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Genius said:
Huh.... The Ebays says wedge style.

I looked on CDC, what is the difference between AXA and BXA?

That’s what I meant, the Tool Post
I may have to see if I can find a T-post made for a SB

After getting prices from local machine shops to bore a hole in a sprocket from 8mm to 20mm I can’t imagine what they’ll want to charge to mill a little bit off the post:facepalm:
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It says wedge, but the pic is definitely the piston style.

BXA is bigger, it'll be too big for your Heavy 10. The tool posts are universal, they're not made for a specific lathe.
 
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That’s a BXA size post on a 12” lathe. It’s almost too big.

That tool bit is on center.
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With the BXA tool post that makes it necessary to run the holders at nearly the bottom of the travel.

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You can see how close it is to the bottom. You can also see the T shaped piece that slides into the compound. That's the piece that may need some work if it doesn't fit the slot on your Heavy 10.

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Genius said:
I know I’m dumb

But what is the difference between wedge and piston style?
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See the piece in the vid that was moving up and down? That's the wedge, that locks the holder to the post. On the piston style the piston pushes outward from the center. The wedge style is more secure. The Aloris post is better than the chinese models because the wedge moves down as it locks the holder in, whereas the chinese models move sideways.
 
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thomas1 said:
That’s a BXA size post on a 12” lathe. It’s almost too big.

That tool bit is on center.
m1m2tK1.jpg


With the BXA tool post that makes it necessary to run the holders at nearly the bottom of the travel.

R17FuSi.jpg


You can see how close it is to the bottom. You can also see the T shaped piece that slides into the compound. That's the piece that may need some work if it doesn't fit the slot on your Heavy 10.

b80vBZq.jpg
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The only reason I asked about the AXA and BXA was because the BXA starts out at 10” being the smallest.

To me in my farmer brain I would think that if the tooling is as close to the base as possible then the more stable it will be. (I.E the BXE tooling Should be at the base)

Whereas the AXA tooling will need to be a ways up from the base.




I searched for QCTP and everything says AXA, but when looking at the CDC page I noticed the BXA said 10” and up so that’s why I’m asking
 
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Genius said:
The only reason I asked about the AXA and BXA was because the BXA starts out at 10” being the smallest.

To me in my farmer brain I would think that if the tooling is as close to the base as possible then the more stable it will be. (I.E the BXE tooling Should be at the base)

Whereas the AXA tooling will need to be a ways up from the base.




I searched for QCTP and everything says AXA, but when looking at the CDC page I noticed the BXA said 10” and up so that’s why I’m asking
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100% AXA
 
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Sorry for all the dumbs

I bought this lathe because T1 told me to and he said it was a good deal. I never really played with it because I got busy with other things. I’ve been contemplating selling it for years but I couldn’t bring myself to doing it. I knew I’d probably never buy another one and this South Bend owes me nothing sitting in my shop.

Now I have a reason to use it and I want to learn.
 
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Genius said:
Sorry for all the dumbs

I bought this lathe because T1 told me to and he said it was a good deal. I never really played with it because I got busy with other things. I’ve been contemplating selling it for years but I couldn’t bring myself to doing it. I knew I’d probably never buy another one and this South Bend owes me nothing sitting in my shop.

Now I have a reason to use it and I want to learn.
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I think the one I talked Bill into has a Aloris tool post on it, already. ;)
 
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