Thread: AXA quick change toolpost on AL960B

Does any body use an AXA quick change toolpost on a AL960B Lathe ? and what is a 9x20 lathe or is this jargon in the industry ?
any help appreciated
Regards Bob

Unless you have allready got the AXA you would find the BXA better suited to that size lathe.
The 9x20 you refer to is the size of the Lathe,not jargon in that sence more a base standard.

Originally Posted by B the B

Does any body use an AXA quick change toolpost on a AL960B Lathe ? and what is a 9x20 lathe or is this jargon in the industry ?
any help appreciated
Regards Bob

Can't help with the AXA toolpost, but 9x20 is the swing and centre distance in inches - a 9x20 can swing a 9 inch diameter object over the bed, and 20 inches between centres. Your AL960B is about a 12x36....

Some people go for the AXA where other find the BXA is better.
Have a look through this thread and it might help
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/qu...better-123112/

Dave

Originally Posted by Dave J

Some people go for the AXA where other find the BXA is better.
Have a look through this thread and it might help
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/qu...better-123112/

Dave

Lol - I was going to post that link too Dave, then I looked though it briefly and saw the OP had posted in it a couple of times on the 5th page!

Well that won't be much use, LOL
I never looked through it as I followed the thread when it was running and just grabbed the link.

Dave

I just have a look around the web and found this one. It looks like it comes with a AXA tool post.
L682D Bench Lathe AL-336D DELUXE | t4i.com.au

Dave
Edit
Sorry wrong lathe.

Originally Posted by B the B

Does any body use an AXA quick change toolpost on a AL960B Lathe ? and what is a 9x20 lathe or is this jargon in the industry ?
any help appreciated
Regards Bob

Hey Bob,

There may be a small number of us, myself included, that don't know what an AL960B lathe is. Care to post a photo?

BT

Here you go BT
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Pr...stockCode=L237
Stuart

Hi Bob,
Follow that last link I posted and it will show you what it looks like.

Dave

We couldn't have timed that better if we tried Stuart.

Dave

Dave,
Your link takes me to something like an AL-336.
Stuart

and again lol
but I had to wait 28 seconds for this one

So it does, I guess I had a moment.LOL
You did it again posting the same time.

Dave

I have an AXA on my Al960.

It is similar in bulk to the stock toolpost and works well for me.

On occasion when I want to use a larger shank tool I just put the original post back on

I made up a special stud to suit the AXA and my lathe (which had a tapped hole in the topslide rather than a T-slot- apparently a new variant according to H+F)

I was concerned that the bulky BXA might get in the way with little stuff

There is a thread from last year about this