skotl
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Bought an AXA QCTP to fit my 1944 denham and have been gradually fiddling away at getting the new bolt and holder to fit in the cross slider.
Belatedly I've only just realised that the tools sit 7mm higher than the centre of the chuck, at their lowest setting Although the lathe has a 7" swing, and AXA posts are supposed to be good for 6"+, it looks like the slide assembly on the lathe is higher than the norm.
Here's a couple of pics showing the problem:
And here's some measurements of the problem, and of the cross slide:
...and finally, because I'm miffed and want to get any and all suggestions, here's a short vid of the whole lot.
First question - do you think it's a reasonable / crazy / other idea to mill 7mm off the bed of the cross slide? I should have enough space to get it cut down and still have enough left for the nut of the QCTP to fit - it's around 17mm tall and I'd need to shave just over 7mm off, leaving 9.5mm on the bed and 4.5mm metal for the QCTP nut to grab ahold of underneat.
Second question - should I just give up?
Final question - any other ideas? You'll see from the vid that I can't see any other options to take 7mm off the height
Belatedly I've only just realised that the tools sit 7mm higher than the centre of the chuck, at their lowest setting Although the lathe has a 7" swing, and AXA posts are supposed to be good for 6"+, it looks like the slide assembly on the lathe is higher than the norm.
Here's a couple of pics showing the problem:
And here's some measurements of the problem, and of the cross slide:
...and finally, because I'm miffed and want to get any and all suggestions, here's a short vid of the whole lot.
First question - do you think it's a reasonable / crazy / other idea to mill 7mm off the bed of the cross slide? I should have enough space to get it cut down and still have enough left for the nut of the QCTP to fit - it's around 17mm tall and I'd need to shave just over 7mm off, leaving 9.5mm on the bed and 4.5mm metal for the QCTP nut to grab ahold of underneat.
Second question - should I just give up?
Final question - any other ideas? You'll see from the vid that I can't see any other options to take 7mm off the height