What oil & grease shields do you guys have behind your lathes?

[Nelson]

Vintage lathes do not have a coolant/oil/swarf shield.

My question is, what do you guys use to restrain the swarf, oil, grease, etc on your lathe?

Pictures would be great!

Thanks!


:tiphat:Nelson

 

[randyjaco]

A piece of sheet metal (preferably stainless or aluminum) hung on the wall does a great job and doesn't look too bad.

Randy

 

[llarson]

I put up a 4x8 foot sheet of the bumpy fiberglass stuff found commonly in work areas and restrooms at grocery stores, got it at Home Depot. Hung it on the wall behind the lathe with some nice looking screws with large dia. heads. It's white like my shop walls, very tough, easy to clean, and fairly cheap.

 

[talkingmonkey]

Sadly I am currently using painted gypsum board commonly referred to as the wall. I have a line on stainless sheet rumored to be free but this hasn't materialized yet.

 

[Tom Griffin]

Mine has an acrylic panel behind it. It's easy to clean and being clear, doesn't block off the wall behind it. It also has a pull down plastic shield to keeps chips out of your face. Pretty handy when taking heavy cuts in steel with an insert that has a chip breaker.

Tom

 

[flutedchamber]

My lathe came with the splash guards but it needed an additional guard that was in line with the chuck. I was going to use a sheet of vinyl coated aluminum like you use to cap the fascia on your house, but hated to use something so expensive.

I finally found an old, unused cheap vinyl window shade. I mounted the brackets to the wall and pull the shade down when I will need a bit more wall protection.

The shade wipes clean and has survived for a year so far.