Hi Marsh,
I accepted your friendship notification. I remember your suggestion of creating a "C" registry. I could search old posts/make a list, but being listed in such a registry should be voluntary as some "C" owners might not want to be included. Maybe adding "C" owners as friends is a good approach.
I read your post about making a TA drawbar/bed clamp and wondered how much force it would take to break a 1/8" roll pin. It would probably break prior to anything else, but it would still be scary. "Be careful when using" is good advice with any machine tool, but especially with a lathe as big as a "C".
As you know, there several members with incredible expertise on the "C" series who post frequently in the Monarch section, and I think we are very lucky to have them available. This factor weighed heavily when I was deciding what lathe to buy.
Have fun!
Stan
I accepted your friendship notification. I remember your suggestion of creating a "C" registry. I could search old posts/make a list, but being listed in such a registry should be voluntary as some "C" owners might not want to be included. Maybe adding "C" owners as friends is a good approach.
I read your post about making a TA drawbar/bed clamp and wondered how much force it would take to break a 1/8" roll pin. It would probably break prior to anything else, but it would still be scary. "Be careful when using" is good advice with any machine tool, but especially with a lathe as big as a "C".
As you know, there several members with incredible expertise on the "C" series who post frequently in the Monarch section, and I think we are very lucky to have them available. This factor weighed heavily when I was deciding what lathe to buy.
Have fun!
Stan