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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 544132" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>This machine will do it all. If it's in great shape, I'd be thinking resale to somebody with a better need for it. The chuck is gonna cost you about $120 an inch in diameter. </p><p> </p><p>What you really need to know is which model Monarch it is. If it's a Double E, your looking at one of the greatest lathes ever built. But there are two designs. They are both variable speed, and one uses a solid state drive; while the other is tubed. You cannot buy parts fr the latter. The Double is is one of their smaller lathes, and they just get bigger from there. Monarch parts are rather expensive (as in very). I'm betting that this lathe is a standard tool room lathe. </p><p> </p><p>Few folks know how to rebuild machinery, so keep all that in mind. You'll want to have a good first hand look at it. Check for slide wear as well as the tail stock wear. Take a four foot long 2x4 to check the spindle bearings for slop. I would bring along at least two .0001" wand type indicators (you can get by with a .0005" one). A look inside the electrical pannel will tell you a lot. It will be three phase for starters. Check to see if the main disconnect was replaced along with the wiring. The motor starters should have been replaced as well in a rebuild.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 544132, member: 25383"] This machine will do it all. If it's in great shape, I'd be thinking resale to somebody with a better need for it. The chuck is gonna cost you about $120 an inch in diameter. What you really need to know is which model Monarch it is. If it's a Double E, your looking at one of the greatest lathes ever built. But there are two designs. They are both variable speed, and one uses a solid state drive; while the other is tubed. You cannot buy parts fr the latter. The Double is is one of their smaller lathes, and they just get bigger from there. Monarch parts are rather expensive (as in very). I'm betting that this lathe is a standard tool room lathe. Few folks know how to rebuild machinery, so keep all that in mind. You'll want to have a good first hand look at it. Check for slide wear as well as the tail stock wear. Take a four foot long 2x4 to check the spindle bearings for slop. I would bring along at least two .0001" wand type indicators (you can get by with a .0005" one). A look inside the electrical pannel will tell you a lot. It will be three phase for starters. Check to see if the main disconnect was replaced along with the wiring. The motor starters should have been replaced as well in a rebuild. gary [/QUOTE]
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