Low cost swarf guard/dovetalk protectors for Mini Mill?
I have the SX3 and could not justify spending even more on the bellows. I have a roll of 100mm DPC leftover from building the workshop and I have made similar covers for my lathe. They do not help with the floor but does keep it out of all the working parts of the mill. The ply is from the packing crate. For the floor I made a duck board so at least I am not standing in swarf. The Z-Axis is held on with self-adhesive magnetic tape. The table front and rear covers are screwed on. Note: I also made stops for the Y axis which were sadly missing from the original spec.
Source: model-engineer.co.uk