Description
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This lathe tooling package contains all the tooling you need to be productive with your Atlas/Craftsman 6" lathe on the first day you own it.
The quick change tool post set (QCTP) includes the tool post, mounting hardware, and five tool holders. The tool post is a wedge-type made of all steel. No tools are required to change tools. Additional tool holders are available. This set includes the following tool holders:
2 - #1 Turning and Facing
1 - #2 Boring, Turning and Facing
1 - #4 Heavy Duty Boring will hold both 3/8" and 1/2" boring bars
1 - #7 Universal Parting Blade for 1/2" cut-off blade - 4 degree
Turning tool holders accept tools with 1/4" to 1/2" shank. The boring tool holder accepts boring bars with up to 3/8" round shanks. The cut-off tool holder holds 1/2" tall parting blades.
The 1/2" capacity drill chuck is mounted on a 0 Morse taper shank part for the Atlas/Craftsman 6" lathe. The rated capacity of the drill chuck is 1mm to 13mm. You will have to cut the tang off the drill chuck arbor to suit your tailstock. A Dremel with a cut-off wheel works well to do this.
The set of indexable turning tools includes 5 tools (TAR, TAL, TBR, TBL, TE), inserts, a wrench, and extra screws. It comes in a wooden case. The carbide inserts are TCMT21.51.
The carbide tipped 9-piece boring bar set includes 3 different length boring bars each for minimum bores of 5/16", 3/8", and 7/16". The bore depth ranges from 3/4" to 2-1/4". The heat treated, alloy steel shanks are held to 0.000 to -0.0005" from the nominal diameter.
The P1 parting blade is 1/16" x 1/2" x 4-1/2" and made from M2 HSS. These T-shape parting blades provide great side clearance.
This lathe tooling package includes 4 different sizes of combined drills and countersinks, commonly called center drills, and other Atlas Craftsman Lathe parts. The HSS center drill set includes sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4. These are 60° center drills; the sizes that are most used by bench top machinists.
Chris's Tips
The 0XA quick change tool post and the associated tool holders were developed by Tormach and LittleMachineShop.com in cooperation. They were optimized to work with all versions of mini lathes, including 7x10, 7x12, 7x14 and 7x16 mini lathes.
This QCTP is a bolt-on accessory for the mini lathe. To mount this QCTP on other small lathes, you may have to make a bushing or re-work the center stud so that you can mount it to a smaller threaded hole. See the comparison chart of the quick-change tool post sets we carry.
The two 0XA tool posts (3112 and 3048) are the same except for the cut-off tool holder.
The 3112 has a cut-off tool holder that mounts the blade horizontally. Thus, it can be used on lathes that have only 5/8” from the top of the compound to the centerline of the lathe, like the 7x mini lathes.
The 3048 has a cut-off tool holder that mounts the blade at a 4-degree angle. It needs ¾” from the top of the compound to the centerline because of the angled cut off blade.
