Looks Good. Not really a very easy and quick rebuild, but if you take your time, it will last a very long time. This is my favorite saying.... "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it again?" Have fun!!! Looks like a fun job. Michael
You are doing a great job on that old Monarch. Looks like a nice machine. When your done with her, she is going to make you happy. In my opinion Monarch is one of the best you can get.
Keith, I got to tell you, You hit it totally out of the park with your selection of color on this old girl. It is beautiful. Nice Job. Gary 74-Year-Old Home Shop Machinist. in N.W. Arkansas
As usual, you provide fantastic entertainment and an immersion of vicarious exposure to what many of us used to do, or still dream of doing. Mighty big thanks for the continuing flow of high quality videos. I'm in envy of the many machines you have saved from the junkyard. I had a 16" Monarch vintage 1921. Surprisingly, when I needed a feed gear, they send me a copy of the original drawing. Monarch fans must all love this restoration. Well done.
I know you love old and vintage machinery so the other night when I was cruising the internet when I ran across a video where they had pictures and comments on the production of German WWII Tiger I tank. I found It fascinating because of all the old machining and tooling they used in the manufacturing of these tanks. There was some great pictures and explanation on what they were using the mammoth tooling for. The video wasn't so much about the war as it was about the process and production of these tanks. A couple of your videos ago you talked about a radial drill press that you found and planned on restoring. This was one of the pieces of machinery that they showed, but it was a little bigger than yours. Before I saw the drill on you video, i'd never heard of that type of drill. To find this video search on "Tiger I tank Factory Production, assembly line." You will enjoy it. Bryan
I was also thinking that one of your viewers might donate a set of Roll Pin Punches to the cause. They truly save a lot of aggrevataion. I'd donate, but I only have one set and I aint partin with em. Great Video, thanks for sharing, Hope you get your power restored soon.
I went back to review the Monarch lathe video, when you first brought it into the shop. There is a big difference now. The paint job makes it look better. Looking forward to seeing the complete restoration.
ELSDP-45 I've seen you tell a lot of people that, and I believe that you sincerely mean it. So I hope you will laugh along with, or at least forgive the following wisecrack, inspired in part by the "nice rack" comments ... that being: "I bet you say that to all the girls!" 😉
Regarding the rack, most newer cars that have drum rear brakes, have a threaded hole that does the same, as those tapped holes on your rack. Makes doing drum brakes MUCH easier. Oh, you have a small "beer" hammer coming. If I ever get around to sending your "goodie" box. Makes a great tap hammer, and, since it is stainless, will crack ice, too. Claw on the backside is a bottle opener. too. steve
Looks really good, Keith. You'll be making chips with it before you know it. I'm looking forward to the apron disassembly. It's always interesting to see how different manufacturers do things.
Keith watching your restoration of your machines is a real and over powering inspiration to me. You are very detail and meticulous as I think I am you are doing, again, a beautiful job here. Although my lathe doesn't look nearly as bad as your lathes looked when you acquired them I am so inspired by you to clean and repaint them that I just have to do it! Thanks again for a great video!
Hi Keith. I live in Finland. I have Finnish made Karhula Lathe. Manufactured 1916 in Finland. 1500metric kg. 1400metric millimeters is longest part.. She is very good condition.. Little wear..
When you have a workday it would be good to get something started on big Bertha. You're going to need that one some day. Like others, I really like that color choice. A lot of people go on about "proper" color. To me, the proper color is whatever you want it to be. Even if that would be yellow with pink polka-dots
Just an odd request. Your thumbnails now have a red banner across the bottom with your web address, but a red line across the bottom is how youtube tells me I've watched or partially watched a video. Now when I dip in after a few days it looks like I've already watched everything you've posted recently, which couldn't possibly be true:) Any chance you could switch to yellow for your banner background on your thumbnails? Green? Purple? Rainbow? lol!
Keith, When you get your Monarch back together, can you please do a video on how to adjust the drive/headstock clutch? I have two Monarchs and one works great and the other needs adjustment. Both manuals don't have much and haven't been able to figure out exactly how the darn thing works.
Love your thought process. You live in the real world were where everything doesn't have to be .00000000001perfect to work and work well. Real world machinist not a attention seeker trying to show off.
fishingsgreat Not anyone in particular just seems like some folks are over complicating the process. Yes precision is key, but some folks are so wrapped up in absolute precision that it doesn't work in the real world. bcbloc02 and the backyard machinists are good examples of folks that do real work in the real world to. Sometimes time is wasted and projects never are completed because people don't use what they have and are striving for the moon.
Beautiful restoration as usual. What you refer to as a "spring pin" has always been a "roll pin" to me and others call it a "tension" pin. Regardless of the name, you may be aware there are special punches for installing them that have a tit on the end which engages the center hole and keeps the punch aligned with the pin. A set can be purchased or a broken alignment puch can be reground with a tit on the end and will work as well as a purchased set. Keep up the good work and great videos.
Ron Treppeg Roll pin here as well. Other items which are same but with different names: Zerk nipple - grease nipple Chain fall - chain block Secure something - turn off something Head - toilet *might be naval only however* Just few things I remember for now. Tools with tits sounds good however :o) Something new to me :o)
Where I'm from a roll pin is actually a pin made by rolling thin metal, where as a spring or split pin is made of a spring metal with a cut along the length to allow the pin to spring in to the size of the hole. The names describe the makeup of the pins. You are right, the proper pin punch makes things easy to install.
I live right around 20 minute drive from Kieth and we were out for two and a half days. Not too bad if your prepared and a lot better than other folks in Texas and Florida.
Another wonderful example of Keith failing to use his brain and then making footage of himself fixing the situation. With the fitting of the three headstock handles he knew they would have to go back on their individual spindles but he failed to mark them when he took them off. This is known as Bad Practice. I notice he has lots of plaudits who regard this behaviour as an example to us all including one who admires the thought process here. Amazing stuff Keith, keep up the good work, we're all watching you!
@11:38; @11:46 on the gear cover and gearbox Keith kindly gives all his loyal followers a clear view of how he very sloppily has run globs of paint onto the mating surfaces of the lathe parts. Then @13:26 he does it again by showing us all how he mounts the saddle rack onto a painted surface. Paint is not of uniform thickness and is therefore ALWAYS omitted from mating surfaces unfortunately Keith doesn't know this so continues to teach his viewers how to make a mess of restoring machinery. Not only is this very bad workshop practice it is also deeply embarrassing to see someone who acts as an example to others behaving (quite unkowingly) in this way.
jonka1; "he does it again by showing us all how he mounts the saddle rack onto a painted surface." Do you seriously think the rack being in or out from the bed by a few thousandths of an inch is going to make any difference in whether the gear on the saddle will properly engage? Really? You may have a point about the end cover for the quick change gearbox. I myself wonder if that's going to seal without a gasket. I'm thinking the previous owner took it off to check out the damage and put it back on without the gasket so when Keith disassembled it there was no gasket.
Luckystrike, In my opinion it does matter about the rack insofar as Keith is putting himself forward as a source of learning and information about machine repair and restoration. Yes this pales into insignificance compared to some of the appalling examples littered thoughout his work but as a general example of bad workmanship it has some merit. As for as the gearbox end not only will it have no possibility of sealing but, more importantly, it will be sitting unevenly on its face thereby causing other parts to run out of true and possibly under stress. All this for the sake of a moments thought. I make these comments in the hope that Keith might take a moment to look at himself. So far he has not responded to anything but plaudits and mis-placed admiration of situations and actions by viewers who are not aware of the need to understand what is required when working with machinery.
jonka1; Here we have a criticism of a man with dozens of hours of content, a documented record of successful restoration of several machines of different types, as well as demonstrated skill with machine tools of various kinds, ,and 100,0000 subscribers by a person with 0 content, no demonstrated skills (except for harping criticism) and 0 subscribers. Who has credibility? When you come anywhere near the accomplishments Keith has under his belt come back and show us how good you are. Till then kindly keep your carping to yourself.
It seems as if we are both entitled to our different opinions In the meantime that gearbox cover is still not on properly and even as you put all this effort into rubbishing me all of Keith's past mistakes are still made and are still waiting to cause damage in the fullness of time. Personal insults fade with time however the truth never goes away.
Where, EXACTLY, did I insult you? I merely pointed out the simple and obvious facts that you have zero content, zero subscribers, and zero demonstrated skills. I have no more time for you.
