diff --git a/src/graph/interfaces.py b/src/graph/interfaces.py
--- a/src/graph/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/graph/interfaces.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class IAxis(IBaseComponent):
         createed with knowledge of its parent component
         """
 
-class ITickLabelAdapter(IBaseComponent):
+class ITickLabel(IBaseComponent):
     """
     An adapter that produces tick labels for an axis
     """
diff --git a/src/graph_ZCA/app.py b/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
--- a/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
+++ b/src/graph_ZCA/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 from zope.interface import implements
 
-from graph_ZCA.components import BaseComponent, Image, Axis, AxisComponent, ViewBox
+from graph_ZCA.components import BaseComponent, Image, Axis, AxisComponent, ViewBox, TickLabelComponent
 from graph_ZCA.interfaces import IAxis, IViewBox, IBaseComponent
 
 from zope.component import getGlobalSiteManager, adapts
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ class NewAxisComponent(AxisComponent):
 
 gsm.registerAdapter(NewAxisComponent)
 
+
+class NewTickLabelComponent(TickLabelComponent):
+    adapts(IAxis)
+
+    def render(self):
+        return " ".join([ "q%i" % i for i in range(self.axis.start, self.axis.end)])
+
+gsm.registerAdapter(NewTickLabelComponent)
+
+
+
 image_data = [1,2,3,4]
 
 plot =  PlotImage( None)
diff --git a/src/graph_ZCA/components.py b/src/graph_ZCA/components.py
--- a/src/graph_ZCA/components.py
+++ b/src/graph_ZCA/components.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ from zope.component import adapts, getGl
 gsm = getGlobalSiteManager()
 
 from graph_ZCA.base import BaseAdapter, BaseComponent, BaseFactory
-from graph_ZCA.interfaces import ITickLabelAdapter, IAxis, IViewBox, IImage
+from graph_ZCA.interfaces import ITickLabel, IAxis, IViewBox, IImage
 
 
-class TickLabelAdapter(BaseAdapter):
+class TickLabelComponent(BaseComponent):
     """
     Generates Ticklabels for an axis
     """
-    implementsOnly(ITickLabelAdapter)
+    implementsOnly(ITickLabel)
     adapts(IAxis)
 
     def __init__(self, axis):
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ class TickLabelAdapter(BaseAdapter):
     def render(self):
         return map(str, range(self.axis.start, self.axis.end))
 
-gsm.registerAdapter(TickLabelAdapter)
+gsm.registerAdapter(TickLabelComponent)
+
+
+class TickLabel(BaseFactory):
+
+    target_interface = ITickLabel
 
 
 class AxisComponent(BaseComponent):
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ class AxisComponent(BaseComponent):
         self.end = end
 
     def get_tick_labels(self):
-        return ITickLabelAdapter(self).render()
+        return TickLabel(self)().render()
 
     def render(self):
         return '%s: ' % self.__class__.__name__ + self.orientation + ':' + ' '.join(self.get_tick_labels())
diff --git a/src/graph_ZCA/interfaces.py b/src/graph_ZCA/interfaces.py
--- a/src/graph_ZCA/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/graph_ZCA/interfaces.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class IAxis(IBaseComponent):
         createed with knowledge of its parent component
         """
 
-class ITickLabelAdapter(IBaseComponent):
+class ITickLabel(IBaseComponent):
     """
     An adapter that produces tick labels for an axis
     """