# New Onefinity Accessory! Ball Screw Guards for Gen 1 Elite Foreman **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Created Accessories\ **Created:** [December 17, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883 "2025-12-17T17:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeXYZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mikexyz/32/32034_2.png) [@MikeXYZ](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MikeXYZ)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/1 "2025-12-17T17:02:23Z")
Stingray has just released a solution to help owners of the Gen1 Elite machines protect their vulnerable Y-axis ball screws and guide rails. This feature comes standard on Gen2 machines, but the Gen2 parts are not compatible with Gen1 machines. This product provides an upgrade path for Gen1 users to get similar benefits. These panels snap on and off in seconds without tools. They are made from impact resistant polycarbonate that hugs the machine tight with minimal impedance into the workspace. These guards are only compatible with Gen1 Elite Foreman machines. Similar guards for the smaller Woodworker and Journeyman machines is in the works! These are available on the [Stingray website](https://www.stingraydesignandmanufacturing.com/stingraycncsolutions), or the [Stingray Etsy store](https://stingraydandm.etsy.com)! Hint: Price is a little better on the Stingray website šŸ˜‰ ![SDM-251122-02, Elite Foreman Ball Screw Covers, Render8-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/e/4/e4613366d090ff7e8c6e5a63e18e6802c7678217.jpeg) ![SDM-251122-02, Elite Foreman Ball Screw Covers, Render6-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/c/4/c4bf7f2aa96e556f70122fb5d5e67ee6b5735036.jpeg) ![SDM-251122-02, Elite Foreman Ball Screw Covers, Render9-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/a/2/a2fe2c9b5b23e546fcd14c2569a8b11c6ca70b01.jpeg) ![20251215_184450](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/2/5/257cfca3a8d9d460e8b23c041e1a02502d71d6b6.jpeg) ![20251215_184607](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/d/3/d36b718c82d97bfb9afd9bce05bfb5d496859f4c.jpeg) ![SDM-251122-02, Elite Foreman Ball Screw Covers, Instructions V1, Image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/f/b/fb17c5d97eb1ddc248e8f51b60214c3028c493d3.png) ---
**Author:** ![HardtailSr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/hardtailsr/32/35326_2.png) [@HardtailSr](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/HardtailSr)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/2 "2025-12-17T18:08:55Z")
looks good. what other new products are you working on? ---
**Author:** ![mikethejackwagon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mikethejackwagon/32/33512_2.png) [@mikethejackwagon](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/mikethejackwagon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/3 "2025-12-17T19:48:36Z")
This looks fantastic. Once you have a journeyman version I will get it! ---
**Author:** ![Graffix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Graffix](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Graffix)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/4 "2025-12-18T14:04:09Z")
I like the black look better. ---
**Author:** ![MikeXYZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mikexyz/32/32034_2.png) [@MikeXYZ](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MikeXYZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/5 "2025-12-18T14:10:32Z")
Thereā€™s always something in the worksā€¦ but new products are held under wraps until release date! ---
**Author:** ![GBD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5ac83/32.png) [@GBD](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/GBD)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/6 "2025-12-19T15:57:19Z")
Looks great! just ordered a set. ---
**Author:** ![Calvin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/calvin/32/32664_2.png) [@Calvin](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Calvin)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/7 "2025-12-20T03:27:41Z")
With these snapped in how much clearance is left on the rails during operations like homing where the X axis is as far to the front as possible? ---
**Author:** ![MikeXYZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/mikexyz/32/32034_2.png) [@MikeXYZ](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MikeXYZ)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/8 "2025-12-20T17:12:35Z")
Lots of effort went into ensuring these guards donā€™t reduce the work area of the machine nor interfere with homing. When the machine is homed the closest part of the Z-axis assembly (the black aluminum Z-plate) stops 1/8ā€ away from the black plastic end plate of the guard. ![20251220_105134](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/9/6/9643b5f4eb46dbc54e1c3528dc895da77b922c8f.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-12-20 094049](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/e/4/e4a94ab0db1a9662a26b0b34663673a91d1215f1.png) The machine homes just fine with an 80mm spindle. The spindle raises high enough for most dust collectors to clear the guards. There may be some users configurations or Z-independent dust collectors (the kind that stays down all the time) that interfere with the guard. Fortunately, the guards snap on and off very very easily. Popping the guard out of the way for homing is super easy. Another option is to trim the guard. Iā€™ve had a few people ask me about this, so this morning I went through the exercise of trimming a panel - even though most users wonā€™t need to. I cut the polycarbonate guard with a circular saw and heavy duty scissors. The black plastic end plate was cut with a mitre saw. I drilled a hole and added a zip tie in place of the missing half of the clip. ![20251220_112733](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/4/2/423e083e6ae1c9b5e95f33dd0f12a8b6f41e320f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sanchezads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@sanchezads](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/sanchezads)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-onefinity-accessory-ball-screw-guards-for-gen-1-elite-foreman/36883/9 "2025-12-22T16:43:29Z")
Thanks. I just ordered some guards. I have been using their monitor extension for a while now and the quality and fit are superb, so I am happy to continue to support this seller.