Please talk me out of upgrading my lathe to a Monarch 10ee art deco masterpiece.

[redrummy@ohai.social]

@th That's even sexier than the oldest lathe in my college machine shop, which was arguably better than anything newer alongside it. What a work of art.

[wcbdata@vis.social]

@th We have one at @millforge and it is a thing of beauty. The motor is as big around as a car tire, and it runs almost completely silently. It's also controlled by a giant box of tubes inside that deco end cap on a pair of sliding rails for service.

[mosttoast@bostonmusic.online]

@th I will talk you into it. It is an excellent idea.

[wcbdata@vis.social]

@AnguaDelphine @th There's still a pretty active user base for them, and iirc, there is a solid-state drop-in replacement for the big thyristor tubes now too.

[sir_osis_of_liver@beige.party]

@th

You should upgrade to a Monarch 10ee machine lathe.

Surely a person wouldn't regret upgrading to a Monarch 10ee machine lathe?

[derek@www.glidden.life]

@th No can do, that machine is a beauty.

[gamesmissed@mastodon.social]

@th Shan't.

[ronjeffries@mastodon.social]

@th
Sorry, no can do!

[jerry@mas.to]

@th Sorry, no can do!

[funkylab@mastodon.social]

@lopta the thing is, @th knows that excess mass is actually a feature in a lathe, not a problem.

[z6uk@mastodon.social]

@th You'll probably not be convinced by this then https://youtu.be/FEDaFVvygbw

[lopta@mastodon.social]

@funkylab @th Ah, perhaps that won't serve to discourage its acquisition then.

[mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info]

@th Good thinking. You definitely shouldn't upgrade. It can be very handy to still have a small lathe around to use when you have a quick bit of work to do and you have a complex setup in the real lathe. I've definitely used my starter HF lathe when the 10x40 monster is occupied, sometimes even for a bit of work to help me finish what's currently occupying the big lathe.

So when you have a complex faceplate setup on the 10ee and you want to quick turn a small part, you'll be glad you kept the old lathe around when you bought the 10ee.

[mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info]

@th Also, I am really looking forward to the pictures of that lathe perched on the cargo bike. 🤪

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@Unixbigot @th

I have just the spot ... The middle of the formal lounge

Now to find my formal lounge... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

[oxy@social.bsdlab.au]

@MelissaBearTrix @Unixbigot @th Any lounge with that instantly becomes formal

[dmaonr@mastodon.online]

@th We have never met, but I know in my heart of hearts, that you deserve this machine.

[david@fouroclockfarms.club]

@th why would anyone do such a thing?

[lumiworx@mastodon.social]

@th

There's a shop in town that still uses a set of 1938 and 1944 Bridgeport mills, so somebody's got their money's worth and then some...

Those wooden blocks already seem to suggest it's 'moving' somewhere.

[javensbukan@cosocial.ca]

@LaNaehForaday @th Ha I was just going to say that. Looks like it weighs 1 tonne.