This is my work bench. Lets see yours.

#Ronh     "Planes, Trains and Fine Automobiles" I ilke the way you think.. salute

# MikeCT  "you have nice looking legs, bro"

Miggy posted:

# MikeCT  "you have nice looking legs, bro"

Sweetheart (45 years).  She's a keeper.   

As it looks this morning.  I service for two shops so it's always pretty busy.

My grandfather's desk with a stove board for protection. Works great with magnets to hold the third hand and catch all the solder drips. LED strip on bottom of cabinet. 

Bob D

NJ Hi Railer

I am jealous, you guys have it made... I set up on a temporary card table to do my work.

And I say "any which way you can, just do it!"

J daddy, id rather spend my time working on my stuff than fixing everyone elses. I am going to get out of the mainstream repairing for a while and just build layouts

JOHNSGG1,

What is that grey Lionel console on your work bench? 

Thank you Miggy for this inspirational quote!

Mr Union Pacific posted:

JOHNSGG1,

What is that grey Lionel console on your work bench? 

That is a Lionel Service Station 5C Test Set.  I use it to test lamps and especially transformers.

Matt, your work bench is clean because you haven't started your layout yet. I want to see it after you start building. Don

Amazing! What a wonderful collection of everybody's favorite areas to be in! What I love the best is the similarities amongst us...did you notice how many benches had multiple projects underway? Seems like I never have less than two things going at once!

Johnsgg1 posted:

Here's an older picture of mine.  It doesn't look that much different now.

I think this one is my favorite, just because of the Lionel test stand and the Arbor press ��. Only thing wrong is that it's way too neat!!

Jim McGehee posted:

Here is mine.

You're obviously a stand-up guy, Jim ��

You know what the best thing is about a good work table?

Its the helpers that it attracts!

scale rail posted:

Matt, your work bench is clean because you haven't started your layout yet. I want to see it after you start building. Don

I knew you'd say something.  However...I've used my bench and tools a lot to build buildings and do repairs.  I just like a neat area to work in.  Matt

"I just like a neat area to work in." Matt, that is really sick. Don

Unfortunately, I don't have a seperate space for a workbench, so I have a corner of my layout. I can run trains on the outer loop while working, so that's a plus!

scale rail posted:

"I just like a neat area to work in." Matt, that is really sick. Don

Nope...it's organized!  I like organization!  Matt

Now you see it.........

Now you don't

Well, you guys asked for a workbench photo - So I could not fit it in one picture, because I have things that prevent me from backing up to take pictures.  I decided to include them in the picture, because they are "part" of the workbench.  The picture of steel boxes is a small fraction of the bins of parts on hand.  Probably close to 1300 separate bins of some sort.  My latest train project is on the bench, so despite the electrons floating nearby, you can see I do train work on these benches too! 

The train is ready for some Electric Railroad stuff, but I'm not sure what to buy,  The engine was in pieces (literally) when I purchased it.  After super glue and a paint job it has a whole new character.  It is a Pulmore  :-), and I would like to add sound.  Can anyone suggest the proper ERR components for me?

Just finished a project. 

Greetings Everyone,

Here is my "Work Space".  Not to be confused with "Safe Space".   It has served me well and I've ruined more stuff here than I care to remember.   Oh yeah, I've fixed a few things here too.   This is where I build those LED Lighted Police Cars.

 Chief Bob (Retired)

My other work bench.  95% of all the work gets done with the tools in/on this work bench, every day.

Just finished up rebuilding and installing an E-unit into a recently purchased 2331 Virginian I bought at the Spring Thaw meet in Allentown last weekend.  Boy was that fun.  This photo was taken after the clean up but you should have seen it beforehand. 

donhradio posted:

Well, you guys asked for a workbench photo - So I could not fit it in one picture, because I have things that prevent me from backing up to take pictures.  I decided to include them in the picture, because they are "part" of the workbench.  The picture of steel boxes is a small fraction of the bins of parts on hand.  Probably close to 1300 separate bins of some sort.  My latest train project is on the bench, so despite the electrons floating nearby, you can see I do train work on these benches too! 

The train is ready for some Electric Railroad stuff, but I'm not sure what to buy,  The engine was in pieces (literally) when I purchased it.  After super glue and a paint job it has a whole new character.  It is a Pulmore  :-), and I would like to add sound.  Can anyone suggest the proper ERR components for me?

Love the paint job on your engine. But I have to know....what's the roll of TP for? Is that for when things go very, very wrong?

#DonHRadio "Dream Bench/lathe/"Pullmore engine.... "so, wheres the HF or 2mtr rig sir?

<salute>

I used to work for a boss that taught me a lot.  He was a real task master and insisted on your work space being clean, every day.  If he found your desk a mess, he had a cow.  If he found your company car a mess, he would take it away from you.  He didn't care if all you did at night was sweep everything into a desk drawer, but your desk had to be clean when you left for the day...period.  He was hard to work for at times, but he instilled discipline and made most of the people who worked for him better and more successful at their jobs.  It was easier to just do it his way than try to get by with things.

The point of this is that I think of him every time I use my bench, work on the layout, and clean things up when I am done.  It sure makes you want to start work the next time when you have a clean, organized environment greeting you.  Just my two cents worth.

Art

Here I am in the garage/workshop outside, this is where I build the large modellers for myself I'm not good enough to build for other people I don't add a lot of details. When it gets to hot I move into the house the winters are very mild here so the cold doesn't stop me. Notice that large homemade table behind me a must for large models and plenty of light. Once this area was full of Hot Rods and Speed equipment not anymore it's trains now for the rest of my life. Roo.

PLCProf posted:

This photo is a few years old, but you get the idea.

For the electronic guys out there, all the analog stuff in the photo has since been replaced.

And some days, you have too much help. He is sitting on one of my inventions, trying to help it hatch....

PLC whats wrong with Analog?  Surely you know who Bob Widlar was......   ANY Idiot  can count to ONE!!   (fair warning to anyone who googles Bob Widlar.    he was very "charismatic" so to speak)

Everyone here has such great work spaces!

Here's my modest work bench as of this evening, I have no excuses for the mess....

Paul

Love this thread great opportunity to show off our comfort places!Nick

 Here is mine,,,,

This is my daughter’s old PC desk and the overflow is on a card table. But it all works for me!

The overhead light I took from her fish tank.

 I won't show you my other work bench, but it is nice but off topic.

BlueComet400 posted:

Now you see it.........

Now you don't

Nice hide away,

So what do they think when you tell someone you just came out of the closet. 

boin106 posted:

My workbench.  Matt

My wife likes the pink.  

My workbench is in a storage room, just off the room where my layout is.  I stand up while working.  Doing surgery on a SD70. PS3 at the moment.