Put together a workbench for my thinkpad tooling operation *PIC*

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Hans Gruber · #1 Post by **Hans Gruber** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:24 pm

I have seen many posts here with where thinpads.com forum members work on their thinkpads. My thinkpad collection reached 15 Thinkpads. I decided I needed a dedicated work area in the garage to assemble, repair and modify thinkpads. I also build gaming PC's as a hobby. Here is my just completed workbench.

ArtShapiro · #2 Post by **ArtShapiro** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:22 pm

Wow - that's a fine piece of woodworking. What's the secret for those furniture-quality mortise & tenon joints?

Art

#3 Post by **rkawakami** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:33 pm

Ah, it looks like something from IKEA

I'd need one about 5X the size in order to handle the carcasses currently in my office at home.

edit: In case it wasn't clear by my comment, I should note that I'm not one of those who think IKEA products are sub-standard. I have several of their furniture items (bookcases, drawers, nightstand) and they were easy to assemble and have stood up with daily use.

Hans Gruber · #4 Post by **Hans Gruber** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:00 pm

The top of 1" solid wood. Most of the desk is solid wood. Here it is in the back of the garage. I am still organizing everything.

Khipata · #5 Post by **Khipata** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:23 pm

Great work!
As for me, I need a garage first

#6 Post by **Tasurinchi** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:50 am

Very nice! But is it not a bit small for your current collection?

I'm quite sure your number of TPs may grow (it happened to all of use in a way or another)

Edit: Nice arcade on the left btw!

#7 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:42 am

I have THREE 5-foot workbenches (along 3 of the 4 walls) and they are each overloaded with laptops and parts.
Plus stacks of spare parts all over the place in my office/workshop (which is only 12'x12').
My current collection is about 50 (all working) Thinkpads and one NEC Versa VXi.
Most stand vertically next to each other in a strong book case (from Ikea

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Hans Gruber · #8 Post by **Hans Gruber** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:51 pm

Tasurinchi wrote:Very nice! But is it not a bit small for your current collection?

I'm quite sure your number of TPs may grow (it happened to all of use in a way or another)

Edit: Nice arcade on the left btw!

The garage is two car but three deep on the right side. Essentially I have a 20x12 space to work. I could add 4 or 5 work benches quite easily with room to spare.

There are two more arcade machines next to Donkey Kong not pictured.

Dekks · #9 Post by **Dekks** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:35 am

Looks nice, hows the lighting?

#10 Post by **Tasurinchi** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:14 pm

Hans Gruber wrote:next to Donkey Kong not pictured

Please add some pics of them! Donkey Kong was one of my fav arcade games!

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