1940 Monarch 16W Lathe Restoration Part 2 of 5: Painting

[@hansmuller9121]

Hello Samuel, that looks really good, keep it up. Ask your uncle what he thinks about you installing a chuck guard on the machine, at least for the time being until you get used to always removing the key for the jaw chuck. Unfortunately, I managed to leave the key in once or twice on a machine without protection and turned the machine on. And then there was a flying key, luckily nothing happened. Greetings from Berlin

[@MrJimhayes1]

Samuel the Monarch that you have selected is among the best manual engine lathes ever made I Have owned a number of them over the last 50 years. about the shifting on the go those machines were referred to as a long handle or long arm machine and if you look at a lot of pictures online you’ll notice that the lever closest to the chuck is broken I’m assuming it’s from people trying to shift on the go they would have a violent kick back and break the handles right off I would avoid it if I were you . looks like you’re doing a great job restoring

[@samuelwiltzius]

Thanks Jim! As someone squarely in the hobby side of things I will take my time when shifting gears. Thats interesting about kickback. I just assumed the handle got smashed by some external force - thinking about that much force coming from the machine is frankly a little scary. I suppose a 200lb chuck can carry a lot of energy - I’m currently using an 8” 3-jaw for most things and find it very enjoyable compared to the larger chucks that came with it.

[@piteralvarado1028]

Hay vas amigo 🙏👍

[@hansmuller9121]

Hello Samuel, that looks really good, keep it up. Ask your uncle what he thinks about you installing a chuck guard on the machine, at least for the time being until you get used to always removing the key for the jaw chuck. Unfortunately, I managed to leave the key in once or twice on a machine without protection and turned the machine on. And then there was a flying key, luckily nothing happened. Greetings from Berlin