Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Monarch 10EE lathe

Hi, part of the reason there beat-up is this. After the machine has run 3
shifts a day 7 days a week till time for a rebuilt to bring it up to snuff,
most decide well its a rugged machine and still holds ok so use it for
hogging till its really trashed..BUT, when they buy a new lathe and then
they found out oh, it doesnt hold like that old beast of a machine does then
you hear the crabbing. No one had guts enough or smarts enough to rebuild
the old machine while still in rebuildable state. They are lovely machines
and if treated will outlast any of us, The boss of a bearing plant said to
me "well if you can find 30 of them in reconditionable shape i'd buy them!)
They treat and care for those machine like they were newborns! IMHO.......I
have worked on 3 different sizes the biggest weighed 30,000 lbs and all
could hold a tenth all day long..cul Brian f.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus & Eva" <implmex@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Monarch 10EE lathe


> Thank you all who responded to my inquiry about the Monarch.
> You've certainly increased my confidence about the ruggedness of the
> machine.
> I am going to go for it if it passes my inspection protocol.
> By the way, is $13,000.00 CDN (about $8450.00 USD) a decent price for such
a
> machine? It is a 1960's model with the 4000 rpm spindle.
> Comes with only a 6" 3 jaw chuck and is otherwise stripped. (Not even a
> toolpost!)
> I've seen them on Ebay for a lot less, but they looked like thrashers to
me.
> Why anyone would neglect and beat the stuffing out of a high end machine
> like that I have no idea.
> Of course, I was proposing just that very thing when I talked about heavy
> interrupted cuts in hard steel, but it's a good way to get a sense of what
> experienced operators regard as the limits of their machines.
> I really appreciate the input, and thank you for your offer of schematics,
> Ward.
> I will contact you if I need them.
>
> Cheers
>
> Marcus
>
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