My first MINOR mod for my HF 7x10 mini lathe...

[ddoyle]

I realized very quickly that I was going to have to come up with some solution to keep chips out of the gears and halfnut.  Nothing major but I think it will serve it's purpose.  I also just used silicone to hold it in place, for easy removal if I need to take it off for any reason.

[Chuck in E. TN]

I did that mod also as my first project. Well done.
Chuck

[Brass_Machine]

Nice job. I actually need to do that one too.

[Tinkering_Guy]

This was one of my first mods, too, although mine's a Cummins.  same source in China, though, I think.  The link goes to Flickr, and should be public; the detailed description is there.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rous/2610197151/in/album-72157605051531512/

Failing that, I'm attaching the image itself.

[Stilldrillin]

Well done. My first mod, too! 

First of many......... 

David D