Way covers are the accordion (bellows) or telescoping steel guards that protect a machine's linear guideways and ballscrews from chips and coolant. Damaged or clogged ways lose accuracy and wear quickly, so intact way covers directly affect a machine's precision and life.
On a used machine, the condition of the way covers is a quick tell of how well it was maintained.
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