You’re right, Bill. That is exactly what I did for my Atlas 6x18 and the A2Z CNC post I bought for it. When I bought my Atlas 12x36, I used the 6x18 lathe milling adapter to mill the t-nut for the 12x36. But at that time I was an employee and not self employed so I had more free time. Now, I’m semi-retired and still short of time since I’m raising my 3 yo grandson. But we do get both of us out in the shop as much as we can. He loves it out there and can pretty much tell you what half the tools in the shop do, what the proper name is and most parts of a car’s engine on sight.
James
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On Feb 23, 2022, at 2:27 PM, Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:
?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.
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
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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
James Rice