{"id":4398,"date":"2011-11-18T18:03:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T00:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2022-12-27T18:12:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:12:02","slug":"new-flickr-group-for-your-electronics-workbench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/new-flickr-group-for-your-electronics-workbench\/","title":{"rendered":"New Flickr Group for your Electronics Workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"href=http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/files\/flickr\/4699351571_651d9d96ae.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"workbench\"><\/p>\n<p>Ahh, the electronics workbench &#8211; shrine to the electron, the diode, the transistor, the soldering pencil and flux pen.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn a lot about someone by looking at their workspace.  Note the way that they store components (in pullout drawers or plastic organizers?), hang test leads (on hooks or wire racks, or on a nail?), and keep spools of wire at the ready for repairs and new projects.<\/p>\n<p>A look at someone&#8217;s electronics workbench gives you a small glimpse into what is usually a fairly personal space &#8211; a space where visions become reality and electronics projects are brought to life.<\/p>\n<p>While there are quite a few <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=electronics%20workbench\">electronics workbenches on flickr<\/a>, I determined after a quick search that there had been no attempt to bring all of these <em>glimpses into a hobbyist or engineer&#8217;s soul<\/em> together into one place.<\/p>\n<p>And thus was born the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/elwb\/\">Electronics Workbench flickr group:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/screamingflamingdeath\/159018751\/in\/pool-elwb\" title=\"Electronics Workbench by jamesbastow, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/files\/flickr\/159018751_defc314b83.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Electronics Workbench\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mightyohm\/6012612221\/in\/pool-elwb\" title=\"Getting organized in the lab. by mightyohm, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/files\/flickr\/\/6012612221_2303f5674f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Getting organized in the lab.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kc6qhp\/5427029823\/in\/pool-elwb\" title=\"Me in my electronics room.  I'm holding the beginnings of a cryogenic receiver project. by kc6qhp, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/files\/flickr\/5427029823_a212d65e47.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Me in my electronics room.  I'm holding the beginnings of a cryogenic receiver project.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a photo of your bench?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/elwb\/\">Add it to the group!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No?  Then go downstairs into your basement, out into your garage, or up into the attic and take one!<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t spend too much time cleaning it up first &#8211; noone will believe you that your workbench is <em>that<\/em> clean when we&#8217;re not looking.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a shoutout: This group was inspired in part by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamphour.com\/wotw\/\">Workbench of the Week<\/a> (WOTW) page over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamphour.com\">The Amp Hour<\/a>.  I don&#8217;t think WOTW has been a feature on the show for several months.  Maybe we can get Chris and Dave to bring it back??<\/p>\n<p>Happy soldering!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jeff<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;}\n#flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;}\n#flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;}\n.flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;}\n.flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;}\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper {width:150px;}\n#flickr_www {display:block; text-align:center; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#3993ff !important;}\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:hover,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:link,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:active,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:visited {text-decoration:none !important; background:inherit !important;color:#3993ff;}\n#flickr_badge_wrapper {background-color:#ffffff;border: solid 1px #000000}\n#flickr_badge_source {padding:0 !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#666666 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<table id=\"flickr_badge_uber_wrapper\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\" id=\"flickr_www\">www.<strong style=\"color:#3993ff\">flick<span style=\"color:#ff1c92\">r<\/span><\/strong>.com<\/a><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" border=\"0\" id=\"flickr_badge_wrapper\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/badge_code_v2.gne?show_name=1&#038;count=3&#038;display=random&#038;size=m&#038;layout=v&#038;context=in%2Fpool-elwb%2F&#038;source=group&#038;group=1767402%40N25\"><\/script><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flickr_badge_source\" valign=\"center\" align=\"center\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10\" id=\"flickr_icon_td\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/elwb\/pool\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"flickr_badge_icon\" alt=\"items in Electronics Workbench\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6096\/buddyicons\/1767402@N25.jpg?1321640735\" align=\"left\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td id=\"flickr_badge_source_txt\">More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/elwb\/pool\/\">in Electronics Workbench pool<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh, the electronics workbench &#8211; shrine to the electron, the diode, the transistor, the soldering pencil and flux pen. 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