upthebikes
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2007
- Location
- Great Lakes USA
background: the only metal lathe model i have ever operated is a south bend 9a (two different lathes), for a total of about 40 hours work. so, i know the extreme basics of that type of machine.
turns out there is a monarch 10ee, in good visible shape, for sale out of a machine shop extremely close to me. the seller's father passed away, and they are getting rid of all the manual machine tools. it is under power, and he said "shop foreman said it runs good, you're more than welcome to come take a look at it and fire it up. i don't really know too much about it." so i'm going tomorrow bright and early.
i'm familiar with dave ficken's "advice on buying a lathe," and am going to perform most of the off-power field tests he mentions.
but seriously though, where's the "on" switch for these things? if somebody would be kind enough to walk me through a few very basic "under power" checks/movements, i'd be eternally grateful. how to change gears/speeds, stuff like that. and i'm serious about that on switch thing, if someone could even let me know the basics (motor control box? start/stop switch?) about just starting it, anything helps! i'll send you a 6 pack of our local microbrew if you'd like as a thanks.
the things i'm going to look for are obvious (ways, backlash, nothing broken, etc.). i'll be checking to see that the taper attachment and vernier scale are in good shape. i'll be attempting to open the door at the tailstock end to see if this is an "m/g" or a "vacuum tube" type model. it's a 1953 model, and i'll be looking at the tooling available. here is a photo:
the seller is asking $3k.
appears to come with a mess of collets, a 3-jaw chuck, assorted bits/end mills/etc. i do not see a steady rest anywhere, are they a tough find for these machines?
thanks in advance, and i will be bringing a camera with me.
turns out there is a monarch 10ee, in good visible shape, for sale out of a machine shop extremely close to me. the seller's father passed away, and they are getting rid of all the manual machine tools. it is under power, and he said "shop foreman said it runs good, you're more than welcome to come take a look at it and fire it up. i don't really know too much about it." so i'm going tomorrow bright and early.
i'm familiar with dave ficken's "advice on buying a lathe," and am going to perform most of the off-power field tests he mentions.
but seriously though, where's the "on" switch for these things? if somebody would be kind enough to walk me through a few very basic "under power" checks/movements, i'd be eternally grateful. how to change gears/speeds, stuff like that. and i'm serious about that on switch thing, if someone could even let me know the basics (motor control box? start/stop switch?) about just starting it, anything helps! i'll send you a 6 pack of our local microbrew if you'd like as a thanks.
the things i'm going to look for are obvious (ways, backlash, nothing broken, etc.). i'll be checking to see that the taper attachment and vernier scale are in good shape. i'll be attempting to open the door at the tailstock end to see if this is an "m/g" or a "vacuum tube" type model. it's a 1953 model, and i'll be looking at the tooling available. here is a photo:
the seller is asking $3k.
appears to come with a mess of collets, a 3-jaw chuck, assorted bits/end mills/etc. i do not see a steady rest anywhere, are they a tough find for these machines?
thanks in advance, and i will be bringing a camera with me.
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