FILENAMES: AXA_Style_tool_holder.gif Axa-1-l.jpg Axa-2-l.jpg Axa-3-l.jpg AXA-5_ON_LATHE-L.JPG AXA-6_ON_LATHE-L.JPG AXA-7_ON_LATHE-L.JPG AXA-8_ON_LATHE-L.JPG AXA-9_ON_LATHE-L.JPG AXA-BXA_1-L.JPG Bxa_1-l.jpg Bxa_2-l.jpg Bxa_3-l.jpg Bxa_4-l.jpg BXA-5_ON_LATHE-L.JPG BXA-6_ON_LATHE-L.JPG BXA-7_ON_LATHE-L.JPG DESCRIPTION: These are pictures of a shop built lathe toolpost. Posted by Fitch R. Williams . Fitch provided the following description: ================================================================= AXA_Style_tool_holder.gif is a scan of the mechanical drawing of the toolpost. I somehow deleted Fitch's original comments that arrived with this scan, but I think he has covered them again in the notes below. AXA_Tool_Holder-2 The pictures show both the tool holder and the 9" South Bend lathe with the tool post and holder on it. The AXA is a "just fit" on the 9" South Bend. It is 1-1/32" from the top of the compound to the lathe spindle centerline. With the bottom of the holder being about 0.45" thick, and a 1/2" shanked carbide tool having its cutting point at or near the top of the shank, it only gives about 0.081" of clearance between the bottom of the tool holder and the top of the compound. If you make the bottom of the tool holder 0.5" thick, then of course you are down to 0.031" of clearance. It works. The upside to this is that it is a very rigid tool holder for this lathe and has made a significant reduction in chatter as compared to the (terrible IMO) south Bend 10-in-1 tool holder I used to use on this lathe. And of course it makes changing tools as easy as using a shick injector razor (push-pull-click-click). AXA-BXA-1-L has BXA holder next to the AXA. The width is the same, 3", but the BXA is 1-3/4" tall where the AXA is 1-1/2" tall, the BXA is 1-1/4" thick back to front, the AXA is 1" thick. The dovetails are about .040" different in width (BXA larger of course). AXA-2-L shows the tool holder lying on its back - the dog point screws can be seen in their holes. AXA-3-L showes the finish on the part of the dovetail that comes in contact with the wedge to put one posters fears about wearing out his tool post to bed. The machined wedge surface of the dovetail is "very" smooth. AXA-5_On_Lathe-L shows a view of the tool post on the 9" SB as "seen by the tail stock" so to speak. The camera lense is not exactly on the center line so the bit does not look like it is at the right elevation, but it is. AXA-6_On_Lathe-L, AXA-7_On_Lathe-L, AXA-8_On_Lathe-L, and AXA-9_On_Lathe-L are more views of the tool post on the 9" SB. #9 was to also show the lathe bench and the tool box on the back. A handy setup. On the end of the lathe bench between the lathe and the tool box (in AXA-9_On_Lathe-L) you can see the tool holders and tool post for the John Stevenson Designed QC tool post I built. BXA-1-L through BXA-4-L are similar pictures of the BXA holder that correspond with the AXA pictures above. BXA_On_Lathe-5, 6, 7 show the tool holder on the 12 x 36 Andes lathe. Fitch