120034 Mini Lathe Quick Change Tool Post,Lathe Tool Holder,Axa Tool Holder

Easy to set up. Easy to use. Works fantastic on my small lathe.

This QCTP works perfectly well with my Taig Micro Lathe II. I fabricated a simple baseplate tapped to accept the bolt included with the tool post rather than try to attach it directly to my Taig’s cross slide. Now it’s rock solid. As others have mentioned, there’s plenty of slop in the dovetails, but I’ve found that doesn’t matter once the cartridge is snugged into place with the cam handle. If I were anything other than a hobbyist, I’d spring for something more precise, but for the price, this one really can’t be beat. It’s a big step up from the stock Taig tool post and really improves my workflow. The cartridges even work with the 1/4” tools I was using with my Taig.

For the price it is probably par for the course, but it's made of weak metal and there is a lot of play between the tool holder and the post. In order to get the tool holder stiff enough to do some cuts, I ended up cranking it down so hard that the dinky aluminum handle broke. I drilled it out and just use a piece of 8mm steel round to get the leverage it requires. I can get some decent cuts with it but definitely not deep ones, just have to scratch at it or otherwise get uneven cuts. Unfortunately I can't make it any better by taking metal off of anything, would have to add metal to it. I will probably just re-cut the whole thing out of steel with better tolerances... in that respect it's not bad for a reference design if you want to make your own.

This is only an initial review after mounting and light cutting. I didn't have any of the problems that some other reviewers had and all the parts fit pretty good. Remember to lube the parts up before finishing installation so they don't gaul up. A good quality one costs 400 bucks. So I see this as at least a 4 star for getting all this for only 35 bucks. Its like, that doesn't happen. But time will tell how all that cast aluminum holds up. I only use it occasionally so it might work for quite a while. So long as im easy on it and don't crash it, i hope.

The media could not be loaded. Este portaherramientas de cambio rápido es lo que estaba buscando, sin embargo, me dio bastante trabajo adaptarlo a mi torno. Les explico:En mi torno, el portaherramientas original va sobre el charriot sobre un perno M10-1.5 que trae el torno y que es muy difícil de desarmar. Además, el portaherramientas original de torno es más de 1 cm más bajo que este de cambio rápido con todas sus piezas originales, lo que no permite que pueda ser fijado con la palanca de fijación original del torno.Dicho esto, tuve que fabricar 3 piezas para poder adaptarlo.1.- Un cilindro que se usa como separador, fabricado con de aluminio, con las medidas de 16.9 mm de diámetro externo, 11 m, de diámetro interno y 50 mm de largo. Este va a reemplazar la pieza central del portaherramientas de cambio rápido.2.- Una pieza de acero cilíndrica para fijarse en el perno. Sus medidas son de 20mm de radio superior y 17 mm de radio inferior. En su extremo inferior se le hace rosca m10-1.5. En uno de sus lados se le hace un agujero y se rosca m6-1.0. La longitud de la pieza no es crítica.3.- Una palanca de acero con un extremo roscado M6-1.0 para ajustarlo en la pieza de fijación y usarla para hacer torque.Una vez maquinadas estas piezas, el portaherramientas de cambio rápido queda espectacular en el torno!

The media could not be loaded. As others have said, this has more than its fair share of issues. If you want something that looks like a quick change toolpost but it doesn't need to function then this would be perfect. The main pieces are cast, not machined, and tolerances are even way too generous for that. This is designed for a small lathe, but it can't hold 1/4" or 5/16" tools without large shims. My lathe is not supposed to support 3/8" tools, but this is the only size tool I can get to be marginally useful with this and this size tool needs to be adjusted so far towards the compound that the adjustment nut to maintain a consistent tool height winds up vibrating itself or the threaded rod it is on loose. The locking nut is useless at this position. You do need to put one hand on the toolpost lock/ unlock handle the entire time you are cutting or it will vibrate itself unlocked, destroy your carbide insert, and probably destroy your part also. If you are lucky, it won't destroy anything else.If you are going to use this for any amount of time, you should definitely at minimum purchase some longer M5 set screws, longer threaded rods, and larger adjustment screws for the tool holders. As others have recommended, a real 0XA quick change kit would be a much better investment.

You may need to purchase or make a mounting bolt to secure it !It works and makes tool change much easier !

At first I wanted to try this quick change kit because this is my first mini lathe. Once I received the quich change tool post and blocks I was not impressed. None of the blocks fit properly, there was such a big gap between the tool blocks and the quick change post that nothing was steady. I ordered other tool blocks from ebay and those fit a lot better with just a slight filing for them to slip on.Using the boring tool there is a lot of flex and your cuts are sloppy and eventually over sized. I got tired of messing with this kit and decided to order a kit that is solid steel. I received the steel kit today and am really impressed with it. There is absolutely no flex from any of the cutting tools, the quick change blocks fit perfectly and are extremely secure when tightened.There is a huge difference in price when it comes to the steel kit and the aluminum kit. The steel kit costs about 4x more, but its really worth it. If I had known this from the beginning I would have just ordered the steel kit and not waste my money on this aluminum kit along with all the extra quick change blocks I got also.This is the one I got and its really worth it, everything fits perfectly and there is zero flex.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071HW2HTF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1