In earlier threads, I had mentioned the vulnerabilties of the lead screws sticking out on the Crossfire Pro. Today I finally got around to making a guard for the right side of my table, but not without an issue or two. When tool pathing in Sheet cam I deleted a few tabs with the back button and didn’t notice till it was to late…
Break out the welder and all better. But not before going and fixing the mistake in the file.
I used 12 guage steel, with 1/2" tabs. Should have used 3/8" tabs for easier bending. Used a cut off wheel to take some metal out and bent by hand. Test fit her, then back to the welder to secure the angles.
FIts like a glove, but, you should check your bolt spacing and tweak the file if needed, or enlarge the holes slightly. Mine was 27 1/16"
I’ll be posting the file on Fireshare for those interested in protecting that lead screw with a guard. Just flip and do the left side too.
More pics on my FB page…
Yeah. My lead screw is right behind me when at my blasting cabinet, and I have to walk by it to get to oxy torch and compressor system. Also can lean over the table a bit to align sheets and such. Pain to straighten I’m sure…lol
The cable chains on the left side, kinda protect the lead screw to an extent, but have plans for a more solid guard. Expensive table deserves a few bucks thrown at it to keep it nice. Have a few other mods that I will share after created and tested out.
Here’s the link.
I finally got it uploaded to fireshare. under tools. be sure to check the bolt hole centers against yours. might vary a 32nd or so. and consider making it 2-3 inches longer on each end, to protect the bearing block and the drive motor.
I shared the TAP file as well. Just need to remove the “.JPG” extension with rename.
