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By Practical Machinist forum member macona. The machine itself is a Monarch 10EE. Hack a Day’s Brian Benchoff has the story, which is spread across several threads on the forum, nicely summarized, indexed, and linked.
10 thoughts on “Gorgeous 1940s Lathe Restoration”
Fritoeatasays:
His 10EE is a LOT cleaner looking than mine!
You simply cannot beat these 10EE’s for rigidity! They will pond the floor instead of chattering… they’re amazing.
Fritoeatasays:
*sp* pound… if you have a pond in the shop, you’ve got other problems ;)
John Morsesays:
I learned how to run a lathe on one of these! Gorgeous!
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His 10EE is a LOT cleaner looking than mine!
You simply cannot beat these 10EE’s for rigidity! They will pond the floor instead of chattering… they’re amazing.
*sp* pound… if you have a pond in the shop, you’ve got other problems ;)
I learned how to run a lathe on one of these! Gorgeous!
[…] the piece on the Gorgeous 1940s Lathe Restoration, Fritoeata remarks: His 10EE is a LOT cleaner looking than mine! You simply cannot beat these […]
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