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Re: AXA tool post holder
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 |
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Re: AXA tool post holder
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 <pwoolybul=[email protected]> 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. |
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Re: Site update
There are three South Bend groups I'm a member of. Seems only the?/g/SouthBendLathe/messages?gets the traffic. Most of the posts there involve 9"ers. I have a few 9" and one 13" that's my go two.
John |
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Re: Site update
It's a little slow, but not quite dead.? You could post a "real" question, if you have one, and folks who are otherwise busy would respond when they get a break. I have been working on a tank that will let me strip the rust off the restoration-project Heavy 10L I picked up a couple years ago. I need to seal the seams, and get it on a cart I can move around in my shop. I've been working on the house and other machines lately, instead of concentrating on the 10L. I got a cute little Unimat SL a week or so ago, been concentrating on that in my spare time. Needs the same sorts of work. There are advantages to a machine you can pick up with one hand, though. :) I was able to take that whole machine to class last week, and make new ways for it. It and all the accessories and parts/material I currently have fit handily in a 22" Husky toolbox. My 1-ton engine hoist is a bit light for the 10L, stripped. I don't know that I'd trust it with the whole lathe and its accessories.
Bill in OKC |
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1945/6 1/4 hp motor - original - disassembled
Hi, Folks, The fellow I bought my lathe from reported that the original motor did not run, so he had disassembled it with an eye to fixing it. He had mounted another motor on the lathe...and that has served me well. I offer the "motor in a box" to whomever wants it--deal to be struck that is mutually agreeable.? The seller was a neighbor, whom I knew to be meticulous. The small parts are in Ziploc bags.? Pictures are available. I've attached a pic of the nameplate and oil cup. davidwpennington@... David David W. Pennington Denver, Colorado 720-442-3744 |
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