jim314159
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2011
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Hello Folks,
I'm a longtime lurker, first time poster. This thread will be about a new-to-me Monarch 10ee, serial number 42984, made in October 1957 and sold to a defense contractor in California according to the records Monarch sent me. I acquired it from a military surplus dealer in Phoenix last month for $3,500 and had it shipped LTL to Atlanta where my shop is. The last 20 miles on a rented trailer were exciting but uneventful.
Although it was sold as being "in good working order" having (allegedly) come out of the tool room at the Haas factory in PHX, upon receipt it clearly needs to be torn down, cleaned, adjusted and painted. The compound moves but is filthy, and the cross slide only turns a quarter turn in either direction. The gearbox also needs attention as most of the levers there are seized up. A few years ago I picked up a Tree 2UVR and redid it, so this isn't my first foray although it took me more than a year start to finish and I am still far from an expert.
The goal of this thread will be to share my progress and hopefully get encouragement, as well as take advantage of the tremendous expertise of the enthusiasts here. I can't guarantee all my questions will be novel or smart, but they'll all be sincere and hopefully of use to others considering taking on the same task. I promise to post lots of photos and if anyone wants details etc. as I'm pulling her apart you need only ask.
She's currently wired (I think) for 3 phase power and I'm going to do my best to keep the WiaD setup as original. Other than the bypassed drum switch under the spindle the drive all looks original to my unexpert eye. I have 220V single phase in the shop and would like to wire it up for that, but that'll be a long time coming!
The first steps are to tear her down so I can get the blast-able pieces blasted and strip the rest, clean out the sumps, etc. etc. Here we go!
--jim
I'm a longtime lurker, first time poster. This thread will be about a new-to-me Monarch 10ee, serial number 42984, made in October 1957 and sold to a defense contractor in California according to the records Monarch sent me. I acquired it from a military surplus dealer in Phoenix last month for $3,500 and had it shipped LTL to Atlanta where my shop is. The last 20 miles on a rented trailer were exciting but uneventful.
Although it was sold as being "in good working order" having (allegedly) come out of the tool room at the Haas factory in PHX, upon receipt it clearly needs to be torn down, cleaned, adjusted and painted. The compound moves but is filthy, and the cross slide only turns a quarter turn in either direction. The gearbox also needs attention as most of the levers there are seized up. A few years ago I picked up a Tree 2UVR and redid it, so this isn't my first foray although it took me more than a year start to finish and I am still far from an expert.
The goal of this thread will be to share my progress and hopefully get encouragement, as well as take advantage of the tremendous expertise of the enthusiasts here. I can't guarantee all my questions will be novel or smart, but they'll all be sincere and hopefully of use to others considering taking on the same task. I promise to post lots of photos and if anyone wants details etc. as I'm pulling her apart you need only ask.
She's currently wired (I think) for 3 phase power and I'm going to do my best to keep the WiaD setup as original. Other than the bypassed drum switch under the spindle the drive all looks original to my unexpert eye. I have 220V single phase in the shop and would like to wire it up for that, but that'll be a long time coming!
The first steps are to tear her down so I can get the blast-able pieces blasted and strip the rest, clean out the sumps, etc. etc. Here we go!
--jim