Boxelder
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2012
- Location
- Atlanta Georgia USA
Help me evaluate these lathes. Also, my wife thinks I have a problem...
...and she might be right! But she's an extremely understanding woman who understands that my little hobby is much less expensive than owning a small airplane - a common addiction among my peers.
I just picked up a couple of Monarchs at auction from NASA/Redstone Arsenal, a 10EE serial number 38044 and a 60/61 (not quite sue how to tell them apart) serial number 36366.
Already I have noticed the broken and repaired tailstock hand wheel on the 10EE, as well as the brazed tailstock locking handle. Obviously the tailstock has performed a gravity check at some point. On the 60/61 I noticed the brazed repair on the toolpost mount, and the tailstock wheel speed handle is hanging from the collet rack and simply needs to be reattached.
Realizing you guys simply live to play this game (I know I do!), you can now help a brother out by nitpicking to death these two machines. But please, I see the rust and understand have a 5-gallon bucket of Evapo-Rust standing by. No need to flog that entirely dead horse.
So, gents: What do I have here? What's missing? On every 60/61 I've seen there's a handle below the speed settings placard, which seems to be missing on this machine. This is the only 60/61 I've found which has the handle on the top of the headstock. I'm assuming it's a brake?
And I also would appreciate input and advice if there's anything I need to do to make these machines safer to move home on a trailer. I'm already planning on removing the work light from the 10EE and the collet rack from the 60/61 before loading.
Thanks very much in advance, and have fun storming the castle!
Dropbox - PM share NASA Monarchs
...and she might be right! But she's an extremely understanding woman who understands that my little hobby is much less expensive than owning a small airplane - a common addiction among my peers.
I just picked up a couple of Monarchs at auction from NASA/Redstone Arsenal, a 10EE serial number 38044 and a 60/61 (not quite sue how to tell them apart) serial number 36366.
Already I have noticed the broken and repaired tailstock hand wheel on the 10EE, as well as the brazed tailstock locking handle. Obviously the tailstock has performed a gravity check at some point. On the 60/61 I noticed the brazed repair on the toolpost mount, and the tailstock wheel speed handle is hanging from the collet rack and simply needs to be reattached.
Realizing you guys simply live to play this game (I know I do!), you can now help a brother out by nitpicking to death these two machines. But please, I see the rust and understand have a 5-gallon bucket of Evapo-Rust standing by. No need to flog that entirely dead horse.
So, gents: What do I have here? What's missing? On every 60/61 I've seen there's a handle below the speed settings placard, which seems to be missing on this machine. This is the only 60/61 I've found which has the handle on the top of the headstock. I'm assuming it's a brake?
And I also would appreciate input and advice if there's anything I need to do to make these machines safer to move home on a trailer. I'm already planning on removing the work light from the 10EE and the collet rack from the 60/61 before loading.
Thanks very much in advance, and have fun storming the castle!
Dropbox - PM share NASA Monarchs
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