Phase II AXA mounting for Craftsman 12"

[mrbreezeet1]

The plate that comes with the phase II is flat, about 1/2" thick.

 

[bloomingtonmike]

I do have a mill and a vise on it. In fact I took a thick size 1/2" fender washer and milled 3/16 off each side to make it 1" wide of it and ground the bolt head down a bit more and have that washer now under the bolt head.

The phase II nut is a 1/2" thick rectangle. I would need to face mill it to under 5/16 and in doing so it will not leave much thread when I am done doing that. That is why I was looking for other solutions.

 

[jgedde]

Why do you have to face mill the whole thing? I think all you need to do is narrow it to fit your slot, then relieve the sides for the height of your T-slot. The center of the plate can remain the same thickness it is now with no effect on the threads.

John

 

[mrbreezeet1]

Why do you have to face mill the whole thing? I think all you need to do is narrow it to fit your slot, then relieve the sides for the height of your T-slot. The center of the plate can remain the same thickness it is now with no effect on the threads.

John

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[kd4gij]

Yes mill it like a T-nut leaving the center 1/2" thick Just keep the bolt hole centered

 

[Wierd Harold]

It should look like this.

 

[jgedde]

Re: Phase II AXA mounting for Craftsman 12"

It should look like this.

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John

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Wait a minute. I remember now! Sorry it took so long to blow the dust off my memory...

When I milled my plate for my Craftsman lathe I was worried about the width of the center section being so narrow as to impinge on the sides of the threads (think 3 and 9 o'clock on the t-nut).

Then I thought about it... Even if it did (which it didn't), there was still plenty of meat from 10 to 2 o'clock and 4 to 8 o'clock for the bolt to hold. And it did...

John

 

[bloomingtonmike]

Thank you guys. I will give milling it a try.

 

[bloomingtonmike]

Well I put on the Big Girl Panties and got it done (3 and 6 year old daughters in my household hence the reference). Check it out.....





Also picked up a MT3 drawbar threaded ER32 Collet chuck for the lathe as well. Already had the collets for a shaper. Ordered an R8 adapter for teh mill for the ER32 collets as well.

 

[stevecmo]

Mike,

Excellent job! Makes 'ya feel good, huh? Now give the girls back their underwear! )

Steve