Shars OXA Wedge Type CNC Lathe Quick Change Tool Post 6 PCS Set For 6" - 9" Lathe Swing, Cutoff Tool 4° 202-9460 S)

The OXA tool holder is very robust and stout and performs well on my 7x16 mini lathe. It should last for years to come. The kit I ordered came with the wrong cut-off tool holder. I contacted the seller and got a quick response. They apologized for the error and offered to replace the one tool holder. They sent the correct holder and provided packaging and a label for a no cost return. That's how to do customer service.

Very nice and well made. No sharp edges, very clean and well packaged. The only downside is you need 2 different Allen keys one metric and one SAE.

We'll packaged and put together tool post. The T slot bar has extra stock so you can machine to fit your compound, which I did. Overall it's what you would expect from Shars, a good value product that's not an Aloris... but also doesn't cost what an Aloris does. I've have had good luck with the Shars brand overall and would buy this tool post again.

This was the 4th tool post that I bought in an effort to find one that was actually usable. The first three were so badly machined, when they were machined, that they locked up or bound up. The Shar's post came properly machined and the tool holders were well machined.If you want an OXA size tool post this is a good choice. Stay away from the unbranded Chinese ones, they are in my opinion trouble.If you want to see more, on You Tube there are several videos about these posts. Try looking for #4 OXA tool post review.

Arrived on time and with no damage. I received what I expected, there are some minor issues but all in all a good buy. Ended up making my own adaptor plate from two pieces of 1/4” flat stock. I have it mounted to a South Bend 9 looks like it will work well for my needs. I will probably get a couple more tool holders but the supplies ones are a good spread. I will update with pictures and videos when I start making chips.

Been meaning to buy a quick change tool post for my mini lathe. Was thinking between the BXA and the OXA. Went with the OXA because it came with a 3/8 boring bar holder while the BXA had a 5/8 boring bar holder and no smaller. Works great with 1/2 tool holder, though I didn't like that the tool holder bolts used a hex key of 3mm so I instead replaced them with a hex key with a 5mm hex head; the bolts are M6 bolts and you should be able to get them in homedepot or other hardware store.Also important, the double threaded bolt that comes with this fits directly into the compound slide mount. I recommend drilling a 3/16 hole and using an icepick to tighten it down onto the compound slide rather using locking pliers to avoid marring the metal.Made my own base plate because I wasn't sure if my transition would be successful, but it was. (Note: Filled in the hole via welding and then cleaned up and drill a 3/8 hole so that i could bore it out to the correct size.) I will eventually make a new base plate since I would like the holder to be able to sit on the compound slide rather than on the base plate as the parting tool holder needed to drop lower than the base plate was seated to cut on center. Will try to update with more photos when I make new base plate to show what I mean.

I try to buy American made products but this Chinese made tool holder was $800 cheaper overall with all accessories. For my hobby lathe I couldn’t justify spending over $1000 on a tool post. That’s more than I spent on my lathe. This tool post is pretty well made. Very solid. I bought it for my 70 year old Craftsman (Atlas) 101 12” lathe. I’m still waiting on a T-nut to mount it but I don’t foresee any issues with mounting. I dissembled the post to clean the preservative oil off and add way oil. To my surprise it was very well machined inside and the parts appear to be hard chromed. Not positive on the hard chrome but it certainly appears so. Unlike other Chinese made AXA posts that I saw dissembled on YouTube it’s nice. I’m happy I went with the Shars name brand and I’m willing to bet the other strangely named tool posts aren’t as good. This is a huge improvement on the old “lantern” tool post.

Product was as advertised and of quality materials and workmanship.