Ultimate Electronics Station Build
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It's time! Time for The Geek Pub to get it's very own electronics workstation in the new studio building! It's here! And it's awesome!
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* Bora 100" saw guide: amzn.to/2RFvUH1
* Black 3/4" T-Molding: amzn.to/3trfMWe
* T-Molding Slot Cutter: amzn.to/3oD5sK9
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* Weller Solder Station: amzn.to/2SaAXPH
* De-Soldering Gun: amzn.to/3tX5lKs
* Siglent SDS 1104X-E Oscilloscope: amzn.to/3owFBDs
* Korad KA6003P Benchtop Power Supply: amzn.to/2S7jDef
* HAYEAR 34MP electronics microscope: amzn.to/3oxRI3f
* Lab Stool: amzn.to/3wlxTyY
* Akro Mills Small Parts Bins: amzn.to/3Ca29A7
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So I've never seen your videos before, and I'm thinking, this guy sounds a lot like the 8-Bit Guy... And then he shows up. I guess you're brothers? HA! Awesome. Subscribed!
Ikr. I knew he had a brother, but they are both so similar. Double the content haha
I knew he sounded familiar.
You have a good ear.
I was just about to write the exact same thing! That's my first video for this channel and I was thinking he sounds just like The 8bit guy.
I started writing the same comment just now, almost verbatim. I scrapped it, and just liked and commented on your instead. ;) When David showed up at 8:16 it about blew my mind. LOL Also my first time to this channel.
18:26 - at first I thought you said "Electron Microscope" and I was getting really excited!
How're the repairs going?
Are y'all like brothers or something?
@@wiilillad I've never met either in my life. Just watched their videos
@@TheLukemcdaniel I meant are 8-bit guy and The geek pub brothers.... I just found this channel, and as soon as he started talking, I thought it sounds like 8-bit guy. Then I saw his comment
@@wiilillad yes, they are brothers
In case you missed it. He is not making fine furniture.
I finally got around to getting the electronics workbench for the studio built!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your Electronics Station Build. Good decision to make you own. It looks great.
Congrats on a new workbench and thanks for taking us along through the process! Big props for not buying an off-the-shelf one and going diy!
I'd just like to say I appreciate how much work goes into making these videos -- there's so many different angles and footage of tasks, getting it all put together, etc. Really well done!
I enjoyed the zappy music / zoom change sequence
If I closed my eyes during your voice overs I would not be able to tell you and 8 bit guy apart lol joking aside, great build. It's funny how I see all the same tools and irons and such that I have. The shelf height and space between them is perfect.
Their voices sound slightly different, but their way of speaking is indeed very similar. They just can't deny that they are brothers. ;-)
@@Colaholiker hahahaha thanks for that. A welcome laugh from a tedious c++ lesson.
I spent half the video trying to decide if it was him, only to have him actually show up lol
@@GeorgeD_ Hahahaha same here !
I was listening to this from my watch later list in a small PiP window while working on other stuff, and initially thought "this is an 8bit guy video". Especially with the same background musics at some points, but the voiceover is also similar :)
I'm getting ready to build out a new tech room at our IT shop. You gave me some good ideas, thanks. Great job!
You and your brother come across as kind, and endearing which makes it that much more enjoyable to watch what ever you two decide to share. Thanks for being awesome.
I think this new workshop series is the only thing I actually look forward to on KZhead these days. It's coming together nicely!
I agree 👍
@@Dlutheran Same!
Agree, watching the journey unfold is very good entertainment. Nice work geekpub!
Seeing this being put together is the perfect tease for the projects they'll be used for later! That bench looks so good and inviting, and properly solid. If you were to buy one it'd easily be 2-3x the price, and you already have the experience and tools to make something that will work as well.
2:00 A circular saw will only produce blow-out or tear-out on the top side of the board because the teeth are hitting the bottom side of the board first. The melamine on the bottom has the support of the particle board above it. The damage happens on the top of the board, because there is nothing to protect it as the saw blade exits the board. A good rule is to remember, good side down, even if you're using a good quality sharp blade, and move slowly, that also helps prevent any damage. I use this every time I use my circular saw and the good side never gets damaged. Of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with protecting both sides when needed. 12:00 With your tables being as wide as they are, I would have added a stretcher along the legs closest to the walls. This would prevent any racking during use, especially with a lot of weight on the table tops. GREAT BUILD!!!!!!!!!
Me: "This guy sounds EXACTLY like the 8-Bit Guy... They could totally be brothers!" 8:15 the 8-Bit Guy appears, helping to shift the bench. 🤣
This is inspiring AF! I've built some stuff using 2x3s instead of 2x4s - Plenty strong for the shelving, and usually less expensive. Looks like there's plenty of room for some LED strips under the shelves for some added lighting too!
Keep the new studio builds and updates going. It is so entertaining and interesting.
I am truly amazed by the end result! That work station is of superior build quality. Awesome!
I feel for you, been putting off my own upstairs workshop build because those sheets are such a pain to work with alone. Love your setup! Please keep these videos coming!
Many lumber dealers and home centers will precut sheet materials for you. Just be sure to add an inch to your dimensions so you can fine tune the pieces at your shop.
That's a very nice build! Using the right tools really makes a lot of difference.
Mad props to that simple but function design. I am planning on building a few benches like this, one on the wall with shelves, and one rolling mobile workbench, for my garage. That way, I will have a nice place for woodworking projects, maker projects, ham radio, gun maintenance, or just about anything else that I need a good solid flat worksurface for.
Wow! What a really awesome electronics station build. It looks so good and functional. Nicely done!
Thanks for all the pro-tips! I also really like your balance of thoughtful touches, simplified construction and still looking really nice.
I like such precision after work and placing materials for the warehouse so professionally
Sick Setup!
Loved this video. So many helpful tips and I love seeing the studio come together. Thank you!
good to see that the new place is coming along nicely...looking forward to the next video...keep'em coming!!
I like your setup. It's encouraging and enticing to work with that arrangement.
You explained everything clearly. Building desk this summer, will be a little like working with Dad. Thank You!
I worked as an electronic tech most of my working career with many years actually doing component level troubleshooting and I was never provided with a bench as nice as that. Good Job.
I am a current electronics tech, my bench is made of the thinnest melamine known to man, covered with burns and gouges (not me, I swear).
@@davidstech1445 I used to worked repair oil well logging tools in the 80s. There were high failure rates of components because of the well temperatures. We used high temp solder and milspec components. I got tired of it and went into communications after that and retired from it last year.
@@Chris_at_Home What a fantastic experience! I'm working in the communications sector and find myself working on many other odd jobs along the way. I am only a few years into my career, the possibilities seem endless. The hassle involved with the high-temp solder and mil spec parts would drive me insane. Thankfully I have never dealt with it. I hope you enjoy the retirement!
@@davidstech1445 Thank you, I m enjoying retirement. Nice you are working in communications. I started doing that in 1989 for a small company that even took me overseas some. My last 15 years I worked for AT&T doing communications along the pipeline and then working at a gateway earth station.
Seeing a new upload from TheGeekPub always puts a smile on my face :D
Literally cheap for twice the price! What a great budget build, and it looks just as clean and nice as any professional equipment you could buy!!!
Man, that's exactly what i have to do with my electronic lab. Build a workbench will be my next job. Thanks for the inspiration. By the way, i like to work with joinery too.
not only the content is good, the videography and editing is also amazing. you did a magnificent job!
Impressive build I plan on doing something similar next year when I get a bigger place
You can also use the scrap from cutting off the rounded edge of the 2x4 as trim on the bench top and shelf edges.
I'd be very happy with a setup like yours. You did a great job on it.
Thank you so much for sharing the steps but over most the tips and tricks that can apply to other projects
I used ClosetMaid track shelving for all my test equipment overtop a couple of Uline office tables. I thought about it for a couple years before I finally did it. It turned out better than expected and I can’t stop looking at it.
Nice setup. I like the black edge around the table top. Very nice finish.
That's a really nice and clean build dude!
Impressive setup. You’d never get anything off the shelf that good lol. Makes me want to do a project like that for myself 🤔
Nice build. I'd also be making some recessed shelves for underneath the bench for more storage.
Love the "Blue Box" T-shirt.... Great video
Awesome build. Great job!
Nice workbench and very organised workbench I’ve ever seen.
great job! I did just got the Uline (Global Industrial) route - this is very cool and arguably the better route in that shelves can be wherever you want etc.
I’m in the process of designing my station this definitely helps
Wow how I wish I had the space to build such nice station. Even just a small soldering station will do. By the way your voice really sounds like The 8-Bit Guy. 😁
Probably local dialect in that part of Texas
His brother
Where there's a will, there's a way :) You just might have to be more creative... like maybe a rolly cart that slides over your toilet in the bathroom lol. Hey, at least there's a vent for when you're soldering! :D
glad im not the only one who thought they sounded identical
Congrats. Great job. It looks amazing. I really admire you for your skills!
I work for a PCB assembly company and looked at some of the Uline products. Yeah, they are freakin expensive for even the most simplistic setups. Yeah, you did right by building your own and probably saved 6 or 7 grand on that desk. A lot of the desks we got for our company when setting up 20+ years ago was from auction or places going out of business and buying their used equipment.
Man, I wish I had the space to build something like this. I already have my computer/music workspace in the living room :-)
"Pocket Hole Screw" yay I learned a new term! I love this stuff but have been learning on my own for years and it's hard to learn about terms and techniques without people guiding you. Even if I hate your end result for some reason, I got value from this video! 🥰
Check out Steve Ramsey - Woodworking for Mere Mortals [kzhead.info]. He's got lots of info and projects like this. And he's a KZhead OG. Quite an old channel, so there's a ton of information for the learning woodworker.
@@NeoRichardBlake thank you!! I love KZhead so much, I have gotten into a habit of kinda just venting about my confusion with things on people's videos, and without expecting it have learned so much more and gotten so much more help from KZhead (creators and commenters) than I've learned in school or gotten help from my government in trying to understand things 🥰
@@QueerCripple Glad to help. :)
Okay, I am very jealous of your set up. You are an inspiration.
wow 2 years old but I love the look of this! well done! so clean looking!
Looks great! Cable manage those power cords and it will look fantastic.
Nothing like a custom built workstation that suits your requirements perfectly, looks brilliant, nice job.
Hard agree
Welcome to 'Mike's Not Fine Furniture Store' Really enjoy the building build-out updates.
loved this video so much i had to download it to keep it, so i have it when i build mine. Thank man, GREAT JOB.
That bench looks great.
muito bom mestre,ficou linda sua bancada,parabéns...
Hello guy. Your workstation looks fantastic. Congratulations on the project (rich in detail) and for sharing it with us. You have one more subscriber to your channel.
Great job. Wish I had a similar bench for my electronics.
NOiCE 🏆 Sitting down and taking that final shot ... SATISFACTION.
I squeezed a little electronics bench into a spot in my garage years back - I didn't paint anything or remove round corners though, yours looks much nicer.....
Tip for people doing the leveling feet. Make sure you drill deep enough that the excess screw has a place to go.
I want to someday do what David did and build myself my own private office space near or next to my future house. It’s loads better than having to take an Uber 30 minutes to an hour to go to an office and I can’t drive due to blindness therefore, building an office space would be a lot better for me with my future business plans. Good luck to the both of you. Have a great day.
Nice clean workstation built for a great price, excellent! Thanks for sharing.
Love the idea of using T moulding to finish off the worktop edges. Looks neat, and will resist knocks and scrapes that are bound to happen over the years.
Yes. And its super easy to replace if damaged.
what a freat build and i love all the awesome tips...the t molding is definitley in my next build...thank you for the informative video. keep up the great work.
Glad to help!
Generally, I agree with you, shops are many times offers fancy-looking tables and shelves for huge many with acceptable quality or budget deals but with poor quality, BUT it does not mean you have to build it with your own hands, also dont have to buy/rent the necessary machines. Many wood suppliers have a simple extra service: Cutting! You just have to make the plan, the drawings, with correct sizes, and the woodshop will not just sell you the wood but will cut it on size, label it, protect the edges, AND they do it in better quality than you can do at home AND the price difference is not significant. All you have to do is assemble it.
It's not every day that I get the urge to create something after watching a video, and it's especially not every day that it's a video of such high quality. Subscribed!
Awesome, love the end result!
how was I NOT subscribed to this?!?!?!
Very clean job. Love it!
Wow! You are 8bitGuy's brother. Creativity and workmanship flow from the family. Great seeing your videos for the first time. Keep the good work!
Beautiful and very accurate job!
Great video, really interesting and the workbench turned out really nice!
Glad you liked it!
I was just going to comment that his format reminds me a lot of 8bitguy but now i see the comments you guys are family, that explains a lot :) Great video.
Inspiring build!! Well done!
I just came across your channel. This is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time.
Thank you for this inspiration!
Nice build. I am presently working toward dividing my soldering space from my testing space. The two purposes really just do not mix, for a myriad of reasons... melted probe wires... solder splattered into open DUT cases, etc.
This felt like watching a 8-Bit Guy video from a parallel universe
It's like they are brothers or something!
I was listening to the background music, thought, "this is just like an 8-bit Guy video," then remembered who's channel this was.
So true🤣🤣🤣
@@jamescolannino8694 He also totally talks like him.
They must have been separated at birth.....
Nice! I usually build the top slightly oversize then cut 1/4" off of each edge to remove the round-over on the 2x4's. Either way. Love the T molding idea!
That's exactly what I did. :-)
I've watched this video countless times. Once I get my own studio, I will have this exact same desk.
I am really looking forward to see more frequent videos !!
More to come! The new workspace/studio allows me to to do just that.
I tend to do a lot of RF and Microwave work. So the older HP spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and power meters get a lot of use. These instruments are quite deep, and also have connectors on the back that are useful. So I build my benches with a much deeper instrument shelf. I cover the back of the bench with a sheet of plywood which prevents parts from rolling off the back of the bench and supports the instrument shelf. There is no need for a top shelf, it just gets in the way. I also use a length of 1-1/2 x 1/8" angle iron mortised into the 2x4 that supports the front of the instrument shelf. Wood tends to sag, and the steel prevents that. An HP8566B weighs 110 pounds, so you need the support for this class of equipment. Lastly, I do not place the bench against a wall. Leaving ample access to the back allows easy access to rear connectors and mounts a plugstrip on the back keeps power cables out of your face.
Looks great and better yet, it's functional for what you need
What I like most is that you did not "hurt" the wall for a wall unit size workstation top and shelves.
It's a welcome change to see someone build stuff without swearing or throwing tools! Thank you for the video!
If you like watching things being built in a wholesome manor, I recommend a channel called Essential Craftsman. He does construction, forging, and logging videos. He’s even doing a series where he is building a house from foundation to finish. It’s awesome!
@@gocu54 thanks!
having that kind of setup makes me think how cool you are 😊😉
Please do shop tour update video's. I just purchased a 3,000 sf building with a similar config and would enjoy, + it really motivates me to get it all set up. Thanks!
You can skip the masking tape if you lower the saw blade just about an 1/8", just enough to cut the surface white melamine veneer. Then, lower the blade enough to cut through the rest of the material and make your second cut. It works SOOO much better than the tape method. And it doesn't matter a whole lot which saw blade you use, although I did use a fairly new/sharp blade. I always get some chipping with tape, regardless of the blade I use, even with an expensive melamine blade. Thanks for sharing your build! Nice job!! Love your set up! Hope to see more videos from you soon!
I'm about to start finishing my basement and my room will be a music studio. This workbench seems to be exactly what I need! Plenty of plugs, lots of room....can solder and track a recording with ease.
Nicely done video. Thank you sir. I'll be setting mine up soon, I hope...lol.
Great video. Looks the business and will work well for you. Good job.
Nice workshop!!! I am envious!!!
I've been waiting a long time for episodes!
What about adding a pegboard to the back of the shelves? Or banana plug adapters to different places of the station (keeps the cables shorter, can get power from various places) ? Just some thoughts. Good job with the build! Really looking forward for the next build in the workshop series!
Thats an amazing result
Thanks for sharing interesting and informative!