Great job on the wipers. Idea......I know they did not have any ball-oilers on the original one but you could add one on each. It would make it very easy to add oil down the road. I know another project idea...Ha! Ha! My list never stop growing. Just wait until you get that 3-D printer...then the list will get bigger.....LOL I love mine and you will then want to start casting your own small parts.....Fun, Fun, Fun. Thank you another great video.
Keith, just watched you testimonial video on Growing America. I’ve been watching your videos for well over five years now and have often wondered what your day job was. A man of many talents for sure. My hat is off for you and thanks for sharing that more personal portion of your life with us. Congrats on finishing the Monarch.
Better than new Keith. Disassembled, painted, parts replaced, scrapped, reassembled. Those wipers work as intended. Now the fun part, throwing chips. Thanks for sharing. That 3D printer will come in handy.
I modified my HFT portable band saw and hung it on a stand and made a small 6"X6" table screwed to the saw. That made it work well and more safely than the small platen that came with it. Use a plastic hand clamp for the trigger. Use a power strip to power the saw and turn it on and off. It's advisable to us a power strip with a breaker on it. If the blade stalls it will fry the motor in a heartbeat. I did that on my new one! The breaker will protect it.
I've just finished binge watching this series over the last four or five days. Thoroughly enjoyable, thank you Keith. I've learned a lot (mostly about how little knew about lathes) Truly an excellent series. I don't know anywhere else where I might find such a detailed and informative, watchable entertaining "how it's made". Well done on the restoration.
Forgot, congratulations on completing the restoration. It's a beautiful machine and you should be very proud of the excellent results from your hard work.
Mr. Rucker, When I think about what an ideal America is; This is is. A educated, kind, person who is self sufficient. Thank you for your contribution to the world.
When sanding alum on the belt sander use some grease that is used for finishing alum as it will stop the belt from blocking up and also give you a finer finish.
Something to consider - Add a small hole on the top of each wiper so that you can inject a bit of way oil from time to time. That lathe is looking beautiful.
Great job Keith! It has been an privilege following along all this time. Glad I got to see it in person before you really got started too. See ya at the Bash!
Been watching the whole project. That lathe turned out beautiful. Now.....time to get working on the metal planer. Its been a long time since the Vance Planer Matcher and I'm feeling its time for the next vintage restoration project. ;-)
Nice Keith good to see the way wipers they are really neat in CNC machines these days and enjoy see these get updated on the Monarch. Nice to have a person cast these for you to add, nice work. Lance & Patrick.
I was a goldsmith where every casting is hand finished with files and a sanding disc on a flex shaft tool. i'm now getting more into machine shop practice. It's funny to see machinists getting all skittish when it comes to shaping metal free hand, when a hundred years ago, the most precise measuring tool in a shop would have been a pair of compass type calipers. I have been reading in the Lindsay publications books: "Echos From the Oil Country", where at times, they had to go around the shop and make sure everyone's steel rule was the same length.
Beautiful job well done. Have you thought about drilling oil holes it the top of the wipers ? We had a great big Warner Swasey with flip-top Way oilers.
Nice job on these. As a safety note, you might want to get a foot switch (the type that you plug a tool in to). At 18:00, I shuddered a little. Zip tie the switch in the tool and plug into a foot switch, then you have both hands free for the work, and in a more comfortable position. I use foot switches on a number of tools, including my largest drill press at times.
Unfortunately he was using a cordless. I once used a rope tied into a loop over the switch with a 2x4 as the foot switch. Didn’t have my regular foot switch hand at the time
Keith, I know that opinions vary, but when I was going through my machinist apprenticeship years ago, I was taught to never wear gloves when using a bench grinder or belt sander.
I'll second that, a gal who was deburring metal plates on a Delta vertical was wearing gloves, sucked her hand into it, wedged between platen and inner table lip, got one hell of a nail job for free.
I recently beought a cheap 4x36" sander belt with small disk and its just so useful I wish I had brought it sooner. Nothing compared to keiths beast but I don't have room or justification for a bigger one yet. Everything from making parts to sharpening / cleaning chisels and scraper blades that had various sealants and plasters dry on them oops.
I'm a little disappointed you didn't cast these yourself. You spent a lot of time building your excellent foundry furnace, but you never seem to use it. Yes I am calling you out Keith, make your own parts! Absolutely love your channel, just trying to push for some more casting videos.
Very glad indeed to see the lathe all-but complete Keith! A real master class in practical engineering and handicrafts. Did you get the gearbox sorted-out off camera or is that still to do?
Hello Keith, I've been watching you work on this lathe now for some time. Your work is very interesting. If I could ask you a question? How much would a guy need to invest in something like this Monarch 16" Model K lathe in a ballpark figure? Thank you! and please know that what you are doing is greatly appreciated. Not only by myself, and by many others as well.?
Nice my little Atlas could use some wipes, apparently they didn't come with them in 1936 lol. That belt sander is pretty awesome 😊, belts must be hella pricey though... well, for belts anyways. Thanks for the video, Keith😁.
Keith, you need to get that foundry furnace of yours running, then you could cast your own parts like this. Get Sandrammer down there and he can really get you up to speed on casting.
I am surprised you did not run this as a small production run. Attach a stop to your vice so you can accurately reposition the parts. Drill the first hole in the first 4 parts. Move the table over and drill the next 4 holes. Counter bore these holes setting a proper depth. Move the table back and counter bore the last 4 holes. Works for the other two pairs too. Great to see you finishing up the Monarch.
Waste oil on the ways should be enough. The apron of the lathe has its own oil reservoir with oil pump and lines. That oil pump is operated whenever the carriage is moved along the length of the bed, and the oil lines meter way oil to everywhere its needed in the crossslide, saddle, and apron, including of course on the ways under the saddle, so oil is always being pumped onto the ways whenever the carriage and saddle is being moved along bed during longitudinal turning operations. So, as long as the apron's oil reservoir is kept topped off, there shouldn't be a need to pre-oil the way wipers.
@@StevenAndrews Your welcome! Keith details the active oiling system in the parts of the series dedicated to taking apart the apron for servicing and cleaning and then reassembling it. ^^
@Steven Andrews And part of the servicing of the apron, IIRC, Keith did find he needed to fab up new oil lines out of copper tubing to insure the oil pump would be getting oil to every lubrication point that needed it.
I know it was not on the originals but would it not be a good idea to drill a hole through the top so you can add additional oil to the felts in the future? Did you get some sort of insect bite - your right cheek looks a bit swollen?
Of course you realize that the birth of your Monarch 16" Lathe had a gestational period about six months longer than an elephant needs to give birth to a baby elephant. Of course, what would we do with a baby elephant, your lathe is much more useful. That is, of course, unless you are planning on running away and joining the Circus..... You certainly are proud your baby Monarch, and you have every right to be, that's a beautiful baby Keith !!!! Take care and keep up the great work !!! PS; What did you name her ???
Nice job. Until you get that cover for your electrical switch, be careful turning that belt sander on and off. I would also use a chip brush to remove chips instead of my fingers.
If you guys are interested in how the patterns were printed, I have a video from December showing that in detail. You can also see the main assembly of of Keith's printer in my most recent video.
It's a feel thing, I remember my father saying that if you didn't hold the shaft right you were using the wrong hammer. Maybe it's like Sir Henry Royce who didn't believe in torque control, but made the wrench the right size for the job, so a screw that needed to be really tight had a long handle, then it was down to feel. Empathy with the job. I like it.
Keith what kind of fumes have you been breathing before recording this video?? The way wipers look great. Being an old guy, I think brass would have looked better. LOL Glad we are gonna see that great old iron producing parts in the near future!
Keith: Love your videos. Just a thought, would a small hole sized for your oil gun in the top of the way wipers be a good improvement to keep the ways lubricated?
Check out the episode where he's cleaning and rebuilding the saddle. There are oiling holes drilled into the casting that apply oil to the ways. The wipers might add a miniscule amount of oil to them, but their primary purpose is to keep the grit and grime off the ground surfaces.
If a customer or a job comes in and just needs something taken down a couple thousands or drill a hole for a bolt you don't always need a mill or sirface grinder. Alot of the time a drill press and a belt sander can get the job done because that is all that the job calles out for.
Your new vertical sander you’ll find is one of the handiest tools in your shop. It is also one of the most dangerous tools in the shop. To make my point take one cotton work gloves when the sander is running and just drop it near the worktable and the Sand belt. If and whenthe sand belt grabs the gloves be thankful that your fingers were not inside the glove. In my shop it is mandatory that anytime somebody has to have fingers within 6 inches of the moving belt that they will have a fixture or a suitable tool to keep all body parts at least 6 inches from the belt ! I know you were done work around your table saw as close as you are what’s the sander. Get to close in the outcome would be similar.
Couldn't you just have used the 3D printed parts? Is there enough force on them that they would need to be made from aluminum? Or was this just to keep the originality in a restoration?
Surprised you didn't modify them like Richard suggests so they will shove the chips to the side since you were making them from scratch. I guess it is a restoration though so keeping it original is probably just as well. :-)
It’s a magnificent lathe. Back like new.
Fantastic restoration. You are amazing!
Great video Keith, keep'um coming..
Thank you for your pasion!
Great video Keith
Great job on the wipers.
Idea......I know they did not have any ball-oilers on the original one but you could add one on each.
It would make it very easy to add oil down the road.
I know another project idea...Ha! Ha!
My list never stop growing.
Just wait until you get that 3-D printer...then the list will get bigger.....LOL
I love mine and you will then want to start casting your own small parts.....Fun, Fun, Fun.
Thank you another great video.
Keith, just watched you testimonial video on Growing America. I’ve been watching your videos for well over five years now and have often wondered what your day job was. A man of many talents for sure. My hat is off for you and thanks for sharing that more personal portion of your life with us. Congrats on finishing the Monarch.
Better than new Keith. Disassembled, painted, parts replaced, scrapped, reassembled. Those wipers work as intended. Now the fun part, throwing chips. Thanks for sharing. That 3D printer will come in handy.
Beautiful job on the Monarch. Doing justice to the Monarch name. I've learned a lot through all your episodes. Thank you
I modified my HFT portable band saw and hung it on a stand and made a small 6"X6" table screwed to the saw. That made it work well and more safely than the small platen that came with it. Use a plastic hand clamp for the trigger. Use a power strip to power the saw and turn it on and off. It's advisable to us a power strip with a breaker on it. If the blade stalls it will fry the motor in a heartbeat. I did that on my new one! The breaker will protect it.
Congratulations on getting your Lathe finished.
I've just finished binge watching this series over the last four or five days. Thoroughly enjoyable, thank you Keith. I've learned a lot (mostly about how little knew about lathes) Truly an excellent series. I don't know anywhere else where I might find such a detailed and informative, watchable entertaining "how it's made". Well done on the restoration.
I loved the entire series. Have to call it “34 steps to a job well done”. Priceless.
Enjoyed the Monarch Model K restoration journey Keith... Thanks for sharing!
Forgot, congratulations on completing the restoration. It's a beautiful machine and you should be very proud of the excellent results from your hard work.
Mr. Rucker,
When I think about what an ideal America is; This is is. A educated, kind, person who is self sufficient. Thank you for your contribution to the world.
I love your hammer organizing shelves in the background.. great idea for my own workshop! Thanks Keith.
Great Video! Thanks.
Thank you for this series! It has been a treat to follow. That Monarch lathe is one lucky machine.
That lathe is a beauty. Looking forward to seeing it in action...
Mr. Monarch would be proud of you.
When sanding alum on the belt sander use some grease that is used for finishing alum as it will stop the belt from blocking up and also give you a finer finish.
Might candle wax work?
Something to consider - Add a small hole on the top of each wiper so that you can inject a bit of way oil from time to time. That lathe is looking beautiful.
The ways are oiled by an internal system. No need for extra oil in the wipers.
Enjoyed Keith!
ATB, Robin
Loving the new mustache LOL
It won't be long before his wife puts her foot down.
He needs to fire his makeup man.
I thought it was dirt :)
Me too.
@@hilltopmachineworks2131 LOL it is Dirt
Been here for the whole project,glad to see it finished so you have it in your gang of machines . Great to see your work and presentation!!!
Great job Keith! It has been an privilege following along all this time. Glad I got to see it in person before you really got started too. See ya at the Bash!
Been watching the whole project. That lathe turned out beautiful.
Now.....time to get working on the metal planer. Its been a long time since the Vance Planer Matcher and I'm feeling its time for the next vintage restoration project. ;-)
Well done Keith
I am very happy for you Keith. Long time and lots of work to get it functional
Always happy to see some work Charles contributed to. He's a talented and generous guy.
I think I notised something on the bandsaw, there is a locknob so you can lock the on/off switch, its good so you can hold workpiece with two hands :)
Great job, my friend.
Nice Keith good to see the way wipers they are really neat in CNC machines these days and enjoy see these get updated on the Monarch. Nice to have a person cast these for you to add, nice work.
Lance & Patrick.
You should drill a small hole in the top of the way wiper holder so that you can add oil to recharge the felt pads.
Keith, another great video of a usually over looked PM item that will help keep your machinery running true for many years.
Awesome lathe you got there. Don't doubt we'll see plenty work done on it looking forward. thumbs up
good job!!!All finished.
Good job Keith!
Time to make some chips.
I was a goldsmith where every casting is hand finished with files and a sanding disc on a flex shaft tool. i'm now getting more into machine shop practice.
It's funny to see machinists getting all skittish when it comes to shaping metal free hand, when a hundred years ago, the most precise measuring tool in a shop would have been a pair of compass type calipers. I have been reading in the Lindsay publications books: "Echos From the Oil Country", where at times, they had to go around the shop and make sure everyone's steel rule was the same length.
That is a great series of books.
Love the Oliver Hardy mustache. LOL..
Excellent
Beautiful Job Keith.
Gary 76-Year-Old Home-Shop-Machinist
In Beautiful North West Arkansas
Shoulda made a nose wiper...... Sorry it was too easy. Keep up the great work.
Congrats!
Beautiful job well done. Have you thought about drilling oil holes it the top of the wipers ? We had a great big Warner Swasey with flip-top Way oilers.
At 19:28 he actually shows how to make the felt wipers for the next three minutes.
Nice job on these. As a safety note, you might want to get a foot switch (the type that you plug a tool in to). At 18:00, I shuddered a little. Zip tie the switch in the tool and plug into a foot switch, then you have both hands free for the work, and in a more comfortable position. I use foot switches on a number of tools, including my largest drill press at times.
Good sensible tip. I must admit I was not comfortable watching that bit of the video.
Unfortunately he was using a cordless. I once used a rope tied into a loop over the switch with a 2x4 as the foot switch. Didn’t have my regular foot switch hand at the time
Hi again from England
Good use of that metal cutting bandsaw to get it done...
(come on guys...we've all done stuff like that)...
Just watched your interview on growing america youtube. Great interview!!
The table on your belt sander is deflecting under load by maybe 1/16th inch. Might be something loose somewhere?
THANK YOU...for sharing.
Must be nice to have every tool in the book. Well at least I have band saw for that.😁😁😆😆
Keith, I know that opinions vary, but when I was going through my machinist apprenticeship years ago, I was taught to never wear gloves when using a bench grinder or belt sander.
I'll second that, a gal who was deburring metal plates on a Delta vertical was wearing gloves, sucked her hand into it, wedged between platen and inner table lip, got one hell of a nail job for free.
I recently beought a cheap 4x36" sander belt with small disk and its just so useful I wish I had brought it sooner. Nothing compared to keiths beast but I don't have room or justification for a bigger one yet. Everything from making parts to sharpening / cleaning chisels and scraper blades that had various sealants and plasters dry on them oops.
I'm a little disappointed you didn't cast these yourself. You spent a lot of time building your excellent foundry furnace, but you never seem to use it. Yes I am calling you out Keith, make your own parts!
Absolutely love your channel, just trying to push for some more casting videos.
I have that same bandsaw and use it with the "Swag Off road" portaband table. It works quite well and is... safer.
Sweet! Time for chip making!
Good job, thanks for sharing
Very glad indeed to see the lathe all-but complete Keith! A real master class in practical engineering and handicrafts.
Did you get the gearbox sorted-out off camera or is that still to do?
Hello Keith, I've been watching you work on this lathe now for some time. Your work is very interesting. If I could ask you a question? How much would a guy need to invest in something like this Monarch 16" Model K lathe in a ballpark figure? Thank you! and please know that what you are doing is greatly appreciated. Not only by myself, and by many others as well.?
I like the mustache. I think you should keep it.
Nice my little Atlas could use some wipes, apparently they didn't come with them in 1936 lol.
That belt sander is pretty awesome 😊, belts must be hella pricey though... well, for belts anyways. Thanks for the video, Keith😁.
Keith, you need to get that foundry furnace of yours running, then you could cast your own parts like this. Get Sandrammer down there and he can really get you up to speed on casting.
Job well done. I enjoyed watching every part of the series. What’s your next restoration project? Can’t wait.
in the future you can put the portaband in the vice by clamping it on the lip underneath the part you're using as a table.
I like your videos you taught me some things I have a question for you you build the furnace so you can pour metal why don’t you use it
I am surprised you did not run this as a small production run. Attach a stop to your vice so you can accurately reposition the parts. Drill the first hole in the first 4 parts. Move the table over and drill the next 4 holes. Counter bore these holes setting a proper depth. Move the table back and counter bore the last 4 holes. Works for the other two pairs too.
Great to see you finishing up the Monarch.
If you ever setup stand setup for your portable bandsaw get a footswitch to turn it off and on. Lock down the swtich with a removeable tie wrap.
A semi-precision job once in a while is fun
Any reason to drill a hole from the top to the felt to drop oil or will waste oil on the ways be enough?
Waste oil on the ways should be enough. The apron of the lathe has its own oil reservoir with oil pump and lines. That oil pump is operated whenever the carriage is moved along the length of the bed, and the oil lines meter way oil to everywhere its needed in the crossslide, saddle, and apron, including of course on the ways under the saddle, so oil is always being pumped onto the ways whenever the carriage and saddle is being moved along bed during longitudinal turning operations. So, as long as the apron's oil reservoir is kept topped off, there shouldn't be a need to pre-oil the way wipers.
@@Patriot1776 thanks for the detail here, wasn't aware the ways are actively oiled.
@@StevenAndrews Your welcome! Keith details the active oiling system in the parts of the series dedicated to taking apart the apron for servicing and cleaning and then reassembling it. ^^
@Steven Andrews And part of the servicing of the apron, IIRC, Keith did find he needed to fab up new oil lines out of copper tubing to insure the oil pump would be getting oil to every lubrication point that needed it.
Is it posible to put a litle hole on the top of this wipers with a cap, so you can oil it ? Thumps up as always :-)
This and your mower deck repair may be the only jobs you've done that I could duplicate in my shop. (Maybe a couple of orthers) Enjoyed as always!
Could you have 3d printed in hard plastic to use.
Is that not a lock on button above the saw trigger?
Did the Lablonde make it to Colorado safely?
I know it was not on the originals but would it not be a good idea to drill a hole through the top so you can add additional oil to the felts in the future?
Did you get some sort of insect bite - your right cheek looks a bit swollen?
There is an oiling system built into the machine to supply the ways. No need to oil the wipers.
I can not help but wonder why you did not machine them out of solid bar stock.
Of course you realize that the birth of your Monarch 16" Lathe had a gestational period about six months longer than an elephant needs to give birth to a baby elephant.
Of course, what would we do with a baby elephant, your lathe is much more useful. That is, of course, unless you are planning on running away and joining the Circus.....
You certainly are proud your baby Monarch, and you have every right to be, that's a beautiful baby Keith !!!!
Take care and keep up the great work !!!
PS; What did you name her ???
I was interested in seeing how you would machine that outer radius. I guess sometimes it just comes down to handwork.
If you could figure out away to hold on to it you could trig out the steps of the radius and just plunge cut it
Nice job. Until you get that cover for your electrical switch, be careful turning that belt sander on and off. I would also use a chip brush to remove chips instead of my fingers.
Thanks mom.
Have you considered installing oiling nipples on the outside face of the wiper boxes, so you can pump oil into the wiper boxes?
From this video it looks like you are trying to become a member of the three fingered machinist union.
did you allready fix the noisy gearbox we heard during the first test cut? did i miss a video?
If you guys are interested in how the patterns were printed, I have a video from December showing that in detail. You can also see the main assembly of of Keith's printer in my most recent video.
Hi Keith really like that hammer collection in the back rack,how many hammers does a man need?
Ask Tom over at OxTools.
It's a feel thing, I remember my father saying that if you didn't hold the shaft right you were using the wrong hammer. Maybe it's like Sir Henry Royce who didn't believe in torque control, but made the wrench the right size for the job, so a screw that needed to be really tight had a long handle, then it was down to feel. Empathy with the job. I like it.
Keith what kind of fumes have you been breathing before recording this video?? The way wipers look great. Being an old guy, I think brass would have looked better. LOL Glad we are gonna see that great old iron producing parts in the near future!
I think Keith always tries to go with original materials when he can. The orginals were aluminum.
@@Mishn0 That's understandable. I was just saying brass would look better.
@canuckguy worried That's for sure.
@@MaturePatriot ...Maybe 24k gold? It would "look better".
@@paulcopeland9035 Could Gold Anodize the Aluminum!
Keith: Love your videos. Just a thought, would a small hole sized for your oil gun in the top of the way wipers be a good improvement to keep the ways lubricated?
same thought occurred to me also.
Check out the episode where he's cleaning and rebuilding the saddle. There are oiling holes drilled into the casting that apply oil to the ways. The wipers might add a miniscule amount of oil to them, but their primary purpose is to keep the grit and grime off the ground surfaces.
If a customer or a job comes in and just needs something taken down a couple thousands or drill a hole for a bolt you don't always need a mill or sirface grinder. Alot of the time a drill press and a belt sander can get the job done because that is all that the job calles out for.
I have the same type of 'verticle band saw', only my saw is a Maur instead of Dewalt. There are times when the best of equipment is not neccessary.
Nice mustache!
Why doesn't the inside rear of the cross member have a wiper on it?
ever seen a oiling hole on the wipers?
very nice! Would have been nice to make them out of cast iron also!!
Why?
@@paulcopeland9035 , why not? The rest of the machine is cast iron...
...moustache like old uncle Adolph..!! Ah.ah.ah!!!
Won't the ways oil act as an electrolyte between the aluminum and steel?
It looks like there is a trigger lock button on the bandsaw.
Your new vertical sander you’ll find is one of the handiest tools in your shop. It is also one of the most dangerous tools in the shop. To make my point take one cotton work gloves when the sander is running and just drop it near the worktable and the Sand belt. If and whenthe sand belt grabs the gloves be thankful that your fingers were not inside the glove. In my shop it is mandatory that anytime somebody has to have fingers within 6 inches of the moving belt that they will have a fixture or a suitable tool to keep all body parts at least 6 inches from the belt ! I know you were done work around your table saw as close as you are what’s the sander. Get to close in the outcome would be similar.
Couldn't you just have used the 3D printed parts? Is there enough force on them that they would need to be made from aluminum? Or was this just to keep the originality in a restoration?
Probably, Keith Fenner used CNCed Delrin to make way wipers. This Keith probably just wanted aluminum like the originals.
Surprised you didn't modify them like Richard suggests so they will shove the chips to the side since you were making them from scratch. I guess it is a restoration though so keeping it original is probably just as well. :-)