Workbench with dust and soundproofing?

Hello Martin,

I built a very similar box see

I recommand to us a good extraction unit, because its hard to get the dust from the napped foam.

The temperature inside the box is no problem, until now, but I'm waiting for a hot summer 🙂

I have also installed an external emergency stop button, because the duration to open my plexiglas front, is to long.

If you need a very good noise reduction, you have to build a massiv front with small window. If a good reduction is enought, the plexiglas works fine. Without any front, the reduction is minimal.

I wish you success with your Stepcraft.

Greetings
Tom

2 points:
Dust
Maintenance

Dust should not be a problem if you add a tube to the vac and a exhaust adapter.
Degreasing and greasing might be a pain. I would mount the bottom of the box to sliders which allow to slide the whole machine out of the box. This gives you easy access to both sides and the backside of the portal.

I am building a similar box, and though I would share my plan for helping keep the foam clean. I have used this technique for strengthening foam inside of cases I use for RC components.

After the walls are built, spray them with a nice thick layer of plasti-dip spray. I am not sure how this will effect the sound deadening of the foam, but it certainly will make cleaning dust off of it easier. Plasti-dip spray is available at all the major home improvement stores in the US (Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, etc)