New Lab Fit Up

[BU508A]

Your new place looks really neat and comfy. I hope, you two will enjoy it for many years.

Quick question about the fire extinguisher: What type is it? Is it a part of the flat or did you brought it here?

[MED6753]

Quick question about the fire extinguisher: What type is it? Is it a part of the flat or did you brought it here?

It is a Type ABC dry chemical extinguisher suitable for all types of fires normally encountered in a residence such as paper, grease, electrical, etc. It is provided by the complex, is a fire code requirement and must have a yearly inspection. This one will be due in December. I had one at my old place.



Check of my DC voltage bench standard after a 12 hour warm up. 9.99690V vs 9.99691V. I think I'm good.

[Cubdriver]

I dunno - that's ten whole microvolts - seems like a lot to me.

-Pat

[MED6753]

To address the lighting issue over bench 2 here is the LED shop light. It will not be suspended from the ceiling but instead will be an integral part of the bench 2 expansion. So I purchased it now to obtain dimensions. I tested it and that sucker is bright.



All the bench Flukes has been tested after a burn-in of at least 8 hours. 8000A, 8800A, 8600A, 8010A, and 8050A. The only issue out the whole bunch was the 8600A initially read a little high and took many hours to settle and come within spec.





Next up were the hand helds. 8021B, 8060A, and 87. No burn-in. Just power up and test. All were OK.

[tautech]

To address the lighting issue over bench 2 here is the LED shop light. It will not be suspended from the ceiling but instead will be an integral part of the bench 2 expansion. So I purchased it now to obtain dimensions. I tested it and that sucker is bright.

A single is probably all you might need for which I have one over my lathe and it's plenty.

[MED6753]

Some finishing work. That empty space between bench 1 and the wall needed to be utilized. Solution: A leftover shelving unit from the old lab cut down about half it's original size and installed in place. That blank wall will also get an additional probe rack.

[MED6753]

Some updates.

Purchased the lumber required to build up the bench 2 expansion. El cheapo #2 southern yellow pine. But it ain't el cheapo anymore. Before the Pandemic that amount would cost perhaps $50 USD. Today's price? $120 USD.



Built up another probe rack with surplus parts.

[Specmaster]

Even more price hiking to increase profits.

[mansaxel]

Some updates.

Purchased the lumber required to build up the bench 2 expansion. El cheapo #2 southern yellow pine. But it ain't el cheapo anymore. Before the Pandemic that amount would cost perhaps $50 USD. Today's price? $120 USD.

How much and what dimensions? I'd like to compare to what's available here. (I will accept non-standard units; for building in pine and similar softwood, the rule is to look at what Larry Haun said. And he talked about brass instruments in quadruples ("Tuba-four") as a wood dimension, and defined nails by their price counted in 240'ths of the currency of a former occupation power, which by the way writes that currency fraction name in the language of one of their oppressors, from a bit back.)

[MED6753]

Some updates.

Purchased the lumber required to build up the bench 2 expansion. El cheapo #2 southern yellow pine. But it ain't el cheapo anymore. Before the Pandemic that amount would cost perhaps $50 USD. Today's price? $120 USD.

How much and what dimensions? I'd like to compare to what's available here. (I will accept non-standard units; for building in pine and similar softwood, the rule is to look at what Larry Haun said. And he talked about brass instruments in quadruples ("Tuba-four") as a wood dimension, and defined nails by their price counted in 240'ths of the currency of a former occupation power, which by the way writes that currency fraction name in the language of one of their oppressors, from a bit back.)

OK. All dimensions are in inches and feet.

Two 1 inch X 10 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 8 feet
Three 1 inch X 10 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 6 feet
One 1 inch X 2 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 1.5 inch X 8 feet
Two 1inch X 3 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 2.5 inch X 6 feet

Southern yellow pine is a managed resource and is as common as dirt. Inflation obviously played a role in the price increase but the mills that finish the lumber took advantage of the Pandemic and created an artificial shortage by holding inventory unfinished. Some of them had so much inventory on hand that they would not take any additional from cutters.

[mansaxel]

OK. All dimensions are in inches and feet.

Two 1 inch X 10 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 8 feet
Three 1 inch X 10 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 6 feet
One 1 inch X 2 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 1.5 inch X 8 feet
Two 1inch X 3 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 2.5 inch X 6 feet

Southern yellow pine is a managed resource and is as common as dirt. Inflation obviously played a role in the price increase but the mills that finish the lumber took advantage of the Pandemic and created an artificial shortage by holding inventory unfinished. Some of them had so much inventory on hand that they would not take any additional from cutters.

Did you plane those quarter inches off yourself?

[MED6753]

OK. All dimensions are in inches and feet.

Two 1 inch X 10 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 8 feet
Three 1 inch X 10 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 6 feet
One 1 inch X 2 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 1.5 inch X 8 feet
Two 1inch X 3 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 2.5 inch X 6 feet

Southern yellow pine is a managed resource and is as common as dirt. Inflation obviously played a role in the price increase but the mills that finish the lumber took advantage of the Pandemic and created an artificial shortage by holding inventory unfinished. Some of them had so much inventory on hand that they would not take any additional from cutters.

Did you plane those quarter inches off yourself?

No. Lumber is always sold here at the "rough" size. It's initially cut at those dimensions and then the mill planes it smooth.

[mansaxel]

OK. All dimensions are in inches and feet.

Two 1 inch X 10 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 8 feet
Three 1 inch X 10 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 9.25 inch X 6 feet
One 1 inch X 2 inch X 8 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 1.5 inch X 8 feet
Two 1inch X 3 inch X 6 feet. Finished size .75 inch X 2.5 inch X 6 feet

Southern yellow pine is a managed resource and is as common as dirt. Inflation obviously played a role in the price increase but the mills that finish the lumber took advantage of the Pandemic and created an artificial shortage by holding inventory unfinished. Some of them had so much inventory on hand that they would not take any additional from cutters.

Did you plane those quarter inches off yourself?

No. Lumber is always sold here at the "rough" size. It's initially cut at those dimensions and then the mill planes it smooth.

Interesting. We have several options here, where wood can be planed, sawn or profiled on one, some or all edges. One common model is the boards I'm using for the fence around the porch, 21x70 mm spruce where one 70mm face is planed, one is finely sawn, one 21mm edge is finely grooved (like 0,5mm wide and deep grooves going along, and the other is finely sawn. The sawn sides are towards the outside, because they hold paint better, whereas the planed side goes inwards towards the poles, so as to create a nicer fit.

The more mechanical treatment wood gets, the more expensive it gets, of course. A "tubafore" for construction is always planed to dimension, 45x95 mm and is somewhat more expensive since it is selected for strength. Or, might be; there are several classes.

[MED6753]

It's essentially the same options here. If you buy a rough cut pine board it will measure the full 1 inch plus whatever width (3, 6, 10 inches, etc). But once planed and finished it's still sold as a 1 inch board even though it actually measures .75 inches. Construction lumber is done the same and carpenters and cabinetmakers are aware of this and take it into account.

[tautech]

It's essentially the same options here. If you buy a rough cut pine board it will measure the full 1 inch plus whatever width (3, 6, 10 inches, etc). But once planed and finished it's still sold as a 1 inch board even though it actually measures .75 inches. Construction lumber is done the same and carpenters and cabinetmakers are aware of this and take it into account.

Old timers referred to dressed (planed) sixes as ex 6" or whatever the rough sawn size.
In old time dressed timber could be ordered in dressed 2s or on all 4 faces dressed 4s.

Mixing old with new becomes a problem as once rough sawn was the full size or even a little over so when dressed some thickness still remained.
Modern processes being more accurate, rough sawn is now a little smaller/thinner so when dressed it is undersize compared to earlier times.

[MED6753]

The bench 2 expansion is cut and assembled. Ready for stain and poly. It will mount between the wall and bench 2 and will be bolted together to make one solid piece. There are 2 uprights yet to be installed for the shop light.

[MED6753]

The bench 2 expansion unit is stained and poly'ed. This weekend will be the installation.

The section showing as unstained will not be visible once installed.

[BU508A]

Are you going to install some LED stripes to illuminate all those nice devices?

[MED6753]

Are you going to install some LED stripes to illuminate all those nice devices?

No. Just the LED shop light as mentioned prior in this thread.

[MED6753]

Bench 2 extension installed. The uprights are for the shop light to be installed later.



Started fit up. More later.

[MED6753]

Bench 2 is now completely outfitted and the shop lamp installed. The camera doesn't adequately pick up how bright it really is. More than enough light.




After nearly 2 months part time work the new lab is now complete. I can now start on some pending projects.




This says it all.

[mnementh]

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Well-done, yah long-eared galoot!!!

mnem
ooooh... you got a little on yer boot there...

[MED6753]

New addition to the lab. The old and ripped chair is gone. New chair assembled. But someone already claimed first dibs.

[Specmaster]

Yeah, they do that, my Megan will grab my chair or my sons if she gets half a chance If my son is using photoshop to edit some photos, or design some new graphic for his forum, she will jump onto his desk and plonk herself between him and his monitor and just watches the various windows opening and closing as he flicks from one task to another.