Nomad 883 ways cover

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Folks have done this in a couple of ways:

Bellows way covers to keep the chips and dust in

I posted a simple hack Nomad: Cheap and Easy y-axis slot covers using packing tape to help seal the y axis slot openings as well as the to help seal the door. That worked okay but the y axis tape eventually deformed and wasn’t keeping the chips and dust from falling through the slot and onto the table under the Nomad. So, I made some bellows type way covers using an air conditioner side panels. Amazon link to the ac side panels here… https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007I7KMT2/ref=oh_aui_de…

Nomad: Cheap and Easy y-axis slot covers

I don’t know about you guys but I get tired of sweeping debris from under the Nomad. I thought of a very quick and easy way to semi-seal up the cabinet to minimize the amount of dust and shavings that escape. Take a look at the picture… I used 2" packing tape to construct covers for the Y-axis slots. All you have to do is … Cut 8 strips of 2" packing tape 8" long each Fold half of each strip over onto itself so that it creates a 5/8" wide non-sticky length and 3/4" wide sticky surface for …

SO3 Afforadable Rail Protection Online

just like the big boys use — conforming bellows rail/track covers at McMaster-Carr: [image] a small price to pay to protect such a reliable machine? $30/foot is way cheaper than trying to make these yourself.