Will a BXA work on my Atlas 10F/TH54?

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DJ Bill

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Will this tool post work on my 10 inch Atlas?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/QUICK-CHANG...0?pt=BI_Tool_Work_Holding&hash=item1c1c1c6bf4


While I realize it will not make me a machinist, I need to tool up and figured this might be a little more rigid than the old lantern I have right now.

I was thinking, correct me if I am wrong here, that the larger BXA might be even better than the AXA that I see normally recommended for the 10 inch machines.


BTW....Should I call my lathe TH54 or a 10F or both? It has the motor hanging off the back, threading is done with change gears, and the bed says TH 54 on it. It does have power cross feed.
Here's a pic for those who haven't seen it. It should link to the album.
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i think the axa would be a better fit. . . . i have the "b" on my 12 & 13 inch lathe and they are about right. but thats me . . . . . . .
 
I have a BXA on my 11" Sheldon and its a big chunk of metal hanging out there. I think my application is borderline BXA. You need to measure to the center line of the spindle and see if the AXA doesn't put you closer to where you need to be than the BXA. I don't remember what they should measure but you can get it off the internet.



bedwards
 
BXA will be total overkill and you'll probably find it gets in the way of doing many operations. I had a10" TH-42 (same as yours but a few inches shorter bed) and even the AXA was big on it. Aside from aestetics and agility, either AXA or BXA can handle the needs or even outperform (strength wise) even modern day lathes of the appropriate size.


Ray


EDIT: There's a good latitude of personal choice involved but, on my 1236, I use AXA probably 80% of the time even though I have all the same tooling and number of holders in BXA. I personally find it easy to work with and a batch of inserts (when I buy them) cost only $150 instead of 200.
 
SOunds like the voice of experience has spoken..AXA it is. Now to find a good package deal on one....I don't really think an AXA knurling setup will be too usefull so I hope I can find one without that.

In the meantime I am getting slightly better at cobbling together setups with 3/8 HSS bits stacked in the lantern. I have one Brazed Carbide boring tool that actually is sharp enough to work also, so I'm not totally without tooling until I pull the trigger on some new stuff. Anothe rproject is setting up the 4 jaw chuck and checking to see if it is bellmouthed or not , like my 3 jaw is. (Pulled a part out of the 3 jaw and the marks from the chuck were on a taper, and it still had a hard time holding a 3" by 6" rod. )
 
For as long as I can remember, Jeff at tools4cheap.net has the best prices on generic wedge-style QCTPs. You'll be hard pressed to find a kit that does not contain the knurl holder -I've never seen that. It's pretty much a standard kit package sold by many places. On the up-side, the knurl holder does have a slot on the back side to hold a bit.

Ray



DJ Bill said:
SOunds like the voice of experience has spoken..AXA it is. Now to find a good package deal on one....I don't really think an AXA knurling setup will be too usefull so I hope I can find one without that.

In the meantime I am getting slightly better at cobbling together setups with 3/8 HSS bits stacked in the lantern. I have one Brazed Carbide boring tool that actually is sharp enough to work also, so I'm not totally without tooling until I pull the trigger on some new stuff. Anothe rproject is setting up the 4 jaw chuck and checking to see if it is bellmouthed or not , like my 3 jaw is. (Pulled a part out of the 3 jaw and the marks from the chuck were on a taper, and it still had a hard time holding a 3" by 6" rod. )
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I purchased an AXA wedge type from Jeff at tools4cheap.net for $148.22 shipped to Montana.
It's a perfect fit on my 12X36 1946 Atlas/Craftsman lathe.
Dennis
 
i use the axa series on my atlas 10f, works just fine. jeff at tools for cheap, a great company to deal with!
 
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