Seeking info on a 10EE, based on one poor photograph

[Andy FitzGibbon]

Very few vfd's are dual voltage. Talk to scott at Monarch, he can probably tell you everything you want to know about that machine.

I don't have much experience with VFDs, but that's what I figured. Thanks. I will call Monarch tomorrow.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

Monarch says the lathe was sold new to General Electric in Waukesha, WI, and had a complete rebuild in 2001 for Midwest Generation in Romeoville, IL. So the "came out of a power plant" story tracks. Looks like the Romeoville plant was shut down in 2022.

 

[bsg]

Now that you have s/n info maybe call Monarch and ask what the "level" of the rebuild was.

My S/N book only shows s/n's to end of 1972. Last s/n for 1972 was #51036. So guessing born in 1973 or 74-ish?

$9000 seems a little high from my view. Esp since it can't even be demonstrated.

It is rebuilt. Monarch puts an "R" after the (original) serial number when they do the rebuild. My 10EE s/n 51929 was built in 1977, to give you an idea of the original build date on this lathe.

David

My machine was built 11-74 and it has a serial number of 51331........and it was sold to GE as well!

Kevin

 

[Yan Wo]

Please continue this thread if you decide to buy it.

 

[Toolmaker51]

$9k is 10EE range, but not always collected. I'd bet 75% are priced by search not valuation. If you run a good one, it's evident worth every penny. There are a few toolroom lathes; some are 'toolroom', some are "toolroom", some just hype. Lathes to lathes, and quantity available, Monarch is the pinnacle.
The cross slide lash is near 99.99645% certain of adjustment at external end; maybe just the spanner screw, often from drag of the graduated dial. The design is fine, just inattentive operators.
That being 'operators' who are careless, because they didn't pay for it.

 

[rcn11thacr]

The lathe certainly has some of the additional toys that many of us wish ours had... I can't complain, owning a 30 incher with ELSR, Taper, a VFD that I’m almost totally happy with, 7.5 hp, blah, blah. But having the handwheel collet closer, factory covers on the taper attachment in place, taper bed clamp, travel dial, and a recent rebuild from Monarch? Very nice piece of mind indeed. You can do w/o ELSR, VFD, 30 inches, etc.… When I bought mine @ a tool reseller, mine had a BXA tool post with no tool holders. I walked around looking at all of the other lathes & grabbed every BXA related item & told the guy these go with the deal for no additional price or there is no deal. It was not a lot of tooling but it got me started with BXA at least.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

Well, try as I might, I didn't buy this lathe. "Some guy from Ohio" ended up with it. Was that anyone here? Whoever it is, I think they got a good machine, provided it runs.

Sorry to have missed out on the machine, but the deal was just weird enough that I'm glad to no longer be a part of it.

Still looking for a nice 10EE, casually, if anyone is thinking of parting with theirs. Not looking for a project (already have too many of those).

Andy