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Re: AXA or BXA


 

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Robert and friends ,

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Just for interest I have just bought a small relay for one of my classic cars from a chap in the USA which I heard of ¨C the cost of the relay was fair - $21 ¨C the cost of the package via USPS to here ?( South Africa) ¨C was $46 . . . .

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Downs via Groups.Io
Sent: 16 January 2019 09:10 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA

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That used to be true some of the time but it all changed some 10 years ago when eBay started charging the same percentage fee for shipping as for items.? Many buyers and even some sellers still don¡¯t know that.? Plus the cost of postage has doubled or tripled over the same period.? $20 won¡¯t ship much of anything anywhere anymore.? Before you complain about shipping cost or accuse someone of overcharging you should look at the current rate charts.? The typical uninformed American doesn¡¯t even know that one ounce First Class domestic now costs 50 cents.? The only shipping bargain is Media Mail, which is still subsidized.?

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Robert Downs

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrei
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 19:01
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA

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There are a lot of sellers who try to skirt Ebay fees by selling cheap and charging huge shipping fees

Get

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Guenther Paul <paulguenter@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 7:55:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA

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I saw a product on e-bay the seller was in Australia the shipping was more then the product.

GP

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On Tue, 1/15/19, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:

Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 7:49 PM






Probably 20 bucks or so






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From:
[email protected] <[email protected]>
on behalf of Guenther Paul <paulguenter@...>

Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 7:48:03 PM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA
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I wouldn't mind trying one of tool holders. does he
ship from Australia. Didn't see the shipping cost




GP



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On Tue, 1/15/19, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:



Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA

To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>

Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 6:12 PM







GP, I have the AXA and lantern tool posts. I was looking at

the website of the Australian manufacturer who makes

tangential tool holders under the Diamond brand
name?www.eccentricengineering.com.au











Their website sucks, but I can't blame the man. His

tools seem awesome, and that is what counts. He can always

hire a web designing jockey to improve the site.?











The tool holders are listed by millimiter size and he is
not

measuring from the spindle center to the top of the
compound

to determine "tool height" which in turn is the

size of the holder. I am a bit stumped by this or maybe my

metric confusion is too great:??







The Diamond Tool Holder -

eccentricengineering.com.au



The Diamond Tool Holder. The Diamond Tool Holders are

available in several tool heights to suit most lathes. To

find the best fit for your lathe go to the Tool Selection

page first.. Check out the categories under The Diamond
Tool

Holders below.



www.eccentricengineering.com.au





























From:

[email protected] <[email protected]>

on behalf of Guenther Paul <paulguenter@...>



Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 5:55 PM



To: [email protected]



Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA

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if you check the specifications it will tell you what

size tool holder to use For a 9A I would use a axa







GP







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On Tue, 1/15/19, Andrei <calciu1@...>

wrote:







Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA



To: "[email protected]"

<[email protected]>



Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 5:44 PM















James, I tried to figure out those Diamond tangential

tool



holders. The manufacturer lists the sizes based on tool



height in mm and none of them make any sense to me. How

did



you figure which size holder was good for your South Bend

9A



and Which was was good



for your 12" Atlas??























I want to order one for each of my machines, but I am



stumped by the Australian website. Please, help.?











From:



[email protected]

<[email protected]>



on behalf of James Rice <james.rice@...>







Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 1:37 PM







To: [email protected]







Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA



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I have an



AXA on mine and on my South Bend 9A as well so I can



appreciate you wanting to share holders and tooling

between



lathes as that is what I do as well.? My larger lathe is

a



South Bend 16 so I use a CXA post and



holders on it.? It is close to the border between using

a



CA or a CXA.? I went CXA as I don't tend to hog out



things on the lathe and the price difference between CA

and



CXA set and holders is huge!? I have a few friends who

have



Atlas lathes, one has a BXA



and loves it, the others have AXA sets so I can't

help



you with an informed opinion.? I think I've used my



rocker post twice in the last 11 years.















As far as



the tangential tool holders that were mentioned above,

they



are my go to bit holder for all my lathes.? I have made

one



for my Atlas 618, I bought a Diamond set and a pair

Wimberly



holders for my 12" and 9A and



have been making a set for my South Bend 16 that will

take



either a 3/8" or 1/2" square tool bit.? I may

buy



a Diamond 20 set for the SB16 depending upon how my

shopmade



versions turn out.? Wimberly doesn't offer a holder

for



my 16" lathe.















James



















On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:56 AM ksierens



<ksierens@...>



wrote:























Jody,



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A number of problems.?



The lantern tool post is centered on the compound, so the



forces during cutting are straight down, as opposed to

using



a QCTP when the tool is hung? far from the centerline of



the tool post. Second, you would need



to duplicate the high positive rake of a tool like it is



when you are using a lantern tool holder, but, if you

were



to grind a HSS tool with the same geometry and hold it in

a



QCTP, it will be much better.? I do not have a

tangential



(diamond) tool holder,



but that should give you good result, but I still feel a



lantern toolholder is still a much more rigid setup, but

not



convenient.



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From:



[email protected]

<[email protected]>



On Behalf Of Jody







Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 8:34 AM







To: [email protected]







Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or



BXA











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Kurt,







What if you used that



same HSS roughing tool in the QCTP???











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Are others finding that



large cuts on hard steel are more difficult with QCTP.?

I



haven't had experience with both in doing large



cuts.











-Jody























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From: ksierens <ksierens@...>











Date: 1/14/19 10:00 PM (GMT-06:00)







To: [email protected]











Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA































I have an AXA from CDCO,



and love it. I will say do not get rid of the lantern

tool



post if you have one though. The more I use my old

machines,



the more I realize they are best used how they were



intended. I was roughing in a part yesterday



of 12L14, and with a nice sharp HSS roughing tool, can



easily take a 0.050 deep (0.100 on the diameter) with

very



little strain on my lathe. Even with W-1 I can take at

0.030



deep cut. Now I use my QCTP, it's not going anywhere,



and you cant beat the convenience,



just saying, they tear off the material instead of

cutting



it. The old guys knew what they were talking



about.











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Kurt S











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Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone















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From: Dan and Marlene



Coleman <dan_marlene@...>















Date: 1/14/19 8:52 PM



(GMT-05:00)











To:



[email protected]











Subject:



[atlas-craftsman IO] AXA or BXA











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I want to switch QC tool



posts for something I can easily find extra holders.

Looking



at the Aloris fit chart an AXA is called out for all

Atlas



lathes. It looks like a BXA would also fit. What size are



you using with your 12" Atlas.



I'm leaning toward the BXA because I could also



transfer this tooling to my 13" lathe later. My only



concern is the bulk of the tooling limiting getting close



the tailstock. I am currently using surplus mini lathe



tooling with the post measuring 2.5 x 2.5"



with a spacer on the bottom. Thanks in advance for your



input.







Dan Coleman

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