[SEL] Re: LukeT's Monarch Lathe & one followed Curt home.

[Curt]

Peter,
There sure are a lot of us picking up old lathes these days. One 
followed me home a couple of weekends ago and it is set up in the garage 
right in front of Missy's gardening shelf. Oh.....she _really_ 
appreciated THAT!  The brand name is a Carroll Jamieson. Here are a few 
pictures:
<http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Lathe/Thumbnails.html>

Like you, I too would like some information on age, type, etc. Anyone 
heard of a Carroll Jamieson machine tools? As I recall it will swing 
roughly 14" and is 36" between centers. Not real big, but decent for 
around the house stuff.

This one has been sitting in a barn for 15 years and there is a pretty 
good film of light rust on everything. So I'm currently taking it all 
apart and wire brushing the rust away, reoiling, and getting everything 
sliding smoothly again.
Being that it is an old line shaft driven lathe, who knows what kind of 
tolerance it will hold??? At the very least I am hopeful it will be able 
to turn wooden parts for the pattern making. I'm sure this will make my 
machineshop buddy very pleased, as he has been _very_ tolerant in 
letting me use his production metal lathe for the pattern parts.

Thru the years we have debated the pros and cons of painting barn fresh 
engines. But what about barn or shop fresh antique machine tools? While 
I have this lathe all apart, should I be cleaning the parts and 
eventually put a fresh coat of battleship grey on it? Or leave it as is, 
but cleaned up....whatdaya ya'll think?
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Peter Stephenson wrote:

> Hi Luke,
> I've seen your pictures of the old Monarch lathe you were off-loading 
> into your garage a while ago. I am rebuilding one which is similar but 
> not identical and have been trying to find it's age. Do you (or 
> anybody else) know it's age, type model etc?
>  
> Regards to all,
> Peter Stephenson.
>