I've been working with a ShopBot owner, so I've heard his installation... pretty loud with the vacuum system running! Fortunately for him, he has a lot of property in the middle of nowhere. I'm considering buying a ShopBot and setting it up in a flat-roofed, one-car garage in a residential neighborhood. Naturally, I'm worried about noise. Does ShopBot publish any literature regarding decibel levels, frequencies, sound control, etc...?


Soundproofing solutions I'm considering for the walls include...

1.filling in the garage door with an insulated wall panel and a man door
2.filling in all garage windows with insulated wall panels
3.adding batt insulation between the exposed wall studs
4.adding 1/2" plywood sheathing to the interior of the exposed wall studs
5.using USG resilient acoustical clips to hang drywall to the face of the plywood
6.I'm also thinking about enclosing the vacuum system in an insulated plywood box under a countertop or possibly attached high up an a wall.

Soundproofing solutions I'm considering for the roof include...

1.adding batt insulation between the exposed rafters
2.adding plywood or drywall to the underside of the rafters

If anyone has additional ideas or actual experience with soundproofing issues, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Thanks!