[sdiy] workbench and static?

[Pete Niedermayr]

Even if there is nothing good in the dumpster. The dumpster itself makes a
good workbench (thought you would be removing the receptacle of future
potential good stuff ) You could cover it with cat skin pelts (that are
abundant with a little DYI) and throw in a few glass rods    and
Sshazzam!.... Oh did you say anti static .......Well never mind.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "harrybissell" <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
To: "Magnus Danielson" <cfmd at bredband.net>
Cc: <modular at go2.pl>; <destrukto at gmx.net>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] workbench and static?


> Magnus Danielson wrote:  <snip>
>
> > But, you might actually just find these things. It can be worth going to
> > executive auctions when a company is going out of buissness. You can
find many
> > things there which can be quite cheap and would end up in the dumpster.
> >
>
> C'mon now Magnus.... FINISH the job.
>
> In fact, a lot of stuff can be had by going DIRECTLY to the dumpster... I
cannot
> pass one (in a technical park area) without a quick look inside.  I got a
whole
> lab
> worth of SMT components on reels... and if I had arrived earlier I would
have had
> the entire LINE (reflow and all)... but other bottom feeders had trashed
it to get
> whatever
> stainless steel the could.
>
> A workbench should be easy....
>
> I like to put a sheet of metal under my piece of masonite...and ground it
to my
> power
> supply. It makes for a pretty quiet environment that closely simulates
what the
> circuit
> might work like inside a metal BOX (which I usually put my stuff in...)
>
> H^) harry
>
> H^) harry
>
>