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Ken, I've been using a light duty, modified steady rest so far on the lathe, I just don't like it. So time is no issue at all. I get by, but could and would push the machine to it's capability if I had the proper steady rest. I do some adapter subs on it, and of course, it has such a small spindle hole I can't swallow things like that so have to use a steady rest. Longer stuff I bring in holed, but these I just buy P80 bar and drill myself then bore. Nothing special about the bores, as I'm sure you know, but sure could do them faster. Once in a long while I do a short float sub, so the bore is a little more critical on them, but generally not on the adapters.
I've been toying with the idea of building one, sort of patterned after the Mazak design, but only in my head at this point. Nothing on paper. If it's something you want to do, I'd sure be happy to have a "genuine" copy of a Monarch design.
I've been toying with the idea of building one, sort of patterned after the Mazak design, but only in my head at this point. Nothing on paper. If it's something you want to do, I'd sure be happy to have a "genuine" copy of a Monarch design.