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Way Protection for a Bridgeport type Mill

Brent H

Ultra Member
So with all the cast iron gears I have been making and a few other messes I decided to put some way protection on the mill. I ordered a sheet of 1/16 thick nitrile rubber gasket (48 x 36) for the back way cover and they had an accordion front way cover for $35 do I ordered that as well:
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For the back I made a stainless steel plate that bolts to the column as would be for a full accordion style :

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And I riveted the rubber between 2 x 3/4 x 14” pieces of 16 gauge stainless.
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Front came pretty much good to go, just drilled and tapped some 1/4 - 20 bolt holes:

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Pretty fast project and some rubber sheet left for something else.....
 
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