How do You Clean Out Your Lathe Chip Tray?

[matthewsx]

You've got all those tools there for something, go ahead and build what you need

John

 

[Aukai]

This is what I dump chips with, boss has not noticed it gone, we had more than 1.

 

[Shootymacshootface]

I use a cookie sheet under the chuck area. It catches 90% of whatever is being cut off. If you empty it often enough, it pretty much takes care of any problems. The best part is the small powdery stuff that collects on the crossslide and tool post just gets brushed off into the tray. Thats the messy stuff

 

[Superburban]

I use a couple of brownie pans, that I drilled some tiny holes to let the coolant drian through to the chip pan, and then down to the coolant reservoir.

 

[Suzuki4evr]

I am going to raid the kitchen now; the price is right. We’ll see if the girls notice them missing.

And we we'll see if we notice you missing later.

 

[Z2V]

If I’ve been cutting steel, I have a large horseshoe magnet that I put inside a plastic grocery bag. Hold over bucket and remove the magnet

 

[Aukai]

For me I do a lot of aluminum, so I'd like to buy one of your aluminum magnets

 

[Z2V]

the aluminum magnets are really, really expensive, I mean really expensive

 

[erikmannie]

I have a slide-out drawer.

Thanks to everybody for all the great ideas so far!

 

[Aukai]

Jeff, I have co signers