Materials, Plans, and Toolsīuilding the Ultimate Electronics Workbench It costs you nothing, but if you use them we get a small commission. Here’s a handy parts list for those who want to know exactly what we used in this video. T-Molding is very durable and easy to replace if it does get damaged. I checked my stock and I had plenty of black T-Molding in stock. I use T-Molding in just about every one of my arcade builds. And I have it in just about every color you can imagine. So, what I do have laying all over the shop is: T-Molding. This would look really nice, but its overkill for this project. Another option is to use some kind of wood strips (such as Walnut or Maple) to create a trim around the outside. I just feel like it never looks quite right. But I have to be honest, I don’t like that choice. The simplest way to clean up the edge is to use melamine edge banding. All of the edges are bare particle board and must be dealt with. The problem with melamine board is that it is only finished on the top an and bottom. This is basically the same material any store bought electronics workbench would have used. The other choice I made was to use melamine coated particle board as the table tops. All things we need to address during the build. 2 by X material also has rounded over corners, and rough sides. This is something I will need to deal with during the building process. It’s next to impossible to find perfectly straight boards. While at the same time, that lumber can be frustrating to work with.Ĭonstruction grade lumber (which is almost always pine), tends to be crooked and just overall wonky. It’s going to be super cheap to build less than $200 in lumber. Using construction grade lumber for my electronics station means some tradeoffs. With that in mind I decided to simply build the ultimate electronics station base from pine boards and the table tops from melamine.Īfter several iterations the design I came up with looked like this. It does not need to be beautiful or elegant. It is a workbench and needs to serve that purpose.
I eventually wrapped my head around the fact that this is not “fine furniture”. Or I could build the frame from metal which would be very durable but also very expensive and weigh a ton. I could build it from cheap wood, such as pine boards, or I could build it from more expensive hardwoods such as Oak. So I took a quick look at all of my requirements and then began the design process.ĭuring the layout I began to think about the materials I wanted to use to build this station. It’s super simple to use and I can rapidly iterate design ideas. Sketchup is usually my go to tool for designing projects made from wood. With that in mind, I set out in Sketchup to design my very own electronics workbench! Watch the Ultimate Electronics Station Videoĭesigning the Ultimate Electronics Workbench Meaning I’d need to purchase two of them to get enough space. And for what? Some MDF and a few stamped metal pieces? I could build my own for less than $200 and that’s at todays ridiculous lumber prices! And to top that off, most of these electronics workbenches were really small.
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I’d wanted a workbench that had plenty of room not only for multiple small projects, but also to work on the occasional big project, such as a PC restoration. After searching online through countless catalogs and online stores, I was unable to find an electronics workbench that really fit my needs.
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