On Fri, 22 May 2015 20:36:24 -0500, Ignoramus8699
wrote:

Also the Monarch has a taper attachment, which we never used but it is
there.

i

I use my taper attachment a fair bit. Last use was to make an L00
spindle adapter for my threaded nose Hardinge dividing head. Both
general devices were made obsolete by cnc, but I don't have cnc. It
took a few tries to learn to compensate for the backlash in the taper
attachment, but I get good results now.

Pete Keillor

On 2015-05-23, Ignoramus8699 wrote:
On 2015-05-23, Karl Townsend wrote:
Its a shame, that low top speed on the Monarch is a killer. that's why
it has no wear. I'd send it on down the road.

All other monarchs that I have ever seen are always worn to death. I
save tailstocks, cross slides and handles and scrap the rest. This one
was so unusual.

The thing is that I am still in love with it because it is so good
looking. Have hard times letting go.

What, exactly, is bad about slow top speed? That works takes longer to
finish? I keep hearing how high RPM is needed for carbide, but I use
carbide at low speed. I do not quite get it. I am sure that I am
missing something.

i