Some years ago, a shop I worked in had a machining centre with rubber way guards. It had a mechanism somewhat like a roll up window blind on one end that retracted the rubber sheet as the machine moved. I would add that the machine moved at some very high speeds as well. Keep up the vids, some pretty good stuff...................
G'day Mark. Great Way Modifications. I have recently purchased a Hafco HM-54GV Mill, which I am in the process of setting up. Mine has a lower consatine cover on the Y axis at the lower rear. What I have found is when milling, the chips etc fly all over the the Z ways & on the Horizontal spindle, so this Modification of yours could come in really handy. Thanks for your great videos.
Mark I did something similar on my Bridgeport Clone. I used roofing rubber from Home Depot. I basically just replaced what the factory had on it but someone removed. Depending on how much milling you do before you clean the cover off the chips naturally will be laying on top of the vinyl and as you crank the Y in the chips will bunch up . Doesn't take long to build up a lot of chips when milling aluminum. Great idea you have with the nylon. My suggestion when milling plastics with dovetails is to use an end mill first to remove the bulk and then follow up with the dovetail end mill. Thanks for bringing us along.
I have a roll of Harbor Freight tool drawer liner that’s been sitting on my bench for a many weeks waiting to be made into a way cover. Thanks for the reminder that I need to stop procrastinating.
Good project, maybe consider having the smooth surface up, easier to brush the fine swarf off. Plus a mini version on the back of your new vice. I did that after seeing Curtis from Cutting Edge Engineering put one on his vice. My mill came with concertina bellows way covers they are a pain to keep clean!
Hello Winky, you could try a low edge baking tray between bottom of vice and table, just a suggestion. Good work as usual, thanks for sharing, we all love em. Cheers from me. 😃👍👍👍👍👍
I thought of using a narrow roller blind (from a window) - these are cheap from our "Bunnings" stores here in Australia and easily replaceable. You can get them in 60cm, 2' widths too.
When i saw the opening scenes i thought you might hook the rubber to the poly. And have it pull the rubber down across a steel roller against the column. My vice is an 8 in Palmgren on a rotary base. Its also made for coolant, but it has the back 1/2 in or so cut off because its far too long. I moved it to the far right of my table, and to the front slot, gaining a lot of travel back. And my 8 in rotary table is on the far left, on the center slot, and there is room for both. If your mill holds up to that much material removal and dont cook the spindle, i will be doing mine this summer, at least 1hp. I love everything about mine except the loose x nut, and the power. They are nuts on the price of a new one, and its a real complex item to reproduce, let alone find a leadscrew. i may have to make one, but if I do it will become a 16 thread instead of 8. Great job!
That is a great idea to fix the problem Mark, well done.
Some years ago, a shop I worked in had a machining centre with rubber way guards. It had a mechanism somewhat like a roll up window blind on one end that retracted the rubber sheet as the machine moved. I would add that the machine moved at some very high speeds as well. Keep up the vids, some pretty good stuff...................
G'day Mark. Great Way Modifications. I have recently purchased a Hafco HM-54GV Mill, which I am in the process of setting up. Mine has a lower consatine cover on the Y axis at the lower rear. What I have found is when milling, the chips etc fly all over the the Z ways & on the Horizontal spindle, so this Modification of yours could come in really handy. Thanks for your great videos.
You're a clever man Winky.
Another good source of free rubber sheeting is off an old treadmill. I have used them cut to size to line my toolboxes.
You had me wondering - "How's he going to keep the coolant off the floor?" - Well done and it looks good.
Necessity, the mother of invention 👍
Mark I did something similar on my Bridgeport Clone. I used roofing rubber from Home Depot. I basically just replaced what the factory had on it but someone removed. Depending on how much milling you do before you clean the cover off the chips naturally will be laying on top of the vinyl and as you crank the Y in the chips will bunch up . Doesn't take long to build up a lot of chips when milling aluminum. Great idea you have with the nylon. My suggestion when milling plastics with dovetails is to use an end mill first to remove the bulk and then follow up with the dovetail end mill. Thanks for bringing us along.
I have a roll of Harbor Freight tool drawer liner that’s been sitting on my bench for a many weeks waiting to be made into a way cover. Thanks for the reminder that I need to stop procrastinating.
Good project, maybe consider having the smooth surface up, easier to brush the fine swarf off. Plus a mini version on the back of your new vice. I did that after seeing Curtis from Cutting Edge Engineering put one on his vice. My mill came with concertina bellows way covers they are a pain to keep clean!
Another fine addition, good job.
Hello Winky, you could try a low edge baking tray between bottom of vice and table, just a suggestion. Good work as usual, thanks for sharing, we all love em. Cheers from me. 😃👍👍👍👍👍
I thought of using a narrow roller blind (from a window) - these are cheap from our "Bunnings" stores here in Australia and easily replaceable. You can get them in 60cm, 2' widths too.
When i saw the opening scenes i thought you might hook the rubber to the poly. And have it pull the rubber down across a steel roller against the column. My vice is an 8 in Palmgren on a rotary base. Its also made for coolant, but it has the back 1/2 in or so cut off because its far too long. I moved it to the far right of my table, and to the front slot, gaining a lot of travel back. And my 8 in rotary table is on the far left, on the center slot, and there is room for both. If your mill holds up to that much material removal and dont cook the spindle, i will be doing mine this summer, at least 1hp. I love everything about mine except the loose x nut, and the power. They are nuts on the price of a new one, and its a real complex item to reproduce, let alone find a leadscrew. i may have to make one, but if I do it will become a 16 thread instead of 8. Great job!
Another nice design. Love your creativity.
Good idea,Mark and good CNC vice.Thank you.
Nice out of the box thinking, looks like a winner !
Hola, tengo tengo la Index 55, gracias por tus videos, me han servido de mucha ayuda
Looks like a good idea. I might have to try something like this on my little Atlas mill. Thanks for sharing.
Winky - I like your way protector . I like the spring design . Excellent Video. -- Jim