I have recently installed custom cabinetry in my garage. I use my garage for dual purposes: photography studio and woodworking/modeling/etc. One of these is highly dust-generating, the other one highly dust-free required.
I'd like to store my photography gear in the garage, and have a portion of my cabinets set aside for it. But I want to make sure to seal these cabinets to keep dust out. They are basic cabinets like you'd see in a kitchen: no major gaps, per se, but edges and seams that fine dust could settle through.
Any thoughts on how to best seal these cabinet doors and not make it look horrible?
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Sealed, dust free garage cabinet?
Posted: Friday, September 06, 2013 - 02:32 AM UTC
Posted: Friday, September 06, 2013 - 03:09 AM UTC
Bag up the camera kit when finised with it and install an extractor for removing dust.
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Posted: Friday, September 06, 2013 - 08:09 AM UTC
Have you considered using weather stripping? You may be able to get away with adding a silicone bead between where the cabinets and frame meet.
Posted: Friday, September 06, 2013 - 06:01 PM UTC
Jake....Seriously...photography and woodworking DO NOT MIX.
Expensive camera & studio equipment should be nowhere near
high dust generating woodworking equipment.
Cheers,
Joe
Expensive camera & studio equipment should be nowhere near
high dust generating woodworking equipment.
Cheers,
Joe
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Posted: Monday, September 09, 2013 - 10:21 AM UTC
I'll chime in with Joe on that statement.Another thing to remember is that the dust you can see,is not the dust that will harm your equipment or your health.It's that microscopic stuff that does the damage.You'd have to over-pressurize your cabinet to keep that stuff out,small fan in the back with a good filtration system.
Mike
Mike