Lathe Guard, Sliding & Hinged, For Small to Medium Lathes

This lathe safety guard from ATS Safety can slide in addition to hinge up! Designed for machines in the range of 8 - 16" chuck diameters. Contact us for safety interlock option quote.

Features

• Sliding & Hinged lathe guard fits most common small to mid size metal lathes with up to 16-inch diameter chuck maximum.
• Stock Guards are available in a 12" wide or 18" wide version.
• This guard can also be customized slightly larger than the stock measurements (depth & width)
• Slide frame uses dual 20mm hardened linear rails and ball bearing blocks for a robust slide function.  Height adjustment is possible when installing on the mounting plate.
  
• Slide rail length: the 12" wide guard has a 22" slide frame for approximately 18" of slide travel and the 18" guard has a 29.5" slide frame for 25.5" of travel.
• The guard also hinges up with a gas strut.
• Interlocked options available.  Contact us for quote.
  
• Guard is constructed from 30mm aluminum extrusion and 1/4" thick, replaceable polycarbonate (lexan).
• Powder coated "OSHA Safety Orange" 
• Mounts onto the lathes gearbox by using the adjustable brackets to bolt to the machine's existing gearbox bolt holes or by drilling/tapping.  The 40x80mm extrusion mounting rail is 40" long standard.
  
• Slotted brackets can be flipped around on the mounting extrusion and have 4" of slot to allow front to rear adjustment during installation.
• The front PVC strip curtain provides more chip containment and protection, while allowing flexibility in the access to the compound handle