Tormach 33272 Technical manual

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Quick ChangeTool Post Installation
Product Idencaon: Quick Change Tool Post Kit (PN 33272)
Purpose: This document details the installaon and use of the Quick Change Tool Post Kit on a 15L Slant-PRO™
Lathe.
Qty. Quick ChangeTool Post Kit Size PN
1 Quick Change Tool Post CXA 34129
1 Tool Post Handle —
2 #2 Tool Holder for Quick Change Post CXA 33124
2 #1 Tool Holder for Quick Change Post CXA 33123
1 #4 Tool Holder for Quick Change Post CXA 33125
1 Quick Change Tool Mount Plate — 33202
4 M8 x 40 mm Socket Head Screw —
NOTE: If any of these items are missing, contact Tormach Customer
Service at [phone] for a replacement.
RequiredTools and Items:
• Dead-blow hammer
• Metric hex wrench set
• Rust preventative
• Adjustable wrench
• Magnetic dial test indicator

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Installation
1. Remove Mounng Block from boom of Tool
Post and discard. Mounng Block is shown in
Figure 1.
2. Inspect surfaces of both carriage and Tool
Mount Plate; remove burrs, wipe o grit
and dirt. If necessary, use hand-held stone
to deburr surface. Spray surfaces with rust
preventave such as WD40®.
3. Posion Tool Mount Plate on lathe carriage;
using four M8 x 40 mm Socket Head Screws,
aach plate to lathe carriage (see Figure 2).
Figure 1
Figure 2

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4. Screw Tool Post Stud into plate and ghten
snug (see Figure 3).
5. Slide Tool Post over stud. Aach Nut and hand
ghten (see Figure 4). Screw Tool Post Handle
into Tool Post.
6. Match up desired Tool Holder with the desired
tool (see Figure 5).
Figure 3 Figure 4
Figure 5

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7. Lock tool into Tool Holder by ghtening hex-
head screws in sequence shown in Figure 6
and Figure 7.
8. Adjust Thumb Screw to set Tool Holder height;
secure with Stop Nut (see Figure 8).
Figure 6
1 23 4
Figure 7
Figure 8
Stop Nut
Thumb Screw
Spring Washer

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9. Swing Tool Post Handle up to unlocked posion (see Figure 9).
NOTE: Tool Post lever must be in unlocked posion to aach holder.
10. Slide Tool Holder onto Tool Post dove tail (see Figure 9). Swing Tool Post Handle down to locked posion.
11. Aach magnec dial test indicator to spindle. Posion indicator p against tool face. Power up lathe and
move carriage back and forth on X-axis against indicator p (see Figure 10).
12. To correct Tool Post misalignment, tap with dead-blow hammer to adjust, as necessary (see Figure 10).
Repeat Steps 11 and 12 unl suitable alignment is achieved.
13. Tighten Tool Post nut securely with adjustable
wrench (see Figure 11).
14. Recheck tool with dial indicator to ensure
posion did not change following ghtening of
nut.
Figure 9
Locked
Unlocked
Figure 10
Figure 11

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Boring Bar Holder Useage
1. Insert desired tool into Boring Bar Holder
and lock tool by ghtening two hex-head cap
screws (see Figure 12).
2. Move Tool Post lever to the unlocked posion
and slide Boring Bar Holder onto the QCTP
dove tail (see Figure 13); swing Tool Post lever
down to locked posion.
3. To change tools, loosen hex cap screws on
Boring Bar Holder.
4. Tap both hex-head cap screws with dead-blow
hammer to release tool (see Figure 14).
NOTE: Reducer Sleeve (3/4”-1”), located inside the
Boring Bar Holder, is included.
Figure 12 Figure 13
Figure 14