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No doubt that guard is strong, its nicely constructed btw I never stated that before, thats rude of me esp when I saw the pictures and was thinking about what I want to do at home.

Did you put any kind of foot pad under the taig between it and the alum?
chris

No worries. Thanks for the compliment.

No, I didn't put a pad between the TAIG and the beams, but I think you have a good idea. I might try and find some kind of pad to put between them.

I've been thinking about this more and now I'm leaning towards just putting the drain right in the center of the bottom piece of plastic. There is about 1/2" gap between the bottom of the plastic and the bench top. It's flexible enough that I think if I cut a hole in the center of the plastic and in the center of my workbench I could put some kind of flange in there and screw it down to the workbench. That would put about a 1/2" decline towards the center of the enclosure floor. Then I could run a pipe down through enclosure floor and the bench top to the shelf below it and put the cooling fluid reservoir.

I think this will give me a better decline for the fluid to drain.

Someone else asked about a parts list. Sorry, the invoice I have doesn't list individual prices, plus it will vary depending on who you go through (ebay, or an 80/20 consulting firm), but here is the parts list:

QTY-------Item---------------------Description----------Machining Service
3----------1515 x 28"---------------T-slot extrusion------Anchor fastener counterbore
2----------1515-LITE x 48"----------T-slot extrusion------Tapped ends, access holes at ends
4----------1515-LITE x 32"----------T-slot extrusion------Tapped ends
4----------1515-LITE x 31.625"------T-slot extrusion------Mitered ends
4----------1515-LITE x 22.28"-------T-slot extrusion------Mitered ends
2----------1515-LITE x 28"----------T-slot extrusion------Tapped ends
2----------1530-LITE x 48"----------T-slot extrusion------Tapped ends, access holes at ends
2----------1530-LITE x 28"----------T-slot extrusion------Tapped ends
1----------2609 45.750" x 28.750"---Lexan panel
2----------2609 32.750" x 28.750"---Lexan panel----------Notched corners
2----------2609 20.030" x 29.375"---Lexan panel
1----------2655 32.750" x 45.750"---HDPE panel
1----------2655 45.750" x 28.750"---HDPE panel
4----------2030-PLAIN--------------T-slot end cap
4----------2045-PLAIN--------------T-slot end cap
2----------2053---------------------Deadbolt latch
2----------2061---------------------Door handles
4----------2085---------------------Hinges
11---------2110---------------------T-slot covers
75ft-------2115----------------------Rubber panel gasket
*11--------2829---------------------Rubber door seal*
8----------4481---------------------5 hole "L" joining plate
20---------3111---------------------5/16-18 x 0.625" Hex bolt
16---------3319---------------------5/16-18 x 1/2" Hex bolt & Econ T-nuts
40---------3320---------------------5/16-18 x 11/16" Hex bolt & Econ T-nuts
6----------3360---------------------Anchor fastener assembly
4----------3455---------------------5/16-18 x 3/4" Hex bolt & Econ T-nut

*Note about the door seal, I didn't like it. The main reason was that I think I didn't allow enough gap so it made the doors way too tight. The catalog gave a minimum gap for the door seal, which is what I used, but their idea of minimum gap I guess was a little different than mine. I ended up buying some thinner rubber door seal at the hardware store and it works great. There is a nice rush of air when opening and closing the doors, so I know it's air tight. If you decide to go with 8020's door seal, I'd recommend using a slightly larger gap, which of course will change some of the t-slot dimensions I listed above. The other strange thing about the door seal is that the edge of the door where the hinge is, has a smaller gap than the minimum gap that 8020 lists for the door seal. You can't change the gap here, because the hinge design forces it to be a certain gap. So, you have to use another type of seal on that edge anyway. The stuff I found at the hardware store ended up being perfect for all four sides of the doors.