My monarch is a cw 16x78 , January 1941, It was also originally green with yellow handles , but someone painted it battle ship gray before it went into storage, he must have used a battle ship paint roller , because he painted everything but the ways ,
This video has been popping up on my feed for weeks. I haven't watched it because it was a vertical / electric smoker. Been when I heard you talking about justifying your $10,000 lathe by building a $100 smoker... I knew I should have watched this a while ago and subscribed.
Thanks man! I should really make a follow up on the smoker. I didn’t do a good job showing off how much we use it. Been using it a ton without the middle section - killer way to make chicken and brats and it’s basically replaced or Weber charcoal grill.
I just purchased a nearly identical lathe and a J-Head Bridgeport. Very glad I found your channel. I worked in a machine shop in college for a bit, so I’m excited to get back into machining.
That’s awesome! Best of luck getting your machines set up. I have no prior experience with machining so I’ll probably be watching far more machine content than I upload.
@@samuelwiltzius I’m pretty fortunate in that I have a very good friend who was a journeyman toolmaker/ master machinist for 30 years. He’s as excited about me getting a Bridgeport as I am. My machines came with over 500lbs of tooling and my friend is going to leave his entire tooling collection at my shop. I checked out a lot of your other videos. Man, that lathe rebuild was sooo much work! Great job.
@@atown4428Nice! In person mentoring is the best. I have an uncle nearby who is an experienced machinist and having a resource like that really quiets the static and cuts through the BS when learning.
Good evening, my name is Ghyslain and I admit that your way of working impresses me. I would like to learn how to make this machine. I live in Ivory Coast. Do you give lessons?
I only use it 5-6 times a year but when I need it the hot water outside tap is pretty great. I have a hose end that connects to both hot and cold faucets and allows me to dial in the right temperature too.
I usually have my kids do the dangerous stuff but RU-vid doesn’t let you put kids in danger for filming purposes. But really, the abrasive pads won’t hurt you… and the diamond cutting discs won’t explode like the black compressed abrasive discs. Face, eyes, and ears all well protected.
@@jay25443 haha, yeah that looks sketchy. It’s not nearly as dangerous as it looks because I’m using a diamond masonry blade. Now if it were a wood cutting blade… yikes!
Thanks Joseph! I eventually got that saying right... my wife helps me review the videos before publishing and I had to pause at that point until she was done laughing at me.
I will try to boil during better weather next time… and that pot is never getting used for food cooking ever again; I’m getting older - I’m entering the smoked meat life phase now 😉
Hey, your video helped me a lot. I have the same DRO but I have lost my documentation and thus the setup password. 😅 Now I know that "TO AUTO" always uses the same password, namely 2008👍🏻 Thanks for the video and greetings from the good old Germany!
If you have good paint adhesion there is no need to use paint stripper. You can sand the edges of the chips, feather them out, prime and sand to smooth, and then paint. Typically all paint stripper does is make your job 10x harder, not better.
After 80+ years the paint varied widely from in tact to really poor. The decision to use stripper was because it had been repainted at least once and I had just finished freshening up the paint on a Bridgeport using only mechanical surface prep and it revealed it's own issues. I figured I might as well go all in and strip it... and all the paint dust from sanding the Bridgeport was a huge nuisance that I was happy to not repeat. A few areas like on the base and underside of the chip tray were quite good - but they were also the easiest to strip.
Very nice! This is useful because I intend to do a similar cleanup on my Index 645 without a full disassembly. My lathe came with an ENC VFD. The instructions were terrible. I had set up my mill with a US brand of VFD and it was a breeze. I knew what I wanted the ENC to do; it was just harder to understand what to do to get there. On both of my machines I retained the original controls and wired/programmed them to the VFD.
Disposal ear plugs work good for keeping the paint out of the bolt holes. If you don’t use them a chase tap will clean them out. Also look up Don Dyer machining on RU-vid, he is very knowledgeable about this manufacturer. Turned out great tho man 👍🏻 I went with a 2013 Clausing Metosa C1330s for my home shop. It’s a great machine, but nothing beats a Monarch. I just wish they spun faster. Mine cranks up to 2500 RPM’s and cuts metric and imperial threads, but it’s less than half the weight of yours and the heavy cast body is what makes it cut so good, among other things. Nowadays everything is CNC, I just don’t have the same interest in them. Enjoyed your series on the restoration.
Ableism in society is really important to identify and makes solutions to combat against. Everyone will become disabled or die young and see innovative accessible solutions like this is amazing because once we make it for people like him, we make it better for everyone❤️
Idk what it’s like to not have full function in every way but I know the feeling of being useless is worse than anything I’ve ever felt, being able to have a tool like this so that you can do what you need to is nothing short of amazing ❤
This is awesome! After my grandfather had his stroke, his biggest gripe was that he felt useless. We found several things he could do around the house so he wouldn't feel that way anymore. Kudos to you and your creativity.
It is technically possible, but the metal container and grounded plug makes it unlikely - about the same risk as getting a shock from your water heater.
