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My G4003G came with a piston type QCTP. Its okay, the quality of the tool holders are sub-par with half the height screws tapped crooked and overly loose. Now that I have the DroPros EL400 DRO and some indexable tooling I'm thinking of upgrading to the Aloris or Dorian QCTP. Does anyone have an opinion one way or the other?
The Dorian looks sexy, I'm trying to ignore that. What I don't get is this AXA, BXA, CXA stuff is supposed to be 'industry standard' yet the Aloris and Dorian BXA are different. The Aloris BXA is rated for 1/4" to 5/8" shank tooling. The Dorian BXA is rated for 5/8" to 1" tooling. Of course all my new indexable tooling is 1/2". The best deal is on the Dorian AXA is a 5 piece set with 4 tool holders I'd use for $515. There is an Aloris BXA 3 piece set for $475.
The Dorian looks sexy, I'm trying to ignore that. What I don't get is this AXA, BXA, CXA stuff is supposed to be 'industry standard' yet the Aloris and Dorian BXA are different. The Aloris BXA is rated for 1/4" to 5/8" shank tooling. The Dorian BXA is rated for 5/8" to 1" tooling. Of course all my new indexable tooling is 1/2". The best deal is on the Dorian AXA is a 5 piece set with 4 tool holders I'd use for $515. There is an Aloris BXA 3 piece set for $475.