wrace wrote:
Sheldon 10 x 56 XL (large spindle hole) lathe. What size quick change do I
need from enco for this lathe?

What is the difference between these two? Size?

AXA (100) is for "up to 12 inch", BXA (200) is for "10 to 15 inch", and
yes
the difference is size (and because of that, stiffness). The
Enco/PhaseII sets
come with knurls but no boring bars.

Even though this is not an Aloris post, we can "cheat" and use their
documentation. Their catalog at
http://www.aloris.com/pdfs/Aloris_catalog2004_FINAL.pdf
(huge, over 16M due to all the color photos) has a section on
recommended
posts for common lathes. They suggest the AXA size for your 10"
Sheldon.

I have a BXA on my 14" lathe, and still get a fair amount of chatter,
but to
be fair I believe a lot of this is coming from my crossslide and
compound.
The Aloris document suggests CXA as being appropriate for this lathe,
and
I agree on a size basis if nothing else--I had to add a 1/4" spacer
under mine
to get 1/2" bits to adjust on center. Other than that, I'm very happy
with it,
I've never even installed the lantern toolpost I got with the lathe.


HTH,
--Glenn Lyford