LittleMachineShop.com 0XA Quick Start Manual

Installing the 0XA Quick Change Tool Post
The 0XA quick change tool post (QCTP) can be mounted on many small lathes.
For some lathes, LittleMachineShop.com includes mounting hardware that
makes it a bolt-on installation. For others, some work is required.
On the following pages, you'll find instructions for mounting the 0XA QCTP on
the following lathes:
 Sherline lathe (P/N 4039)
 Taig lathe (P/N 4039)
Sherline lathe
4039 - Quick Change Tool Post, 0XA for Sherline and Taig
This set includes a stud and two set screws for mounting the 0XA QCTP. Follow
these steps:
1. Remove the existing tool post, leaving the T-slot nut.
2. Store the parts you remove together.
3. Take the flat plate off the bottom of the 0XA QCTP and remove the stud
from it. You do not need them.
4. Using the stud in the installation kit, install one of the set screws into
the threaded hole in the end.
 Use the shorter set screw if you have a Sherline Extended Toolpost T-
nut that extends above the surface of the table.
 Use the longer set screw if your T-slot nut does not extend above the
table surface.
5. Thread the exposed end of the set screw into the T-slot nut.
6. Slide the quick change tool post over the stud and add the nut on top.
Taig lathe
4039 - Quick Change Tool Post Set, 0XA for Sherline and Taig
On the Taig lathe the tool post mounts with a T-slot nut in the cross slide.
This set includes a stud and two set screws for mounting the 0XA QCTP. Follow
these steps:
1. Remove the existing tool post, leaving the T-slot nut.
2. Store the parts you remove together.
7. Take the flat plate off the bottom of the 0XA QCTP and remove the stud
from it. You do not need the stud.
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