Making DIY telescoping [stainless steel] way covers?

[bebob1]

has anyone tried making those telescoping way covers like you get on high end machining centers for their benchtop machines?

Ive made flex way covers using paper and surface treated with a polymer for more liquid resistance but they dont look that nice although Ive used it for along time and it works still.

Thinking of making a more permanent solution. Anyone tried DIY stainless steel way covers out of sheet metal or something?

[gd.marsh]

Recently made one for my mill ..

Bolton ZX45 Conversion

Post #886 is where the Stainless cover starts with another video a few posts later.

gd.marsh

[bebob1]

nice. do you intend to change your z axis too? that one might be a bit trickier? Could your pivot point instead of being on the bottom of the Z rail be attached to the movable Z stage that attaches to the spindle? I guess you will lose some workspace in some orientations like that.