On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 11:27 AM, Kunga wrote: > It won't even run without the shield. There is a mechanism that > prevents operation without it in place. It runs without the shield, but common sense didn't let ME run it without the shield in place. ;) The shield is almost invisible. It's hard to even see in some of those photos I took. Either way, the machine looks damn fine on the inside. jesse .