I need way guards for my self built milling machine. I am looking to make them, stitching rubber together or vynil fabric. Was wondering if anyone else did this before, or seen any DIY links - could offer advice. Thanks.

Wheres the pics of your mill? And here these guys are fairly cheap http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/SmartCat.aspx?type=list&az=00200006&template=http://www.gortite.com/linear_way_cover_kit.htm&ptno=11614D08+11614D12+11614D16+11614D24+11615D04+11615D0611615D08+11615D12+11615D16+11615D24+11616D08H+11616D08V+11616D12H+11616D12V+11616D16H+11616D16V+11644D08+11644D12+11644D16+11644D24+11645D08+11645D12+11645D16+11645D24+12223C08+12223C12+12223C16+13334A08+13334A12+13334A16+13334A24+20607D+20609D&tablealign=center&tablewidth=475&fontsize=1&font=Arial&show=part_number+For_Rods+Extended_Length+Same_as_Thomson_Part

You,ll have to scroll around to find the prices.

Try these guys, I saw them at Westec a couple yrs back.
http://www.gortite.com/


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Thanks for replies. Sorry no pics yet, I just finally assembled the machine this week and got the whole thing running to make its first cuts yesturday. Swarf immediately (like a magnet) went on the ballscrews - so sad. Now I gotta spend another week making guards.

I'll take pics soon and post them.

Yeah the Gortite are cheap like $40 bucks I think when I priced 'em up awhile back.

Well - I have three axis. If I buy boots for the rails and the ballscrew individually, at its cheapest is $10 each boot. Making the bill $60 x 3 = $180. I would prefer a boot that would cover the entire rails and ballnut. But that means I would have to get a custom-fabricated boot.

Its unlikely I would find some material at the machine-scrap yard down the road from me, and more unlikely I will pay herds of cash for custom boots. I think I am going to have to fabricate or stitch something out of vynil fabric and some elastic binding.