SNESNESCUBE64 | 580 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) I know ya'll fix stuff around here, show us what ya got to do it! Don't be afraid to show that messy bench of yours. Edited August 14, 2022 by SNESNESCUBE64 Goofin around with image sizes 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,071 Social Team · Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 We all have to start somewhere, I recently added the microscope and updated my reflow station and soldering station. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 580 Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 minute ago, FireHazard51 said: We all have to start somewhere, I recently added the microscope and updated my reflow station and soldering station. Fancy microscope you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 580 Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Overflow equipment and stuff not on the equipment rack: ABI Chipmaster DIP IC tester (Recent pickup) Fluke 9010A with reproduction pods B&K 467 CRT tester with custom socket adapters Tektronix 1760 Vectorscope Dumont 190 20MHz transistor oscilloscope (Garage sale pickup from yesterday) Korean War Era vacuum tube oscilloscope (Garage sale pickup from yesterday) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 284 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Awesome garage sale pickup(s) . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,071 Social Team · Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, SNESNESCUBE64 said: Fancy microscope you got there. I actually got it for free because it was shipped damaged (some epoxy made it usable) and Amazon refused the return and just gave me the refund. I kept telling myself that it'll be OK to buy it because I'll use it for decades making repairs to electronics as a fun hobby. I still need to clean up the workshop so I can get organized and start restoring the 3 PS3s I got disassembled and in piles sitting on top of piles of other shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesmaster14 | 446 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) An old incarnation of my setup (currently moving stuff around and some is packed away): Stellar scrap wood carpentry at its finest^. Testing/replacing RAM on an Atari 800, not quite as plug-n-play like today's DDR sticks Edited August 14, 2022 by nesmaster14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 585 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 out of all of you i probably have the smallest set up lol. i mainly use it for virtual boy repairs. but i some times use it for recaps and mod chip installs. its got a nice view though 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I have a weird thing for seeing peoples work benches/garages/shops for some reason. love them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 585 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 3 hours ago, MrWunderful said: I have a weird thing for seeing peoples work benches/garages/shops for some reason. love them! each one tells a story. you can learn alot about a persons spare parts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 236 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 You guys are all professional and stuff. Here's one from a few years ago that probably more closely resembles many of us here (maybe). I think I am converting a Golden Tee plug and play game to work like a USB mouse in this picture. And here's how I worked on my Revenge from Mars Pinball table when I owned it: The worst for last - here's current. I fried this front loader and need to investigate if it is just the 7805 or something more serious: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 580 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 16 hours ago, wongojack said: And here's how I worked on my Revenge from Mars Pinball table when I owned it: I was gonna call you a madman for pulling out the whole playfield until I remembered that some of those williams games are a nightmare to work on because you can't pull the playfield forward and rest it on the backbox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 236 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 2 hours ago, SNESNESCUBE64 said: I was gonna call you a madman for pulling out the whole playfield until I remembered that some of those williams games are a nightmare to work on because you can't pull the playfield forward and rest it on the backbox. LOL - It rested ok. There was so much to fix under there that I had to have it flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,071 Social Team · Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 3:41 PM, wongojack said: You guys are all professional and stuff. Here's one from a few years ago that probably more closely resembles many of us here (maybe). I think I am converting a Golden Tee plug and play game to work like a USB mouse in this picture. I see you have the most important fluid for doing repairs....beer. Tip of the hat to that USO koozie. As soon as my work space can fit a beer I'm adding it. Coffee just get's me more amped in being pissed at my solder working being complete shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 236 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, FireHazard51 said: I see you have the most important fluid for doing repairs....beer. Tip of the hat to that USO koozie. As soon as my work space can fit a beer I'm adding it. Coffee just get's me more amped in being pissed at my solder working being complete shit. LOL - or losing that thing that you JUST had 2 minutes ago. This weekend, I did some repairs on my wife's laptop. It was the original Surface Laptop and a total PITA. She heard me back there screaming "FnC|<," and I had to come out and tell her everything was fine, the correct size torx bit was just magnetized to the bottom of the computer, and I couldn't find it. A little beer helps those moments a bit . . . Edited August 30, 2022 by wongojack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbowl | 150 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Here's mine. It feels sparse as I don't get to work in this space as often as I'd like to. Mostly do simple arcade PCB repair when I have the time. One thing I went for here was LIGHT. I tried to make this space as bright as possible! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 236 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, dogbowl said: Here's mine. It feels sparse as I don't get to work in this space as often as I'd like to. Mostly do simple arcade PCB repair when I have the time. One thing I went for here was LIGHT. I tried to make this space as bright as possible! Sweet Vectrex. I've got one of those that I would like to completely refurb. There's a local guy who does arcade repair and he did one that looked amazing inside when done. Maybe someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 580 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 7:13 PM, dogbowl said: Here's mine. It feels sparse as I don't get to work in this space as often as I'd like to. Mostly do simple arcade PCB repair when I have the time. One thing I went for here was LIGHT. I tried to make this space as bright as possible! I dig the professional electronics workbench, I would totally put equipment on the top shelf to make it easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotorSpec | 47 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 My bench of 10 years, having gone through various upgrades. Running a Hakko soldering iron, Hakko 808 desoldering gun for through hole PCB evacuation, Chinese hot air for surface mount components with Kester flux and lead solder. Current projects are: Gameboy with clear everything and white backlight with Kitsch-Bent shell. Lone Ranger NES game. PCB has several broken traces, so it’s getting a CHR/PRG swap to a donor board. Colecovision. RAM upgrade and BIOS. I HATE soldering on that motherboard, what a nightmare. Panasonic MSX2 FS-A1F. Belt change and complete replacement of the suicide AV board. Awaiting PCB from Osh Park. Big stack of NES games to restore before they hit my shelves. Adding the ones on the desk, I’m sitting at around 540 loose NES games. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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