A few times I have mentioned how the back splash on mini lathes doesn't really scale down well from larger lathes and makes things too crowded when trying to work around or clean the back side area of the lathe.

"Mr. Pete" (Tubalcain) has been running a series on the early Unimats, and out of the blue somebody sent him a little cabinet with a backsplash that was ANGLED.

This seems to help greatly in opening up the space behind the lathe.? The notches are designed to hold tool holders, but you could make notches, or holes, for anything to get additional utility.? Or none at all.? You could make a top bend rearward and horizontal and put holes in it to hold centers and such.? The part here is stainless and must be pretty thick as he said it weight 10 lbs.

Here is the entire YouTube video where he shows this.

This is one of those things where my reaction is, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer