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PaulR:
Took another look at this today and realized that fitting a cover would be tricky as they put a lead-screw cover on these lathes now which leaves almost no clearance to the saddle casting, certainly not enough for screw heads and there would be too little sheet material to use countersunk screws. So I decided to make a thin plastic cover and glue it in place - if swarf does find its way inside it'll be easy enough to peel it off for cleaning. I didn't remove the gears or the half nut, I just worked round them, cutting a slot for the shaft. Not exactly a professional job but it should keep most of the crud out.  :Lol:

Sanjay F:
Looks like it'll do the job  :ThumbsUp: - easy enough to replace too if needed  :ThumbsUp:

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