Opinion on Accordion Way Covers

[ttabbal]

I am thinking with a non removable chip pan , something should be set over the chip tray so that it can be removed to empty.
Anyone doing it like this?

I've seen people use baking sheets and similar things in the chip pan. It seems like it would help. I've just been pulling the big bits out by hand and using the shop vac for the rest. I might try something nicer though, if nothing else, making it easier makes me more likely to do it.

 

[MrWhoopee]

I put a piece of conveyor belting over the ways behind the table on my BP copy. It's nice for keeping the ways clean, but more importantly, it keeps chips from accumulating between the column and the knee. I saw a machine so severely packed with chips that it caused the knee to bind.