This might sound odd but I recently purchased a small CNC machine but don't know where to put it. I haven't completed the assembly yet so I haven't ran it. A couple of questions come to mind:
1) how much noise do these make? I'll be using a Bosch Colt and cutting wood, plastic, and aluminum
2) how much 'dust' do these generate when milling/carving wood
I have a small office in my basement that I do computer repairs and other odd jobs in. This are has to stay relatively clean. I don't mind sweeping up or running the Shop-Vac after running a project but don't want to have to dust every piece of equipment. This would be the ideal location for it. The only other issue with having it there is my son's bedroom is right above it. I am concerned with how much noise it will produce. He will be going off to college this fall so the room will be empty the majority of the time and I won't be running it late at night.
The other option is in my garage. My son races karts and I have a one stall garage that I could put it in. This is where all the kart equipment is kept. The only issue I have with keeping it in there is that in the winter my wife parks in there and it will be a very tight fit for me to get to the CNC. The other issue is that our family room is right above it. If it is too noisy my wife will be complaining.
Yes, I did think about all this prior to making the purchase but it ended up being a little bigger than I had thought. It has a 24x24 cutting area but fully assembled with the motors off the side and back makes it about 33x33.
Just to add, I don't plan to attach any vacuum devices to it but could if I need to. I don't know how long the average cut takes and don't really want to have the Shop-Vac running for the whole time. Not sure I could handle the noise for that long.