On the bench
Electronics, optics, radio, mechanics, and software all meet here. This is where a neat idea discovers that it needs a bracket, a different connector, and apparently another power supply.
The useful bit
When a circuit, command or oddly specific bracket turns out useful, it moves to the Data Bank where somebody else can borrow it.
What broke this time?
An awkward cable, a noisy trace or a missing part usually reveals the next job. Occasionally it even reveals where I left the screwdriver.