Anybody here have a Model K?

Silverbullet said:
Nice LATHE, keep looking there lots of steady rest all over. Just post your dimensions , ill look . I've seen a few near me that look big enough. As for needing a taper attachment to cut pipe threads, iv cut thousands of them with out one. There are ways to cut them.. You just have to figure it out. Ill tell you if you can't.
Your lathe is my envy, I wish I could get one in the 13" + 15" x 48" war era for me. She looks good tho , take care of her.
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Ok tell me about cutting thousands of pipe threads
I am leasing
Tell me how you Would cut a pipe thread 2" Dia. 11 1/2 threads per inch inside thread in a pump housing 3/4 inch taper per. Foot
In that lathe with out a tap
 
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You do not necessarily need a taper attachment to cut pipe threads on a metal lathe. And yes, I mean the tapered thread kind.
 
scwhite said:
Ok tell me about cutting thousands of pipe threads
I am leasing
Tell me how you Would cut a pipe thread 2" Dia. 11 1/2 threads per inch inside thread in a pump housing 3/4 inch taper per. Foot
In that lathe with out a tap
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Okee dokee, the fish is on the line, Many hundreds of years ago ,,it seems,, in a valve building shop , we cut them with giant die heads on big old Warner& Swazey , turret LATHES , those babies will cut them in seconds . I've got a big die head new in my shop that will do up to 1 1/2" pipe. We had the automatic tap heads too. Our shop made up to twenty inch valves. Down to the 1/8 pipe in brass, we made nipples for them too. With the dies we had any size up to 4" wasn't a problem. Our one big LATHE had I think a 6"- 8" through hole in the head . Learned ALOT there. You can find the die heads and dies to use on your lathe. I wasn't trying to be smart just wanted you to think how can he do it and I'm stumped. There's always a way. With the tap heads we had they were set up to cut the taper with the tap or die. Releasing tap heads are great
 
Silverbullet said:
Okee dokee, the fish is on the line, Many hundreds of years ago ,,it seems,, in a valve building shop , we cut them with giant die heads on big old Warner& Swazey , turret LATHES , those babies will cut them in seconds . I've got a big die head new in my shop that will do up to 1 1/2" pipe. We had the automatic tap heads too. Our shop made up to twenty inch valves. Down to the 1/8 pipe in brass, we made nipples for them too. With the dies we had any size up to 4" wasn't a problem. Our one big LATHE had I think a 6"- 8" through hole in the head . Learned ALOT there. You can find the die heads and dies to use on your lathe. I wasn't trying to be smart just wanted you to think how can he do it and I'm stumped. There's always a way. With the tap heads we had they were set up to cut the taper with the tap or die. Releasing tap heads are great
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You are not cutting the threads at all like I
Was thinking . I was thinking and meant Single point threading . If you will go back and read
I asked you to tell me how you was going to cut the threads without a tap & and of course I mean without dies also .
I am very aware you can cut a pipe thread with
Taps and dies . I can do that on the work bench
In my vice .
But I was refuring to threading in the lathe by single point threading with out the taper attachment . You are going to need the taper attachment.
You can't do it . inside single point threading
a big pipe thread is hard enough with the taper attachment.
Outside threading a big pipe thread is just about
As hard .
And no you don't have a fish on the hook
You are trying to dodge the real subject
Here you are trying to tell the world and me that you
Don't need a taper attachment to cut those pipe threads . Well you happen to be talking to some one the really knows .
 
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Let's be sure to keep this civil, gentlemen and keep the thread on subject. This is a discussion about Model K Monarch lathes, NOT an argument about how to cut pipe threads. You are very welcome to start a new thread on that subject in the appropriate forum, just be sure to keep your tempers from flaring.
 
Nc , I just found a large center rest , looks to be 16" , not sure its worth the money they want , looks like the fingers are missing . The want $275.00 I can tell you its on craigslist either Philadelphia or south jersey . Also a beautiful 4 jaw chuck in Delaware for $100. 14" or so. With pin mount d6 or something near it. I have been trying to get someone to go get it for me , but my buddy lets me down again. Missed out on a rusted lathe for parts when he didnt go get it . They would load all he had to do was drive.
 
I pulled the headstock cover off to check out the gears. Everything looks good, but it was low on oil. I hope the previous owner didn't use it too long like that.

With the cover off I decided to clean it up with a scotch brite wheel on my angle grinder. Once I got all the old paint and grime removed I sprayed a few coats of truck bed linear to it.
 
Silverbullet said:
Nc , I just found a large center rest , looks to be 16" , not sure its worth the money they want , looks like the fingers are missing . The want $275.00 I can tell you its on craigslist either Philadelphia or south jersey .
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I'll try and pull up the ad thanks.
 
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