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What type of tool post?

 

What type of tool post do you like using
Square?
Weg/Aloris?
American tool post.?

Dave?
 

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.??
 

I have a 0xa and really like it. I've had mine for years. I have several tool holders all set and it makes swapping between tools much faster especially when I was making small orifices that required going between lots of different operations.?

Ryan?
On Feb 3, 2024 at 2:18?PM -0500, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...>, wrote:

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.
 

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If I was going to buy a new tool post today I would probably be buying a Multifix/Multifix clone from Create tool . Has I known about them when I bought the AXA I have on my South Bend I would have bought one instead of the AXA I purchased .

animal

On 2/3/24 11:33 AM, Ryan H via groups.io wrote:

I have a 0xa and really like it. I've had mine for years. I have several tool holders all set and it makes swapping between tools much faster especially when I was making small orifices that required going between lots of different operations.?

Ryan?
On Feb 3, 2024 at 2:18?PM -0500, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...>, wrote:

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.
 

I agree

I look the Multifix/Multifix back 1970's.?
Some operations I wish had.?
But taking a heavy cut the like the Aloris.
There is on setup I wish I had a American Tool post because it is thin.

Dave?


mike allen
11:44am? ?
If I was going to buy a new tool post today I would probably be buying a Multifix/Multifix clone from Create tool
 

Depending on the work, I can use either an OXA or AXA post

ralphie
 

This is one area that I have no understanding of. Long ago I ordered a starter set from little machine shop and what I got was a A2Z setup. Of course by the time I really started to get into things, they no longer carried that anymore. Luckily a member here sold me another set. So that basically fixed me up. But other than that, no idea. I do good enough for me with that for now. True reality i think these will do me till i croak. But what are the true differances and why ? Are the differance extreme enough to buy a differant system ? thanks,

george

On Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 01:50:28 PM PST, Ralph Lehotsky <ralphlehotsky@...> wrote:


Depending on the work, I can use either an OXA or AXA post

ralphie

 

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?Dear Christopher,

Something light hearted for Sunday Morning..

After my and others comments about giving the full name followed by the acronym(?) I thought you might have enlightened us on PITA. ???. ONLY JOKING.?

But I do (even as a Brit) recall the CONTRA hearings (sorry I really don’t know what it stood for ) in the US SENATE, with Ollie North. ?Where one team said they had sent a Protective Memorandum called a CYA Memorandum.??? Really. I seem to recall they had to explain to the Senators. I think they said “Cover Your” and that was enough???? (I occasionally still use the CYA phase in light hearted conversations.)

David?

On 3 Feb 2024, at 19:18, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...> wrote:

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I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.??
 

I even read the acronym thread.? Didn't realize I used them so often.

I'm in IT (Information Technology) and the acronyms are kind of ubiquitous.

Spent some time in the medical field, where they're just as bad, and often conflict with the acronyms in IT.? Can't imagine how someone working in IT in the military keeps everything straight as I hear they're the most acronym-heavy group by far.

I think PITA is my favorite though (Pain In The A55), although the military's FUBAR is a close second.

On Sunday, February 4th, 2024 at 4:58 AM, DAVID WILLIAMS via groups.io <d.i.williams@...> wrote:

?Dear Christopher,

Something light hearted for Sunday Morning..

After my and others comments about giving the full name followed by the acronym(?) I thought you might have enlightened us on PITA. ???. ONLY JOKING.?

But I do (even as a Brit) recall the CONTRA hearings (sorry I really don’t know what it stood for ) in the US SENATE, with Ollie North. ?Where one team said they had sent a Protective Memorandum called a CYA Memorandum.??? Really. I seem to recall they had to explain to the Senators. I think they said “Cover Your” and that was enough???? (I occasionally still use the CYA phase in light hearted conversations.)

David?

On 3 Feb 2024, at 19:18, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...> wrote:

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I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.??
 
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I have the LMS 0XA wedge-type set.? ?And additional holders.

Excellent, except the useless knurling tool in the set which had been miss-drilled by the manufacturer.

But I have disassembled and milled that holder down to hold the "Diamond" brand diamond cutter to good advantage.? ?By which I mean to give the cutter the ability to do larger stock than would otherwise be possible.
--
Lone Tree, Colorado? ?USA
 

They reshrapen there tool bits?
I try one time with taps never did that we had retap the product run .

Dave?

Craig Hopewell
6:57am???

I have the LMS 0XA wedge-type set.? ?And additional holders.

Excellent, except the useless knurling tool in the set which had been miss-drilled by the manufacturer

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