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

[secretasianman@types.pl]

@th @dan you should get it

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@micron @th don't tease him with a good time...

[bangskij@climatejustice.social]

@th I'm afraid that's not possible

[dodgytheories@indieweb.social]

@th

Nope. You should follow your heart. Life is short.

[anguadelphine@mk.absturztau.be]

@th@social.v.st

What an amazing design.
Ummm, older ones are bulkier, heavier, you might not be able to get spare parts BUT they are repairable I imagine.

Tough one.

[steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co]

@th Debt is fun! Go for it! 🤪

[salixsericea@mastodon.social]

@th Sure, but please wait until I'm done with matching the of Amazing Grace to the brand new lyrics for "Amazing Lathe (how sweet the sound)..."

[petrillic@hachyderm.io]

@th absolutely not. Everyone deserves a 10EE. I will however encourage you to repaint it to a better and more interesting color.

A friend had one in candy apple red. Spectacular.

[hubi@social.hkit.de]

@th
You would be in good company
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEDaFVvygbw

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@th

That would look great in your lounge room

Hugz & xXx

[smellsofbikes@mastodon.social]

@th get it you will not regret it

[pconnelly@mastodon.social]

@th I will never talk someone out of a 10ee

[schluff@norden.social]

@th

[endlessmason@hachyderm.io]

@th
No problem, you can just use it to fix your current lathe and then put it up on marketplace

[rpardee@hachyderm.io]

@th separated at birth? #crushinator

[catdragon@mastodon.world]

@th that is one sexy piece of equipment.

[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.