Most times I use a piece of cardboard held in my left hand. This is in part to the fact that I'm a paraplegic and therefore have to support myself with my left forearm on the control cover on the right side. Thus my hand is free to hold the cardboard.
george
On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 05:52:31 PM PDT, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
Nice workmanship on the shield, but I would find it way too annoying.? That's why you can probably look at 10,000 photos of lathes and not see such a thing.? Of course, it COULD be because nobody thought of it.? And automatic lathes and machining centers are in enclosures, of course, which corral the chips.? But I want more access to the business areas of a lathe, not less.
That said, I actually HAVE used a guard of sorts at times.? A machinist shop coat - with half-length or short sleeves.? Occasionally I have worn an apron (with short sleeved shirt).? Followed up with a broom and dustpan to clean the floor.? Maybe I'm "old school."
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 05:17:52 PM PDT, Craig Hopewell via groups.io <cch80124@...> wrote:
Often a lot of swarf ends up on the floor in front of the lathe.??? In an effect to limit this I made some front shielding and widened the ways rubber cover.?? Other members may have such arrangements or better.? Time will tell of its efficacy and if modifications or additions are needed.?? And if inconvenience is excessive.?? Short tapers can be cut with the shields in place.
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The lower shield does not limit carriage travel and in the vertical plane is very close to the factory chuck shield.?? Cutting tools can reach the chuck center before the shield can touch the chuck body.?? It is attached to the factory protractor which was removed when I set back the compound mounting point many years ago.
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The upper shield has a cutout for mounting tool holders.?? All tool holders (save the scissors knurler) can be attached to the tool post ¨C even the large Diamond-brand diamond tool ¨C the closest fit is the part tool holder.
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The image show an indexable tool (diamond-shape insert) in the QCTP ¨C the shield touches the chuck guard with the tool tip 5/32¡± from the chuck¡¯s inside jaws.? The large Diamond-brand tool touches the jaws with ?¡± to spare.
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The upper shield is attached to the QCTP with double-sided tape.?? If I decide all is good and any mods made and I like the arrangement, I will see about drilling and tapping the QCTP for a proper attachment.
