Ideas needed for SeriesII Bib,chip, pan (was Re: Src fr Wy Cvr mtrl)

Hi Tim,
That's funny. I guess I just have to loosen up about keeping chips
under control. I have some reinforced sheet (neoprene??)stuff that I
had from years back when I worked at a place called Keene Laminates
in Delaware. Its good up to some super high temp. I used to have tons
of it, but threw alot away years ago. Have enough left for the mill.

They also made the tape the cures to itself and has a diamond cross-
section to keep the thicknes constant for wrapping wire. Sold alot to
Nasa.

-Lee

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...> wrote:
> If you think that the chips will be limited to an area a pan will
catch you
> are joking yourself. When I am cutting metal I get chips flying 10
feet in
> all directions and the only thing stopping it then is the walls it
hits. A
> series II removes a serious amount of material and flings it a long
way if
> you are using a larger cutter.
>
> Tim
> [Denver CO]
> NEMA 23 steppers motors
> www.KTMarketing.com/CNC.html
>
> Thanks Jon,
> Thats a good thing to know. My seriesII is stripped of the old
> way covers, and I'd like to make a "bib" or similar to keep chips
> off the ways and steppers. Then maybe fabricate a pan underneath to
> catch the runoff. My goal is minimal cleanup so I can run out there
> make stuff and cleanup fast.
>
> Also was thinking about a 'hardened' shop vacuum system that could
> handle and seperate out coolant and chips. I think it would fail for
> flood coolant use.
>
> I'll post a picture of the seriesII. The hardest part is that the
> table can travel back almost up to the Z axis way if needed.
>
> Ideas from the masters of machining?:-)?????