Show us your lathe

[s14kev]

I have been wanting a small lathe for a while. Mostly to make suspension bushings out of brass, delrin etc and other small parts. It was always one of those holy grail tools. Neat to have but hard to justify for some reason. While randomly browsing craigslist I came across this 8" Sears rebranded Emco. $120 later and it was mine. I haven't used a lathe since shop class in high school. Surprisingly well made in Austria, it should be perfect for my smaller projects.

So everyone, show us your lathes. Also post any cool projects or items you have made with it to give me some ideas.

 

[J king]

Looks like new.good buy

 

[ez-duzit]

Sounds like a rare bargain at $120!

My lathe came with a vertical mill and a few boxes of tooling for $2k. Have since added a taper attachment, steady and follower rests. Also a bunch of milling cutters.

 

[J king]

Here's one of mine.1943 vintage.

 

[J king]

And it's bigger brother.

 

[oldtools]

Here's one of mine.1943 vintage.

Nice. I wanted either a Monarch 10EE or a Hardinge HLV-H.

 

[JoeFin]

Here is mine

And he has friends

 

[ez-duzit]

J--everyone wants to be you.

 

[gtermini]

And it's bigger brother.[/URL]

What is the age of that 60 Series?

Thanks for showing you lathes off. I want to get a 13ee but might settle for a nice 60.

Here is my pathetic SB9 soon to be udgraded to a ee:
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Greyson

 

[J king]

What is the age of that 60 Series?

Thanks for showing you lathes off. I want to get a 13ee but might settle for a nice 60."]

It is a series 50 not a 60. Not as heavy as a 60 but fine for my shop projects.

Glad to share pics.I started out with less than you.had a Atlas 12" for years.

 

[KMScott]

Nice Monarch J king, they are my favorite Toolroom lathe. I would take yours over any Hardinge. Is it still DC? I am envious.

 

[s14kev]

Those are awesome guys. Any chance you could post what you make with them? I am afraid that I will catch the bug and one day go overboard and end up upgrading to a monster lathe. Any mini lathe devotees here?

 

[J king]

Nice Monarch J king, they are my favorite Toolroom lathe. I would take yours over any Hardinge. Is it still DC? I am envious.

Thanks. No both lathes were dc powered but now ac drives.I have both lathes set up the variable speed controlled the same as factory.The 10ee drive worked but I hated all the noise from the dc generator.It is quiet now.

Nothing to be envious about.Just takes a lot of time and work and you can have one too.They are a heck of a machine for the money you can get them for.I was lucky that this had the bed regrouped before I found it but I did have to replace the spindle bearings.

 

[KMScott]

They are 10k lathes out here in Colorado with the accessories. I liked everything about the Monarchs. Especially threading. Big dials to.
Thanks for sharing your pictures.

 

[J king]

Guess I am spoiled living in the rust belt.

 

[rsanter]

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[Steve from Socal]

Here are mine, a 10EE and a 2013 Series 62 Monarch's

Steve

 

[lilscorpion]

My Mori Seiki MS850.

 

[T_Raven]

I recently got this Precision Matthews PM1236. After looking for a good deal on an older American made lathe and having no luck, I bought this because it seemed to be the most recommended in the size and price range. I wanted one that would cut standard and metric threads and I like this one has a foot brake.



Speaking of suspension bushings, my first project was some sub frame bushings for my 79 TA. Why pay $140 when I can make them out of $20 worth of aluminum.

 

[s14kev]

Speaking of suspension bushings, my first project was some sub frame bushings for my 79 TA. Why pay $140 when I can make them out of $20 worth of aluminum.

Speaking of material suppliers, where do you buy yours? I'm putting together an order with enco right now but there is no way I can find that amount of aluminum in large diameters so cheaply.

What are peoples preferred suppliers? I'm looking at McMaster, online metals, enco and amazon.

 

[oldtools]

Anybody has a Monarch 10EE that can do both standard and metric thread? That is what I am lusting after.

Here is my Craftsman lathe. It is NOS. The motor, motor mounts, and tooling are not shown. I have not assembled it yet since I am still using my HF lathe that my brother decided he no longer want it (HF lathe).

 

[ez-duzit]

You can find material deals on c/l and eBay if you are patient and determined and have the time.

 

[Steve from Socal]

Anybody has a Monarch 10EE that can do both standard and metric thread? That is what I am lusting after.

My 10EE is an Inch/Metric with the dual dials on the cross feed, compound and, tailstock. The I/M additions are all options on the 10EE so you could find one with just an I/M gear box or with one or more I/M dials.

Steve

 

[JoeFin]

Here is my pathetic SB9 soon to be udgraded to a ee:
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Greyson

I had the original South Bend Cabinet for that lathe I got for $50 at a barn sale. I ended up refinishing it and giving it to an old friend who had an SB-9 a lot like yours.

He retired from a Machine shop where he used to run a 120" Vertical Lathe

 

[toms73novass]

Here is mine South Bend 13"

Before and after:

 

[G1K]

Here's my 10EE



Ryan

 

[fredybender]

Nothing fancy, HF 13X40 gearhead.
Had the thing for aver 5 years, but I am now wishing I went to a better used machine, instead of a new lower quality...

Installed a DRO myself on it:

 

[oldtools]

My 10EE is an Inch/Metric with the dual dials on the cross feed, compound and, tailstock. The I/M additions are all options on the 10EE so you could find one with just an I/M gear box or with one or more I/M dials.

Steve

So your 10EE has both inch/metric handle dial and inch/metric threading gearbox? Do you have pictures? All those gorgeous 10EE everybody is posting is making my mouth watered. Everybody did a great job repainting it. Seeing all these gorgeous 10EE is making me leaning toward it instead of Hardinge HLV-H.

 

[Steevo]

My Craftsman 12x36:

 

[Steve from Socal]

For those interested in Monarch 10EE information you can a great deal of information here, http://www.lathes.co.uk/monarch/page2.html the pictures at the bottom of the page are more detailed photos of my lathe.

Steve

 

[A_Pmech]

My little 14 x 30. I love this machine, it spoils me with it's accuracy and power every day. I'm looking forward to eventually buying it a larger brother.

 

[DocsMachine]

This monster is my latest rescue/project, making a total of three.

16" swing at the brochure, 18-1/2" actual. Somewhere between 5,500 and 6,000 lb, 10HP and 70 years old. She needs a little work, but at that age, who doesn't?

Doc.

 

[yaidunno]

Love the look of the 10EE Monarchs. Great looking restorations everyone. Here's my Southbend 9". It's small, but it comes in handy. Didn't realize it when i bought it, but it has quite a few options/features.

 

[zkling]

Great thread. No love for the wood lathes?

That Pacemaker (?) is such a tank A_P. All you guys that have the 10EE's Those are such sweet running machines. I hope you never have issues with the tubes.

 

[Steve from Socal]

Great thread. No love for the wood lathes?

That Pacemaker (?) is such a tank A_P. All you guys that have the 10EE's Those are such sweet running machines. I hope you never have issues with the tubes.

I don't think any of the 10EE's shown have tubes, my lathe did have tubes but Delco/Delphi replaced the tube drive with a solid state DC drive. The tube issues are far more a deterrent to the uninformed than a real problem in most cases. Yes there are some pricy tubes out there but, there are also tubes for under 200.00 and they last 40 plus years in daily use.

Steve

 

[bisley45]

Great thread. No love for the wood lathes?

That Pacemaker (?) is such a tank A_P. All you guys that have the 10EE's Those are such sweet running machines. I hope you never have issues with the tubes.

Ok ill be the first with the wood lathes this is an American woodworking machinery from the 1920s. check out the switch on this one. I plan on a complete restore on this one after I get my shop built. and also here is my south bend 9" from the 1930s

 

[larry_g]

One from my shop build thread below. They are both Sheldon lathes and one is a 10" and one is a 13". There are some other pictures in the build thread.

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no neat sig line

 

[s14kev]

Here is mine South Bend 13"

Before and after:

That is a stunning restoration!

 

[John in OH]

Here is mine South Bend 13"

Beautiful !! How did you polish the handwheels, shafts, levels, etc. and how do you keep them from re-rusting?

 

[zkling]

I don't think any of the 10EE's shown have tubes, my lathe did have tubes but Delco/Delphi replaced the tube drive with a solid state DC drive. The tube issues are far more a deterrent to the uninformed than a real problem in most cases. Yes there are some pricy tubes out there but, there are also tubes for under 200.00 and they last 40 plus years in daily use.

Steve

I wasn't sure when the cutoff for the tube drives was. I used to have an OLD, well worn 10EE , purchased non running, long story, but thanks to broken pipe --> flood a few of the drive components went, I didn't have a a bunch of time or money at the time so it was sold off. Yea, not one of my best decisions in life. They are a very sweet machine to run though.

Ok ill be the first with the wood lathes this is an American woodworking machinery from the 1920s. check out the switch on this one. I plan on a complete restore on this one after I get my shop built. and also here is my south bend 9" from the 1930s

The electrical controls on that are awesome. I think someone actually had one of those for sale recently locally.