Monarch 10EE Restoration: Little Details - Sight Glasses, Tags, and Doors 

FWIW I learned a heat gun will soften up the old sealant and the sight disk will pop right out. The scratches will polish out rather easily, by hand is best as the surface will ripple if friction heated. I used Gasgacinch and haven't got a weep, let alone a drop.

Lathe is looking great!

Thanks Keith, hope you recover quickly and the pains pass!! I am just finishing up the restoration of my 1972 10EE 20 I/M. This later generation of 10EE lathes replaced the motor-generator with vacuum tube electronic regulator rectifiers for the DC power supply. My machine was being moved with a fork lift and had fallen over on it's face and damaged ball cranks and handles then sat for 13 years with no love. The 2 C16J vacuum tubes were also bad and could barely make the lathe run. It would start running on one tube then the speed control would run away to 1800 rpm. As an retired electrical engineer I designed a solid state replacement for the vacuum tubes. My SSC16J tube replacements worked perfectly the first try, damage repaired and the lathe is back running like new. I am waiting for re-designd printed circuit boards (PCB), they should be here today or tomorrow. I redesigned my prototype SSC16J PCB to be build up for the larger C16J or smaller C3J tube replacements and fit as drop in replacements in the 10EE. The C16J tubes handle the stater winding up to 30 amps @ 0 to 300V while the C3J powers the field winding at about 2 amps @ ~45 to120V. When all 3 tubes are replaced with my SSC16J and SSC3J circuits no warmup delay is required and I can bypass the 2 minute power on delay timer for an instant on lathe ! By eliminating the heaters you reduce the heat by 160 watts and the solid state replacements have a lower voltage drop that reduces waste heat at full power by over 500 watts. The only change to the 10EE required is to adjust the compensation pot in the control module for the slightly higher efficiency of the solid state over vacuum tubes. Adding a single wire bypasses the delay timer for instant on.

Amazing job recreating those tags!

Get well right away Brother Keith !!! Feel Good man,

Can't wait to see the chips fly

You are doing a great job on the 10EE. Hope your stone passes soon.

thanks for the update i was there on the work day he mentioned. and glad to see them working on this machine! it was a busy day! great experience for me and my brother!

Be well! We love your work!

Nice work Keith! Hang in there!

get better soon keith!

LOOKS GREAT. KIDNEY STONES ARE NO JOKE. I FEEL FOR YOU. WORST PAIN I EVER HAD. NURSE SAID IT WAS EQUIVALENT TO GIVING BIRTH.

I'm a hobby gunsmith and machinist and deal with small screws original to whatever firearm I'm working on and the last thing you want to use is a typical flat head screwdriver, you should get yourself a set of hollow ground bits, the blade has parallel sides and when using the right sized bit wont slip or spin out of the screw damaging the head, they would be great for these flat head screws on this machine, I can't wait to see this machine run, I've always wanted a Monarch 10EE, very cool and it looks great!!

Kidney stones, due to an abnormally small tube from Kidney to bladder on both sides; I can’t pass them, so Dr goes in and blast em with ultra sound, so I can pass em. NO FUN at all. Glad to see you’re up and working on one my favorite projects 👍

I hope you feel better soon Keith! Love your work.

Feel better Keith

Looking good Keith, getting close. Thanks for sharing.

Looking good! Thanks for sharing the progress.

Passing kidney stones are never fun but they do pass and you feel better after, Great job with the restoration so far Keith.

I loved my CASE tractor. It didn't have much top end, but it was a beast off the line. All that torque! Gotta have the right tires on it.

Looking great nice job. Hope your over the kiddy stone and back to normal Keith.

Great content as usual, my friend. I'm a big fan of that colour you painted the body. On my screen, it looks identical to what my friend and I painted all of my mine. I have OCD so the need for neatness where everything matches, like the colour of the machines, is strong. Like you, I have purchased rundown or damaged machines over the years to restore back to factory condition. I have done this for almost 15 years with the help of a dear friend of mine, Buster. Here's a bit of British history for you. Buster is the grandson of the infamous Great Train robber of 1963, Buster Edwards. Together with several other gang members, they robbed a train in 1963 just outside London, on a now famous bridge, stealing over 2.5 million British pounds. That would be about 60 million in todays money. But unlike his infamous grandfather, my friend stayed on the straight and narrow path, becoming an engineer at British Aerospace. Sadly, through an injury he sustained while canoeing, he had to retire from BritishAerospace at the age of 51. But not all was lost because he then came to work for me until his official retirement age of 65 two years ago. Now, he works with me on special projects or when he is bored. Most days, he is here with me, and if not actually working, he's giving out valued advice. Back to you. Like you, we lovingly restored all nine of my machines to an original state when they were first manufactured. Where possible, they get used on a weekly basis, but at the very least, we start them up and run for 5 minutes every day, just to keep the kogs oiled up. The furniture looks great now that it's been painted, polished, and brought back to life. Most of my chrome parts were either too far gone, which meant they had to be replaced with parts from machines broken for scrap or they were hand made. It's a shame about all the runs in your paint. You went so far as to repair, replace, and repaint the machine to a high standard, then let it down because of a poor paint job. Otherwise, what a fantastic looking machine. Can I give you some advice? Those drive screws you used for the serial number plate made by Tom are too short. In no time at all, the screws will become loose from the vibration. I suggest that when ordering replacement hardware for another project, you order enough longer drive screws to replace the short ones. Here in the UK, we have a saying. "The rule of thumb is." In this instance, "the rule of thumb is that there must be at least two-thirds of the screw or bolt needed to secure an object in place sufficiently." It looked to me as though there was not enough screw threads potruding the plate, especially when you hammered the first screw fixing in,vit was wobbly. You had to hammer it a second time and although four screws are used, the plate will still become loose, sooner rather than later especialy if that machine is used regularly. A longer length will enable a good anchor for many life times. Other than that, everything looks perfect.

Feel better soon!

Just beautiful looking. You are sending that my way when done, right? 😂

Of all the machines Keith has the 10EE is the one I wish I had. It’s awesome. Thanks, Keith for the ride-along and I hope you feel better!

Saw your fb post. Heal quickly brother. Beautiful machine. Im green with envy :)

GOOD? Shoot fire, Keith, That lathe looks beautiful.

Love the 10ee

Glad you're back on your feet! That's going to be a hell of a lathe when you're all finished.

Keith, thank you for the personal stories and updates. It is one of my favorite things about your channel. You treat us like friends.

That's the same model I first learned turning on 50 years ago. My first project was a 3/4" buttress thread for a vise. A beautiful, smooth lathe..

Keith, You have my sympathy. I feel for you. The pain can be excruciating. Many years ago I returned home from Pascagoula having spent working for the shipyard only to double over in pain from a kidney stone. I wound spending a week in the hospital. After a football game I went to dinner with my parents and brother. I made a comment that the stone wasn't too painful. My mother responded, "How would you know? You were so full of pain killer you couldn't feel a thing." The Monarch is starting to look brand new. I am looking forward to seeing it run. Bob

Thank you for sharing. Very nice on the sight glasses, Monarch looking nice.👍

That came out beautiful. Got to love the artful design of old machinery.

I love the machine tags. That's one of the last things my restored Index mill needs.

Yeah, I've been through the kidney stone drama too. Had to go to the emergency room with a pain level 10. An IV drip of morphine was instant blessed relief. What a wonderful drug for pain as any wounded soldier that survived will tell you. Once the stone(s) are in the bladder it's smooth sailing. When you urinate first pinch off your "hose" to dilate the urethra and build up pressure. When released will fire out those rocks easily.

Great job! Looks like it just rolled off the line. You make it look so easy, even when we know it isn't.

Great job.

my sympathies are with you on the kidney stone. When I had one, my sister-in-law informed me that I now knew what the pain of childbirth is like. She has experienced both so I guess she knows what she speaks of! The Monarch is looking great, looking forward to seeing it making chips!

Looking good !!

Keith, sorry about the kidney stone, the worst pain in my life. When you finally pass it you will feel better quickly. Good luck

Having delt with kidney stones in the past I know what you're going through, and I hope all is well now. Fantastic job on the lathe also, love seeing the transition from a barn find to showroom condition.

Forgot to say I wish you a speedy and painless recovery.

Thanks Keith for the update video. It all looking good.

Looks GREAT - Plastics are usually pretty easy to polish - the hardest part is to NOT polish too much and make it melt. Yup - done that, and had to replace the part...... Hope the kidney stone passes quickly and painlessly!

I've recently recovered from having kidney stones . One trip to the emergency room , several trips to my urologist , out patient lithotripsy , and follow - ups . This was my third bought since the summer of 2016 . I will say I know your pain ! Stay hydrated , drink a large glass of water with a shot of lemon juice , ( as much as you can tolerate) in the morning , reduce the consumption of salt in your diet and certain foods . I'm sure your doctor knows the best course of action . Hope you get to feeling better soon , from a long time subscriber !

The Monarch is looking the bucks guts mate will end up better than new . Well bone great restoration.

Those site glasses turned out great. Your polishing job worked wonders.

I hope you feel better soon, Keith. A kidney stone is no fun at all!

The joys of the coffee ground strainer. 😢

Bless you Keith, I completely sympathize with you on the Kidney stone, I hope the rest of the experience is painless and your back to good health and teaching us about machinery and machining.

I hope you get well soon. Thank you for all you do!

Hope you get better soon. This too shall pass...😊

I know where you're coming from, Keith. When the body rebels or the situation turns to shit, some of the best therapy is to get back to work doing what you love. The lathe looks *awesome.*

Ha! You just said the exact same thing I did when I passed my first kidney stone. It went from "Man my back feels sore" to "I think I'm about to die" in an hour and I was freaking out. Condolences and congrats on passing the beast.

Best wishes and prayers for your recovery

Very nice,looks good as new .great video 👍👍👍😎😎😎

Keith, The 10EE is looking amazing ! Great work.....Can personally sympathize abt kidney stones, just hope and pray you dont have to get a stent to stretch things for the stone to pass..OMG that is worse than anything of the stone itself.....those that have had it know. Again the 10EE is looking super. Don

Your account of a kidney stone is extremely accurate I’ve had two of them ten years apart and your ad lib of the pain of dying I was rolling on the floor. It seems funny now but when it’s happening you think you are dying and don’t know from what hope your pain wasn’t so bad

Best wishes and prayers for your recovery! The EEE is looking beautiful, looking forward to seeing the electronic modernization work via a performance test! I enjoy your posts !

Hope you feel better soon Keith. The project is looking good.

Nice video. I always look forward to Monday and Friday mornings. Cleaning the plastic sight glasses is the same basic process as restoring plastic headlights on vehicles. Very doable, but tedious.

Good morning Keith. Hope you feel better soon. Thanks for the videos.

Wonderful look to the lathe, Thanks for the video. I've been praying for your recovery on the last procedure and noticing the weights loss. Glad most of the pain for the stone is past, pray for that as well.

I hate to say this Keith, but when I had the first of many kidney stones, my neighbor summed it up perfectly…it is like someone pulling a hot, rusty piece of barbed wire out at the speed similar to starting a lawnmower….and he was right!! Good luck! I have felt your pain many times.

Well, Keith, you know what the Fisk Tire Boy always said: "Time to ReTire". More days in the shop ahead? I highly recommend it.

The 10EE is looking great! Sorry to hear about the kidney stone. Hopefully you’ll get through that soon and be back in top shape, Keith.

I wish you a very quick recovery, with as little pain as possible! And I was very glad when you decided to try to save the plastic windows. I've been amazed at just how clear and clean beat up plastic can be made with several passes through ever finer grit and polish. I love this particular machine as it has gone from how you got it to this beautiful state. I'd love to see an updated shop tour at some point, but you sure have plenty on your plate already!

looks great!

The work looks amazing, factory new condition 👌👍👍

Very Nice Job Keith ! Glad you are feeling better!

Its a beautiful little lathe. Nice to get an update on it. It’s amazing the amount of quality content you share with your subscribers with just one day a week in the shop! All the editing and production work probably doesn’t happen my magic either! Thanks Keith. Never had a kidney stone but I hope it’s over and done with soon!

Be glad you passed that stone!! You're a lucky man...I've had laser surgery three different times since mine tend to get stuck. The after surgery experience (healing, stent removal etc) is...ummm....not pleasant...so when they say to drink lots of water I suggest following through..

get well soon. 👍

It is good to see that progress is being made on the 10EE. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new electronics in place and working. Some day if I win the lottery I'll get a 10EE for my small shop. KOKO!

That lathe is looking fantastic Keith, they aren't at all common in UK, but if one comes up and I have the brass, I think I will go for it. My sympathies about the kidney stones, they really do hurt. When I had two of them (8mm and 10mm), the Lithotriptor that they use to ultrasonically break them up was at another hospital, then they found that the endoscope laser wouldn't work on them either, so they ended up pulling them out with the sort of instrument you would use for picking up a dropped spanner in an engine bay. Very, very sore.

A beater surface plate, I like that you're a practical man 😊

Impressive restoration of those sight glasses. I was surprised at how well they turned out!

Keith, you could use one of those headlight refinishing kits to polish the plastic sight glasses. They usually have something to seal the plastic at the end of the process.

Love the fantastic work you put into these videos, I hope that the kidney stone get out without to much pain. Much love from Sweden // Micke

I had my first one a few years back... I hope I never get another one. Good grief! Best wishes on your recovery. Nice work on the lathe. It's looking great! I can't wait to see it running.

WOW the ole 10EE sure looks like a brand new shiny penny! Great job guys! That's beautiful, even for Battle Ship Grey 😁

The 10EE is looking fantastic, shows that putting a lot of elbow grease into project like this really pays off. Rattle can paint job looks good, alot better then it was before you got started. Hope you pass that kidney stone without to much issues and be up and running again soon.

Keith: I’m not a painter. Also Keith: Paints pinstripes on a bandsaw wheel.

Dear Keith, it is wonderful to see so much progress on the lathe! The tags look great and the paint looks good too!

Metal Polish works wonderfully for plastic lenses ! Love these restorations ! Tell me about Kidney Stones ! I was operated on with the Hammer and Anvil technique ! I was passing Purple fluid for days afterwards ! 25 years ago ! Stu xx

I'm so sorry to hear about your kidney stone. They're awful! I've passed a few, and the trip from kidneys to bladder are the worst part. The rest of the trip hasn't been bad for me.

Good video. Sorry about the kidney stone. Ouch!

I know from experience how painful kidney stones can be. Surgery for them isn't a lot of fun either. Keep up the videos. They are very enjoyable.

Kidney stones, been there, done that three times. The last time I couldn't pass it, Doc had to go in and get it. Hopefully you'll pass yours. Regards, Duck

That is one beautiful lathe from a barnyard find to a showpiece. About the kidney stone, a friend had one. The Dr. recommend that he pee into a fine meshed strainer to make sure it had truly passed. He still has his stored in a tiny medicine jar. 😅

I take a gout medication and have not had a kidney stone since. Water is your friend 👍

Yikes! So sorry to hear of your ordeal. Thank you for all you do for us, but, first take care of YOURSELF. We can wait.

Shes a beaut!

I have had many stones and have found the most relief is just lying in a hot bath i've had them blasted and cut out but prefer the knife as I always wonder about the fragments starting new stones! Best wishes my friend.

Machine looking good. Glad you at least passed the kidney stone half way.

OK!! COOL!!COOL!!

Take it easy Keith. I have had a few K stones and they are definitely very very painful. You need fluids and pain meds! Hope you pass it soon and painlessly mate, The 10EE looks awesome!

The best wishes. I make my carpentry workbench nine months end it is not finished yet. Compared to me , you go with your project like a storm.

Looks amazing!! 🙂