Mountainman77
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2018
Hey gents,
Long time lurker, finally figured I'd register an account.
I'm a hobbyist / home shopper in the market for a lathe and came across a Monarch 16CY 18x30 from 1942 that appears to be in decent condition. The only thing I dislike about it is that it's configured as the low speed (487 RPM max) model.
I've read of guys on here and elsewhere replacing the motor sheave and belt to take it up to 1000 max, which apparently was an option available from the factory. But I emailed Monarch, and according to them no such parts are available for this. I want to have some ability to run smaller diameter work and / or use carbide tools, and the 487 rpm max is going to limit me there.
I also inquired about metric change gears, which I read of guys picking up and implementing - to which Monarch has the same reply: not available.
Is there anyone out there that can provide any guidance on this? I'm not afraid of attempting to home brew a solution, but at the same time I don't want to cause myself unnecessary amounts of work if parts are available that I'm not presently aware of. In general I would prefer to put a little money fixing up old iron like this than sinking that into any of the newer imports that have more options but are not nearly as well built.
I appreciate any information / opinions you guys could share. Thank you.
-Chuck
Long time lurker, finally figured I'd register an account.
I'm a hobbyist / home shopper in the market for a lathe and came across a Monarch 16CY 18x30 from 1942 that appears to be in decent condition. The only thing I dislike about it is that it's configured as the low speed (487 RPM max) model.
I've read of guys on here and elsewhere replacing the motor sheave and belt to take it up to 1000 max, which apparently was an option available from the factory. But I emailed Monarch, and according to them no such parts are available for this. I want to have some ability to run smaller diameter work and / or use carbide tools, and the 487 rpm max is going to limit me there.
I also inquired about metric change gears, which I read of guys picking up and implementing - to which Monarch has the same reply: not available.
Is there anyone out there that can provide any guidance on this? I'm not afraid of attempting to home brew a solution, but at the same time I don't want to cause myself unnecessary amounts of work if parts are available that I'm not presently aware of. In general I would prefer to put a little money fixing up old iron like this than sinking that into any of the newer imports that have more options but are not nearly as well built.
I appreciate any information / opinions you guys could share. Thank you.
-Chuck