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This isn't really a guide, its just a record or rebuilding the Workbench.
In front of the Monitor (with cables sat on top) is the start of an aluminium extrusion frame made with 1515 T slot sold by M5Stack: https://shop.m5stack.com/collections/m5-accessories/products/1515-cutting-aluminum-profile-100-200-500-1000mm-used-in-assembling-device?ref=pfpqkvphmgr
The Frame uses 500mm long lengths and 50mm length as that's the closest sites to the monitor that's connected to a Raspberry Pi2 (yes a 2 as I'm yet to afford a 4 or CM4!
On the right, the black frame holding test equipment is made up from a Totemmaker kit I purchased from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZP86Eu The parts are plastic and make use of M3 Hardware.
For more information on Totemmaker please visit :https://totemmaker.net
The Microscope is a cheep Andostar model, while not a great microscope, it works for SMD work but when I need to read labels, the white frame belongs to a mains powered Magnifer light.
The lighting is actually an LED strip pack from Lidl and can be controlled by a mobile phone using Tuya Home app because I haven't got the RPI4 yet to setup and my bench computer running the home control software so many like Dr ZZ uses.
Rebuilt the 1515 aluminium frame around the Monitor and added a a modified 3D printed case for the RPI 4B
16-January-2022Current Status of the frame build.
The top brackets are for the RPI4 built around the Argon M2 with an 120GB M2 Sata SSD.The panels provide structural security as not all the joining brackets can be secured to the 1515 Aluminium extrusion.
Each panel is only printed with a wall thickness off 1mm in order to make it easier to alter and where possible screwed together in an attempt to reduce the amount of V-Nuts used throughout. that said there are still 26 v-Nuts in use so far!
In this image you can just make out the PTC hotplate and an M5Stack SSR that will control the 240V power that it needs. unfortunately, until I can order and M5Stack K-Unit, I'm not prepared to power up the plate.
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