On 2014-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
"DoN. Nichols" fired this volley in
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Well ... my BOSS-3 Bridgeport CNC mill has the Y-axis ways
exposed in front of and behind the saddle -- as well as the upper half
of the vertical ways that the knee travels on.

Not sure whether or not you count a Bridgeport as "of any
consequence". :-)

Nope, it's a good mill, being run by someone not willing to install the
way covers and aprons it came with when new -- and without which it is
never intended to be run.

You mean the ones which It did not have when I received it?

There was actually one rubber "apron" -- covering the top part of the
vertical knee ways, and the part of the Y-axis ways which was between
the saddle and the vertical ways. Nothing for the Y-axis out towards
the user.

It actually is not being run at present -- but being converted to
servo-based CNC from the ancient stepper based CNC it came with.

And I've seen a lot of other Bridgeports which did not have any
form of way covers.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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