glenbjackson
Aluminum
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2015
Monarch model 27N BEAST!!!
Ok so heres my story on how i acquired my first lathe... I mean lathes!!! You know how when you hear a new word then all of a sudden you hear it often...The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Well I could not for the life of me find a big enough lathe for my custom flywheel at a good price. I was being cheap, then kept finding these things aren't cheap. So I kept upping my price still to no avail. Until last month found one on acceleratedbuysell.com. A model 24N monarch :-) 36" swing for a great price, $1700, bought it!!! While up there also acquired a Rockland 19” for $350 smh and while buying tooling for them was sold a craftsman 6" for $40!! Lol yeah crazy, couldn't find one now I got too many.
It was a hand FULL getting it in this storage unit. But paid a forklift repair company and we got it in there.
Some stats;
16,000lbs
swing over carriage; 27
swing over bed; 36.5
between centers;60
chuck; 32"
spindle; d1-8
spindle bore; 3"
motor; 30hp
things I found interesting about this baby so far(ill add as I find them);
-while cleaning headstock the bull gear is 3" wide!!!
-prices for parts are insane
-the brake cone CAN be adjusted(remove set-screws, press brake cone off the brake plug a couple of mm and replace set-screws
-as well the clutch
-I absolutely LOVE the craftsmanship and ease of disassembly of older machines
-the Monarch company had GREAT customer service, as for my experience
-Regular motor oil CAN in fact be put in here there are metal placards stating just that.
Monarch 36.5" swing smh
Ok so heres my story on how i acquired my first lathe... I mean lathes!!! You know how when you hear a new word then all of a sudden you hear it often...The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Well I could not for the life of me find a big enough lathe for my custom flywheel at a good price. I was being cheap, then kept finding these things aren't cheap. So I kept upping my price still to no avail. Until last month found one on acceleratedbuysell.com. A model 24N monarch :-) 36" swing for a great price, $1700, bought it!!! While up there also acquired a Rockland 19” for $350 smh and while buying tooling for them was sold a craftsman 6" for $40!! Lol yeah crazy, couldn't find one now I got too many.
It was a hand FULL getting it in this storage unit. But paid a forklift repair company and we got it in there.
Some stats;
16,000lbs
swing over carriage; 27
swing over bed; 36.5
between centers;60
chuck; 32"
spindle; d1-8
spindle bore; 3"
motor; 30hp
things I found interesting about this baby so far(ill add as I find them);
-while cleaning headstock the bull gear is 3" wide!!!
-prices for parts are insane
-the brake cone CAN be adjusted(remove set-screws, press brake cone off the brake plug a couple of mm and replace set-screws
-as well the clutch
-I absolutely LOVE the craftsmanship and ease of disassembly of older machines
-the Monarch company had GREAT customer service, as for my experience
-Regular motor oil CAN in fact be put in here there are metal placards stating just that.
Monarch 36.5" swing smh