Octane Workholding Chip Guard - T-Slot Covers for Milling Machines

Octane Workholding Chip Guard - T-Slot Covers for Milling Machines

With thousands of installations across the globe, experience the difference Octane T-Slot Covers make for yourself!

The Octane Chip Guard is designed to save you time! T-slot tables have been a staple for years, with almost every machine built today utilizing them. While being extremely versatile, chips filling the grooves has always been a problem. Made from high temperature silicone, the Chip Guard is durable, washable, flexible, and looks great installed. We routinely dry machine with red hot chips, rest assured, the Chip Guard can handle anything you throw at it.

Operator morale and safety will improve as chips can be washed away with ease. Even with safety glasses, ricocheting chips can easily cause an accident which could be costly for everyone involved.

Installation - No special tools are needed to install:

• 1. To Start-Measure the length you need and trim with a utility knife.
  
  
• 2. Preparation-Apply a rust preventative to the t-slot and along the cover, this protects your bare metal surfaces and aids in installation. We recommend LPS3 or similar.
  
  
• 3. Installation-Pinch the flexible legs and press straight down into the t-slot. If the Chip Guard is difficult to install, place one end in the t-slot. Next, pull the opposite end with your free hand and begin pressing the Chip Guard along the groove from the starting side. Stretching the Chip Guard in this way reduces its width for the perfect fit. We prefer to press the Chip Guard until it is flush with the t-slots chamfer. The compressed silicone will retain itself for a very secure hold.