texasgeartrain
Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2016
- Location
- Houston, TX
I'm considering a few lathes. Travel is too far to see in person. I'd be buying through pics or vids, if it happens.
One is a catalog 16" Actual 18.5" Monarch 61 from 1956. Of the lathes I'm looking at I'm leaning toward it. It looks in the best shape of the three. 24 to 1000 rpm spindle speed. Ways look real nice in pics. Has taper attachment and Aloris tool post. One 3 jaw chuck. No extra holders, tooling, or steady rest. Listed as 54 or 56" bed, but seems a little longer than the others.
There's a 14" x 54" Pacemaker. 1500 spindle speed. Has taper attachment. No tool post, steady rest, or tooling. Ways look ok, maybe not perfect. Hard to tell from pics.
A 16" x 54" Pacemaker. Looks a little rough. Price is attractive. 1500 spindle speed. 3 and 4 jaw chuck and steady rest. No taper attachment, robbed I think.
Also a Monarch 16 CY. Price is attractive, ways look really decent. 4 jaw chuck, Aloris tool post, and taper attachment. Top spindle speed at a blazing 487 rpm !
In watching vids, the Monarch 61's seem the most quiet during operation. I really like the look of the Pacemakers and the 1500 spindle speeds. All the bed lengths are pretty close on the ones I'm looking at.
Just curious for some feed back or opinions.
One is a catalog 16" Actual 18.5" Monarch 61 from 1956. Of the lathes I'm looking at I'm leaning toward it. It looks in the best shape of the three. 24 to 1000 rpm spindle speed. Ways look real nice in pics. Has taper attachment and Aloris tool post. One 3 jaw chuck. No extra holders, tooling, or steady rest. Listed as 54 or 56" bed, but seems a little longer than the others.
There's a 14" x 54" Pacemaker. 1500 spindle speed. Has taper attachment. No tool post, steady rest, or tooling. Ways look ok, maybe not perfect. Hard to tell from pics.
A 16" x 54" Pacemaker. Looks a little rough. Price is attractive. 1500 spindle speed. 3 and 4 jaw chuck and steady rest. No taper attachment, robbed I think.
Also a Monarch 16 CY. Price is attractive, ways look really decent. 4 jaw chuck, Aloris tool post, and taper attachment. Top spindle speed at a blazing 487 rpm !
In watching vids, the Monarch 61's seem the most quiet during operation. I really like the look of the Pacemakers and the 1500 spindle speeds. All the bed lengths are pretty close on the ones I'm looking at.
Just curious for some feed back or opinions.