Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff - PART II

I prefer this one -
Horizontal MILL AND Cutters in NSW | eBay

Anyone want a machine to know what your piece of unobtanium is made of? Well except the carbon content as it cannot do that.

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0818-...g/spectrometer

I can see Ray being all over this

Tool AND Cutter Grinder in VIC | eBay

Cinci mill looks like a universal model

Milling Machine Cincinnati in ACT | eBay

Needs a coat of pink....and the ever reliable drive fixed, no doubt!

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0066-...-20-between-ce

Yeah but that's not just some common as muck Monarch 10EE - that's a Monarch 10FF! Do you know how rare that model is?

Actually if you were up for a fixer upper (I could see where parts are missing), it could be a good buy. I think it has the special shut off thing for threading.

Michael

Originally Posted by Michael G

Yeah but that's not just some common as muck Monarch 10EE - that's a Monarch 10FF! Do you know how rare that model is?

Actually if you were up for a fixer upper (I could see where parts are missing), it could be a good buy. I think it has the special shut off thing for threading.

Michael

Yeah! they is rare alright. I think they only made them when the data plate process worker had a hang-over.

Yea it looks rebuildable. Not cheap to rebuild though. It has taper turning ability that is the only extra it has. No lead screw reverse on it, they were pretty rare on the round dials.

I see the scrap man has been outbid. I would buy it if it were closer and at my price, but I know what I would be up against. I see the seller is/was a manufacturer of wrought iron stuff

Welcome | www.scobiemcintosh.com.au

Studying the pictures here is what I can see wrong with the lathe.

The tailstock handwheel has been replaced with a lever. Tailstock locking lever looks to be replaced with a nut.

Missing an oil hole plug for the tailstock way lubrication system.

Longitudinal feed lever is pointing at the ground. I doubt that it a big deal, the lever operates a cam that operates a cone clutch. Although the apron would most likely have to come off to repair it.

There are some way wipers missing. One on the tailstock nose is missing (mine was as well, easily made) one on front V of saddle, one on cross slide.

Tachometer has a broken needle, that is why it is pointing where it is, it is out of balance. I would replace the unit with a digital tacho.

I assume that hex thing on the spindle camlock is just there to unlock the camlock. In any case those camlock pins are purchasable in the US as a standard item.

I would fully expect it to be worn a reasonable amount.

If the MG drive system is not working and looks cactus the motor could be replaced with a AC motor with VFD. The connection for the current DC motor to the reduction gearbox on these older ones is just a round shaft with a keyway. Nothing complicated.

From a distance that 10EE does not look that bad, but it is a lot of work and a fair few $ to get it rebuilt properly.

Hell, good eyes from those pics. Chuck looks modern and vaguely chinese and on a backplate, standard Monarch practice?

I'm wondering with the rate of knots they must have been churning out stuff post Pearl, someone else was using the appropriate letter stamp and it was eff it, close enough!

In the right area for wrought iron work too. Aunt lived one street over the railway line, grandmother, two over and great grandmother on the other side of King St, all had wrought iron fences and the latter, on the balcony and porch as well.

Originally Posted by Hunch

Hell, good eyes from those pics. Chuck looks modern and vaguely chinese and on a backplate, standard Monarch practice?

yes chinese chuck, there is another 3 jaw that comes with it. Ex navy machine, approx two weeks available to pick it up, seller has forklift and is moving factory. It was working until a week ago then he said forward stopped working but reverse works, one of the contactors is probably playing up IMO. Also in the tailstock it is three morse which would not be original.

Originally Posted by .RC.

yes chinese chuck, there is another 3 jaw that comes with it. Ex navy machine, approx two weeks available to pick it up, seller has forklift and is moving factory. It was working until a week ago then he said forward stopped working but reverse works, one of the contactors is probably playing up IMO. Also in the tailstock it is three morse which would not be original.

Hmm, interesting. Thought it'd be the usual Grays cluster-fsck to get things out and as usual I'm away from Sydney. 2 weeks opens up possibilities......

It's going to be a major rebuild/rescrape job or at least one would have to purchase it with that thought in mind.

Currently I'm down to one 'project' machine and might sell another one I'm not using a lot (B/port mill) so there'd be time & space..... let's see how the bidding war goes. I might have to help it along a little.

Problem is, I don't *need* it as I have a perfectly functional Chipmaster and a mint condition Maximat 11. What I really need is a mint condition DS&G or similar, 16" x 48" or bigger, with taper attachment. The more boat work I do, the more the 1.5" spindle bore of my Monarch CY lathe annoys me. Got to have a taper attachment though and the CY TA is built like a brick shytehouse, it masses more than a Hercus lathe.

We'll see.....

PDW

There are these... (Don't look to have TTA though)

Used Dean Smith Grace Lathe For Auction in Perth Int'l Airport, Western Australia - Manheim Auctions
Used Dean Smith & Grace TYPE 17 X 48 Centre Metal Lathes in Welshpool, WA Price: $7,000 <225741>

Michael

Originally Posted by Michael G

There are these... (Don't look to have TTA though)

Used Dean Smith Grace Lathe For Auction in Perth Int'l Airport, Western Australia - Manheim Auctions
Used Dean Smith & Grace TYPE 17 X 48 Centre Metal Lathes in Welshpool, WA Price: $7,000 <225741>

Michael

Neither have the TA unfortunately. That's a deal killer by itself.

Doesn't *have* to be a DS&G but a 2" spindle bore, preferably 65mm or more and a TA is essential. I won't consider Macsons even though they had big bores because I've never yet seen one that wasn't plain ugly and most of them had soft flat beds as well. At least looking at a DS&G I know that provided it's been looked after it'll be a high quality machine.

One of the usual forum suspects has now been outbid on the 10EE. Let's see how things go during the course of the day. Will he up his bid, or will someone else jump in? High drama with the only guaranteed winner being Grays.....

PDW

$1,389 for the Monarch.

Looking at the viewer counter there were a lot of interest.