[twocik]

I found these at ikea the other day for $5 each. The pins are attached by a single welded in screw. All you need to figure is the wipers and a drip edge..

[keen]

I thought for a long time about this and came up with a solution for my problem. When I was using the fly-cutter, big curly chips would get stuck in the y-axis bellows and they even started to puncture them. So I designed some stainless steel sliding covers to mount on top of the bellows.



Adam

Hi Adam.
Sorry this post is late. I think your way covers really do look slick. But before I make some like that please answer this question.
How have they stood up over time? Do you machine steel? I imagine tough little steel curlings could hook up under the plates and over time lift them apart and as the gaps develop then more chips would get under?
Any feed back welocome. Thanks. Keen.

[adamboon]

Keen, I made these because when I used the superfly cutter, I was getting the curly steel chips as well. This keeps the chips out of the bellows, but it still does need some attention, but not near as much. I've had them on the machine for about 2 months now and haven't had a problem so far.

Adam