The Beast Rises: Introducing the Mighty Monarch!

P_Racette

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Hello all,

Having made my introductory post in the appropriate forum, I figured I would wander over here and start something.

Long story short: I bought an old Monarch lathe, model and specifics unknown. She's a beast though - about 14 feet long and easy to weight in "tons". The previous owner said something about "being in the machine shop of a US Navy warship" but I would take that with a grain of salt, since I have absolutely no providence for it - it's just what he heard from the person that sold it to him.

Anyhoo, I see myself as having at least a year or three of restoration work in front of me, as well as heavens-only-knows how many thousands of dollars of tooling to buy, hours to invest, etc. On the plus side, I won't be able to pick up a drug habit as I don't think I'll have the time or money.

So, step one: intro pictures! There are pics from the drop off, with the legs on. We had to take them off to move her into the garage, that's why the later pics are lower. I'm unsure of the model, I can't find the data plate that should be there. Of course, it could just be under a layer of crud!

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Looks pretty good for it's age! Don't forget to send up updates regularly. When in doubt, DOUBT! And then ask for help and advice... Welcome to H-M!
 
Welcome!

Never before seen a belt drive Monarch. Intrigued. Followed.
 
I see a Monarch in my future - though I'm hoping for a WWII era version. Looks good & looking forward to your updates! Welcome.
 
Wow! She's a beaut! She's gonna be a knockout when she gets cleaned up. How's the bed look?
 
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