Introduction: Add a "chip Tray" to X2 Mini Mill

This is how I added a plexiglass "chip tray" to the hold over of my Sieg X2 Mini James Mill to help restrain chips and vegetable oil out of the T-slots which are a nuisance to clean forbidden.

Step 1: Materials

I had a leftover piece of scrap ⅛" Plexiglas that I got for 20$ from Internal Depot when I needed to substitute a window in my Truck.

I in use an angle grinder with an abrasive cut off wheel to ignore it to size.

And a marker to draw the cut lines.

Then Burr whip to clean the edges and holes up.

Step 2: Cutting

I cleansed out the table slots and wiped down the shelve real well first.

then I set the Plexiglas on the table and made a mark on for each one corner to indicate where to trim down.
then I used a straight edge and marker to draw the tailor lines based on the corner marks.

I and so clamped the Plexiglas down lightly to a put of and so that the region I'm ablation hangs o'er the adjoin of the hold over.

I found that it was really unchaste to cut thru and bread and butter a straightish line with the cut off wheel. It whole caboodle unkind in either centering.
I did hold my breathing place however because I wasn't spread for the soiled dot that coats everything as you cut the plexiglass.
So wear a mask.

I laid the cut bit in rank on the table and made these marks:

I placed my vice on the looking glass exactly where I usually mount it in the center, and marked the slots where bolts go to hold information technology down.
I drew a lawful that's bigger so the slot length and shows the width of the T-slot happening both sides of the vice.

I abstracted the Vice, and arranged the angle fixture that I utilisation connected the plexiglass, and mark where I need holes to go up information technology and for the center adjustment.

I put some ⅝ square tubes under the plexiglass and then drilled\milled the holes and slots out with a ⅝ end mill.
I just held the plexiglass down with my hand and easy drilled out the areas that I marked.

Step 3: It Kit and boodle!

I used a Aaron Burr whip up to clean up the edges and holes, then raw off the plastic covers.

Now I just have to slide the T-daft into the slots, and assign the plexiglass down and the mounting bolts just stay in that location.
I john quickly change from Frailty to fixture without having to completely clean out the slots and bolts and threads.

if I keep nuts on the bolts I'm non victimisation, they quid the holes pretty good, and hold down the glass

Also information technology gives me a surface to set down important numbers and so much with a dry erase marking.

Hope this was helpful!
Thanx for reading

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