Well here are some build pictures of what I did.

I basically used everything I had around the shop save for a few piecces of plexiglass. Which I wish I would have went to thicker pieces. But that was ALOT more money and I am glad I went with thinner because when I do go to the thicker glass ( if I do thicker ) I ll be going taller on the front and back.

So basically what I did was dismantle the wings of the coolant tray and tig weld angle iron to all four corners. I originally planned on going with 18" pcs of plexi. So the angle was 18". I was going to caulk the plexi in place, but later decided that I would drop them down a 1/4 " or so and have them over hang into the tray so no need for caulk.

Three holes in each side for the plexi and one hole on the back and front side to mount them to the sides of the machine for more rigidity.

Which those two holes ( one front , one back ) made the entire wing WAY more rigid ! They are pretty darn solid now. I don't hesitate to lean on them.....

The left and right sides were left at 30 inches tall , and that is what I ll go with in the future for the front and back plexi.

The 18" idea was based off having my originally Novakon Vise an 1 3/4 " off the table ( riser block ). But I installed another vise I had and raised it 4 " off the table and coolant was flying over the 18" on some jobs I was doing. So I lowered it to 3" off the table and that helps out. But a 30 " tall plexi all the way around would be way better. 30 " goes over my head and I am 5'8" tall. So you can stand behind it with no glasses on and watch in safety pretty much. The 18" sides you are over the top and still need safety glasses ( not that I am saying you shouldn't have them on ).

For the front for now I have two pieces of U channel and I am making sliding doors for the it. For now I just have two pieces on there and I am using quick pinch clamps to hold them in place.

The enclosure makes a world of difference in clean up. Before I was throwing chips in a 8 ft radius around the machine with coolant all over the floor.

Next is to finish the front doors, and then on to the coolant pump and coolant tank.

I am going to use a larger tank because the supplied tank doesn't have enough capacity to run at full stream for hours in a row. It will run dry because coolant can't cycle fast enough back to the pump. Plus the pump and tank being in the enclosure is nice, but I am going to mount them directly under the drain and I'll purchase a better pump with more "umph" to it so I can wash the machine down after a job using it with a garden hose setup like on most bigger machines.

But for now here are some pictures. The glass is so clean you can't see it well so I ll take pictures later of it dirty....











Also as a side note my Vista CNC MPG controller is working awesome ! I love it !

Thanks
Todd