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Indeed, I tend to always plan builds to be upgradable, so my initial bench will only have a simple slab that doesn't catch chips, coolant, etc,
and I'll refrain from flood cooling, but the day I...

What is it that I'm trying to achieve is actualy simple: I just want to build a cabinet to put my new bench mill ! ;-)

The concrete slab is first and foremost a solution to the problem of needing...

You are probably right that a steel skeleton in the concrete (or rebar), will cancel any dampening benefits gained from using concrete.

The question I'm now asking myself is how much effort is it...

Yikes, not using steel is a bit scary, I think I need to do a whole lot of reading to know which fibers to select, how much to put, etc, It's certainly less "idiot proof" than steel !

Weight is...

Thanks peteeng, those are great answers, and the article is exactly the kind I'm wanting to read these days.

I'll go with the Sika 212.

Now I'm trying to decide on the slab thickness, 2...

My understanding is that if a component can receive vibrations (and vibrate as a result), it will also transmit back the vibrations, following the inverse path.

All the vibration energy dampened...

The base of the mill will be shimmed (if required) against the slab, before bolting, in order to prevent distortion of the base, and to distribute load evenly.

A slab of epoxy granite, or even...

I'm building a steel tube cabinet who's main function will be to support a manual bench mill.

I'm trying to decide which material I will use for the top plate on the top of the cabinet, on which I...