don't have a workshop but I would:

need a rotisserie for the pf.

I'd have a room divider towards outside ventilation for smelly and messy stuff (paint touch up, sanding, wood fill)

I'd have a circuit board work bench with temp control iron magnifier and work light...

Um... a parts caddy - magnetic long and short tools.

If I had extra money a ram tester, eprom burner, and a ram reader with extra chips +logic probe instead of the piss poor Multireader I have now.

Seriously, you do not want to see my shop.... Oscar Madison would not want to see my workshop.

A few of mine, a bit messy and some stuff added, but gets the idea across. Lots of bins for parts and LEDs

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+1 vote for rotisserie and paint booth/paint area w/sprayer.

I'm in the process of getting a workshop stood up. I definitely need some more small bins. I have parts in boxes on the shelves stored by machine (not sure if this is the best way to do it). Paint area is elsewhere.

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I made this vid a few months back and since I don't have pics I posted it.

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Pin workshop pics ?!?

You've seen one cement floor, you've seen em all.

Yup, some good looking areas for sure.
But honestly, I don't spend a whole lot of time working on them.
(not major work any way)
Regular maintainence, cleaning, polishing, replacing minor parts.
All done in/on the machine. I don't really have a need for a "work station".

OK, trying to download pics for the first time here, so hope this works.
Here's one of my electronics shops where I do most of the board work
for pins, vids and vintage electronics stuff. Extra points to those that
can identify the test equipment...
Steve

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Current state of my room. I wish it was a little wider I can't really fit the cabinet and the pf in a rotisserie side by side with any room to move around. Also have to haul the cabinet back and forth to the garage for sanding and painting. Maybe a third car garage addition is in my future

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zarco.. I think you need professional help buddy.

R U building a rocket ship or repairing pins?

Jumpin Jimmini !!!

Any opinions on what the best material to use on the top surface of a workbench?

Ha ha, first thing I thought was, contacting aliens? Grab the foil hat and let's ride!

Umm, NOT stainless steel

My tops are butcher block .I have a 2' x 3' piece of corian that I do most of my work on. When it gets dirty I just hit it with a sanding block.

I was hoping Jim would of shown up by now...C'mon Jim flaunt that beautiful shop.

Some sort of ESD mat. The purpose is to drain off static charges from your work
surface that can damage IC's. These mats need to be grounded. ESD wrist straps
are also a good idea. Most electronics shops will have these.
ESD = electrostatic discharge.
Steve

I am scarred for life. Next time warn us before you step in front of the mirror.

Or at least have a chick film.

Here is a pic of my mess. Work in progress for sure.

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If I had a 13'x13' room for a shop I would make sure I could work on 2 pins at the same time, not 1. One space for project machines that I fix and sell to subsidize my habit, and the other pin space would be for machines I have to pull out of my arcade lineup that needs some sort of extensive servicing so I do not clutter up the arcade space. After that I would look to see what space is available for shelves, tool roll around, Cabinets, work bench, etc.

Ken

LOL I didn't realize I was in the vid till after. It was a really hot day I had just taken two machines out of the shop to be delivered hence the shirt off.

The scene caught me off guard too so I can only imagine your pain Sorry.

There is an oscilloscope in there, I know that much.

Here are a couple pics. I got my shop built around October and started working in it right away - before organizing - and it shows. I am hoping I have the control to spend some good cleaning and organizational time after the current projects are out this month.

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Don't have any pictures on hand of the actual inside work area but I had this built after years of wasting tons of cash renting storage units. I now have 1200' of workshop/storage. Going from two 10' x 10' storage units to this I thought was over kill but it's never big enough.

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Looks like there is some communication technology stuff here

Is that a spectrum analyzer?

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Didn't think folks would pick up on this stuff. A partial list;
HP 8559A spectrum analyzer, HP 8714 network analyzer, HP 1615A
logic analyzer, Tektronix 453 scope, Meisner Master Analyst.
Communications stuff; Navy 1051B HF receiver, HAL ST-6000
teletype converter & (out of view) model 15 Teletype machine.
Plus a gaggle of meters & power supplies. And yes, many dozens
of pinball and video game PC boards have, and continue to be
fixed here. No rocket ships.....
Steve

Thought it looked familiar.

how do we collect our points?

Pinnipops soldering station and spare parts,bally,stern test station.

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Here's mine.
This table has helped repair tons of machines.

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"rollerover to all unlit lights, right and left flippers can be used to cycle lit lane lights... then collect special"

I went through this exercise when moving to a place with a garage that I wanted to make half workshop. The thinking I did before setting up was - bench space, I used a factory second light coloured kitchen benchtop. Good lighting above the bench, lots of GPOs (what us down under call power socket outlets). Shelving and racks for parts storage and some tool racking. My rotisserie is supported on one end by the bench so it can be removed and packed away when not in use. I want to mount a pc screen for quick easy access to schematics, manual, strip down pictures etc.

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edit: Forgot to add also think a white board is a good idea - use it to keep a of list parts I need that I always forget when ordering.

I wish...

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How much work would get done then?

I'm reviving this thread because I love to see pics of different workshops to get ideas from. I was surprised this was the only thread I could find here on Pinside and it only has 29 pics. On some of the RC airplane forums there are hundreds of pics of guy's workshops. I love to get different ideas from looking at others work spaces. My shop is continually evolving and I'm always looking for ideas. I have seen glimpses of HEP's, Skypilot's and a few other's work shops in various threads, but I think it would be great to have them in one thread. If you already posted in this thread, thank you for sharing.

So come on guys post up the pics of your workshop / work space where you work on or restore your pinball machines. Show how you store all your tools, supplies, extra parts, etc. My shop is a wreck right now and needs some organizing, thus the reason I was searching for a post like this to draw ideas from. I will be posting pics of mine soon. I'm at work now and I need to clean things up a little, but I will be sharing too.