Adding way covers to a Burke Millrite

I made a set of way covers for my Millrite using some scrap aluminum
and an old discarded treadmill belt. It's been in use for 2 years and
seems to work fine for my needs. The photos are self explanatory. I
had to drill a couple of holes in the top of the column to fasten the
rear cover support. The saddle of my mill already had 4 tapped holes
in the front and back when I bought it, so I used those for the cover
support strips. I cut a slot in the front cover to fit closely around
the table stop. I couldn't find a good place to attach a cover support
to the front of the saddle, since I routinely run the saddle off the
front of the knee ways. So I just let the cover hang over the front,
which protects the handles as well. I sometimes use a magnet to hold
the front cover up so it doesn't take two hands to operate the handles.

Irby Jones
10/11/2006
irby jones at cox dot net