Anybody here have a Model K?

Ordered a 10hp RPC from American Rotary today.
 
Previous owner put a coat of paint on the lathe and painted right over the Monarch badge. I removed all the gray paint and gave it a black paint accent. Should look a lot better now.
 
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I guess I will keep this thread going since there isnt much talk in the Monarch forum.
Got the lathe leveled today. Also dialed in the tailstock. Glad I did it was 14 thousands out. Put in some scrape 1018 and made my first chips. I have a 1 thousand taper over 8". Not bad for this old girl.
 
I started building a back splash/tool holder for the lathe.

 
I ordered new wipers from Monarch today. I figured the 53 year old ones are ready to be replaced.
 
Picked up this little oil cup off the internet. The previous owner had the tail stock oil hole plugged with a 1/8 npt pipe plug.
 
Bought one of those Chinese tachs off of E-bay. Got a plastic box from McMaster-Carr and wired the puppy up.
 
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