Chip Guard attached to the cross slide

[Winegrower]

Polycarbonate can also be glued along clean mitered or beveled edges...it's a very strong and more or less invisible joint.

 

[Just for fun]

Polycarbonate can also be glued along clean mitered or beveled edges...it's a very strong and more or less invisible joint.

What kind of glue would you use?

 

[Winegrower]

What kind of glue would you use?

I use "Weld*on", it's for polycarbonate and some other plastics. It's clear, water-thin, sets up in less than 60 seconds, and very strong.

 

[PFC Lug Nut]

I made this chuck/carriage chip guard out of materials I had. I bought the poly shield from ATS safety products. It is a milling machine shield. It was perfect, I just had to cut off one bend on the end to get it to sit the way I wanted it.
Very simple, as can be seen and works perfectly. Also a photo of the ATS rail-mount safety shield on my mill. I bought the same poly shield for the lathe guard as on the mill. The hinges are adjustable torque, bought on Amazon.

 

[AlexPeel159]

Polycarbonate can be bent pretty easily cold using something like a sheet metal brake. There are several youtube videos on how to do it. You could easily form a beveled shield like pictured in the last couple posts using just a sheet of polycarbonate and then making your own holder. That would probably be the cheapest route. Going to do this myself for my mill. Dont have a brake but I figure I can make something equivalent pretty quickly using wood and some hinges with a vise.

 

[Shotgun]

Ask a friend for a motorcycle helmet faceplate. They are specifically made of impact resistant plastic, they're already bent to the perfect shape for you, and riders have to replace them often anyway. Of course, you can buy them new less than $20.

Drill a 1/4" hole, and mount it to a dial indicator stand with a magnetic base. Now it can be repositioned. Get the angle right and most chips bounce into the chip tray. And it can be moved completely out of the way. It can also be repositioned for vertical use on the mill. Two of them, and you can encircle the cutting action on the mill.

 

[mmcmdl]

I want something like Mark @mksj posted.

I have 2 of these Latheguard shields . One on each lathe that are leaving . I'll part them off if anyone is in need . I believe a 15" and a 12" . 13060 and 13061 .

 

[Just for fun]

Well, Maybe we can work something out for the larger one.