Re: AXA tool post holder
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And if you can't afford to buy, and don't have a mill, you can cut the t-nut blank that comes with most AXA & clone toolposts with a hacksaw and files to make the T-nut you need. That is what I did for my Atlas TH42. Took about 4 hours to get a very well-fitted T-nut. If I'd had an accessible vise at the time it would have been faster. ;) Not the thing to do if you're a production shop, but easily doable for an amateur machinist with time on his hands.
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Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: SEMPER GUMBY! Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. Physics doesn't care about your schedule. The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 02:13:56 PM CST, James Rice <james.rice@...> wrote:
You are overthinking it.? Buy a tool post kit, either mill or buy a t-nut the proper size then mount the post.? Mission accomplished. I chose to buy a t-nut on eBay since my shop time was limited then and it was under $20 including?shipping. Today, since I'm less busy, I'd mill one out of some scrap.? I have customized mine by making a large?handled nut for the top so if I need to reposition the post, I don't need a wrench.? I made the top nut out of a piece of 12L14 hex bar I had and the knob handle was left over from a project I did a few years ago.? The only cost was buying the metric tap for the nut as it was size I didn't own at the time. On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 1:46 PM pwoolybul via groups.io <pwoolybul@...> wrote: Have any of you added an AXA tool holder to your South Bend model 9 lathes. If so, do any of you have instruction and or drawings for what is required to do this?? Any information would be appreciated.? Thank you for your time and help. Pwoolybul |
Bill in OKC too