JohnnyGenocide
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Building Your Own Lab
I have a really good lab built into my house where I do fuel cell research among other things. The whole thing ran about $75,000.00 in equipment.
Anyone else out there doing research out of their home? I am looking for equipment solutions and plans for quality home built equipment.
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Magpie
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You've spent about $75,000.00 and now you are looking for ideas?
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evil_lurker
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Magpie
You've spent about $75,000.00 and now you are looking for ideas? |
LOL. 
I'm hoping to get a shipping container installed out in my back yard for my lab.
Its going to have to have power run to it, heating and cooling system installed, explosion proof lighting, and one hell of a ventilation system
including a large fume hood.
The container itself will run about $3K, and that is for an 8x40... I'm going to get the high cube version if possible.
I'll need to have a gravel pad installed, and perhaps concrete piers... I figure that will run around another $1k.
I think the power and lighting will cost about another $700-1000, and the HVAC will probably run around another $3K or so including the fume hood and
extraction fans.
All in all I'm going to budget around $10K for it.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by evil_lurker
the HVAC will probably run around another $3K or so including the fume hood and extraction fans. |
You could install a double door airlock and just wear a scuba suit inside . 
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JohnnyGenocide
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Building Your Own Lab
I've got plenty of ideas already, I just like to compare notes with other people who have their own labs regarding building things like fume hoods,
storage units, etc....
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YT2095
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have you got a Gas hook-up?
might be an idea to have an Annex where you keep different gas bottles too.
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I dare say I could probably rent/buy a lot peoples time on this site for 75 large.
Prolly get a nice, hands-on education included.
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JohnnyGenocide
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Yes, I got a great education as well thanks to further grants and no student loans. To YT2095: I am going to run a gas from a separate annexed shed
outside the lab. However, since I work with organics I use hot plates and heating mantles to avoid open flames as much as possible. I also limit many
of chemical I use because of hazardous conditions. If need be I can still do work at the college I went to (I used to manage their labs and still
have access to the lab). There are some things I will not do out of my own lab due to safety/health regulations (I take these issues very seriously).
Thanks for the input.
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