06-29-2013, 04:46 PM
(06-29-2013, 04:29 PM)the penguin Wrote: Damn!!, I must be extremely lucky, I just got another 30 of the $8 AXA blocks from CDCO, I opened 16 of them up to 3/4" and the other 14 to 5/8", then changed the set screws, other than that all was fine, nothing crooked, stripped or any other defects to make them unusable.
The 10 mm x 1.0 mm nuts are easy enough to find, I buy lengths of 10 mm x 1.0 mm all-thread and cut my own studs as necessary.
Jack,
Maybe his supplier for the BXA size is different from the AXA size. I never use to have these problems with the CDCO tool holders. It's just been the last couple of batches that have been disappointing.
Good idea on the all-thread. I ran out of the set screws so I'll place an order with McMaster for some more of those and also get some of the M10x1.0 nuts. I may as well get some of the all-thread to have on hand.
Ed