26872 thx for the link :thumbsup:

[hek]

@m26872

Thanks, interesting!

[tbowmo]

just grabbed a quick image of the secret den here :)

and yes, it does need a bit of cleanup, so I have a space for my laptop there, but I have a couple of other higher priority projects.. So cleaning must come later (at least I have space for building pcb's whenever I have time for it..).

The following tools are in use:

• Weller dual digital soldering station
• Old digital multimeter (had it for 15+ years)
• Tektronix 60Mhz oscilloscope
• 30V/5A power supply
• Homemade vices for holding pcb's.

[Samuel235]

May I ask you guys how you generate 'stock' of components so you don't need to order parts to design and test circuitry ideas? Did you specifically order parts, if so what should i order to generate a 'versatile component library' that i can breadboard anything that pops into my head? or did you just order more than you need for each part and store them for future needs?

[bjacobse]

@Samuel235
I usually always order more than I need. And as soon as I wonder do I need this - I order from ebay or aliexpress :-)
so I am staring to sort out stuff. I bought a box from Biltema for my electronic stuff

[AWI]

Just cleaned...

Street view

Multimeter fetish

Storage for components of my Chinese (and European) friends. I order large amounts ..

Built 35 years ago and still unbeatable..

My latest - a universal component tester 11 Euro... kudo's for the one that designed this

[Yveaux]

@AWI said:

a universal component tester 11 Euro..

And click ;-)

[AWI]

@Yveaux Looks like we occupy a very similar workshop... top of the stairs with IKEA furniture... :confused:

[Yveaux]

@AWI Are we neighbors? :smirk:

[bjacobse]

@Yveaux said:

@AWI Are we neighbors? :smirk:

It looks like you rare sharing same toolshop :-)

[Yveaux]

@bjacobse More like 'all houses in The Netherlands look the same'... :zzz:

[TRS-80]

@Samuel235 said:

I think we should get a tooling topic going, what major testing equipment we all have and what we wish to gather in the future (if any) and then recommended tooling for new comers to purchase to help get their hobby off to a good start. Yes, I'm in that later category.

I was actually wondering if there was enough of this type of content to justify a new "Tools" forum?

Then we could have different threads for each tool (multimeter, scope, etc.) as well as this thread of course.

Or perhaps call it Tools and Methods, or Tools and Resources. For instance I just found a really good beginner's guide to the C programming language. I never understood what void main bla bla really meant, but now after only few minutes, I do! So I would like to share that.

But perhaps best to collect all these things in one place, instead of the general forum?

EDIT: I just had a look round and I don't see anything like a wiki either. Has it been decided against for "reasons" lol? Or have I just missed it (I am on mobile at the moment)?

[Samuel235]

@TRS-80, I too would like the idea of a separate forum category for tools/workshop. The trouble is, this community forum is based around home automation and 'sensoring' our lives, not becoming master electronic engineers. While most of us here are also becoming that, i'm not sure if having a separate forum category for this would be within the interest of the rest of the community, i would like to see it implemented though i must say.

I do feel that having a separate tooling forum would be helpful for us hardware guys, however i just doubt how much content would go there. I support your idea for said discussions regarding separate tools to allow reviews and suggestions. Just wondering how much the hardware category was intended for this when made by the admins.

Maybe a topic to discuss with Hek, we will see :)