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So the moral here...just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Someone pointed that out here that you can buy XL axa holder to take 5/8" tools. ..why?!
Also like mentioned here, it wasn't completely the rigidness, it was the options on inserts.
Why is because AXA does not only fit one size lathe, and lathes of the "same'" size are not all the same'. There is overlap between sizes, OXA is recommended for lathes up to a 9" swing, AXA 8-12", BXA 10-15.
Also just because a lathe says it is of a certain size it doesn't mean it really is, the Grizzly 10x22 is really a 9-1/2" lathe, PM's nearly identical lathe claims a true 10" swing, a Southbend "Heavy 10" is really an 11" but all are sold as 10" lathes.