I figured some treadmill belt would work to keep chips away from between the table and column of my knee mill, so printed a couple pieces to attach it. They have embedded magnets; the upper one slides on the ram dovetail and the lower one sticks on the saddle. I used threaded inserts that are inserted with a soldering iron; I love those things.
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3D-printed attachment for way covers
- Thread starter jwmelvin
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Correct. No holes drilled. Magnets in thin-bottomed pockets. Three on the dovetail piece and four on the saddle piece (though I had additional pockets if I wanted them). The 15x4mm magnets are quite strong. As they are down in the pockets with the belt and aluminum strip over them, I don’t think collecting chips will be an issue.