09-18-2016, 08:26 AM
About a week ago, I ordered 10 AXA blocks from CDCO, they arrived in about 3 days, I loaded up some tools. I modified a couple of blocks to better hold boring bars, and had to order 10 more blocks last night.
I have to open a couple of them out to hold a 3/4" tools, as my, on order, Walter G1011 parting tool should be here soon.
There is a company called All Industrial supply, they sell a oversized AXA block that will hold a 5/8" tool for $13.50 plus shipping, and Dorian offers a AXA block that holds a 3/4" tool, but is $95 plus shipping.
It seems for some reason, most of the tools I want, seem to start with 3/4" x 3/4" shanks.
When I bought my first lathe (Atlas 12") I had a local machine shop, cut the shanks of 4 tools down to fit the 1/2" slots in the standard AXA blocks, all 4 of the tools either broke or bent, I've had much better luck with opening the tool blocks up. I've opened up over 200 of them to 3/4" and so far (knock on wood), I've never had a block break or crack.
I have to open a couple of them out to hold a 3/4" tools, as my, on order, Walter G1011 parting tool should be here soon.
There is a company called All Industrial supply, they sell a oversized AXA block that will hold a 5/8" tool for $13.50 plus shipping, and Dorian offers a AXA block that holds a 3/4" tool, but is $95 plus shipping.
It seems for some reason, most of the tools I want, seem to start with 3/4" x 3/4" shanks.
When I bought my first lathe (Atlas 12") I had a local machine shop, cut the shanks of 4 tools down to fit the 1/2" slots in the standard AXA blocks, all 4 of the tools either broke or bent, I've had much better luck with opening the tool blocks up. I've opened up over 200 of them to 3/4" and so far (knock on wood), I've never had a block break or crack.
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