FILENAMES: mon_0001.jpg mon_0002.jpg mon_0003.jpg mon_0005.jpg mon_0007.jpg mon_0008.jpg mon_0011.jpg mon_0013.jpg mon_0015.jpg mon_0017.jpg mon_0018.jpg mon_0019.jpg mon_0020.jpg mon_0021.jpg mon_0023.jpg DESCRIPTION: These are pictures of an older Monarch lathe. Posted by Ron Thompson . The following description was provided: ================================================================= The pictures that start with "mon_" are of an old Monarch lathe I just bought for $600 (May 6, 2002). I am trying to date this machine. The patent date is Jan 23, 1906. Anything anyone can tell me, I'd appreciate. My current email is thom1486@bellsouth,net. I know it is ugly, dusty, and rusty, but I think there is a jewel in there somewhere! The chuck mounted is a 14" 4 jaw. It also came with an 8" three jaw and a 12 1/2" faceplate. It is a screw mount that appears to be 2 3/4" X 6 tpi. The swing appears to be 18" as I measured from the ways to the eyeball center of the chuck and got 9 3/8". The distance between centers is estimated at 24" (hard to tell with the chuck mounted and I've only got one center). The ways are 14" wide measured peak to peak, and the top of the ways are 34" above the floor. The ways have 4 peaks, the saddle runs on the outer 2 and the tailstock on the others. The machine is 80" long without the guards. (I received the guards with the machine but they need to be installed.) The spindle has a 3-step flat belt pulley and the lathe has a 2 speed back gear. It appears to have been a line shaft driven machine and a motor kit installed sometime later. I was told the motor is a 5 hp, but I haven't seen a tag on it. It is 3 phase with a static converter for single-phase operation. The motor drives a 3-speed gearbox via a V belt, and the box drives the lathe through 3 V belts to the largest flat pulley. The flat pulley has not been modified, they just ride on top. I was told they do not slip. The gearbox is marked for 316, 633 and 962 rpm. I was told the previous owner had the lathe line bored and bearings installed to replace the original Babbitt. The original oil cups remain.