Adam things have changed alot since this video. You have came along way. Good job my friend.

Adom, this is so far my favorite video you have made. I've watched for a while and seen a lot of them. Each one is really good but this one really meant something to you and I have to tell you, it connected with me as well. My job is running a family machine shop. I've been doing it for 40+ years and am a third generation. Both of my Grandfathers were machinists and I learned from them. You have the right attitude my brother. Respect for the trade, the machinery and a love of the history of the craft. Thanks for sharing your feelings. They mean a lot.

Certainly did justify its own video. Utterly captivating, thank you for sharing.

I know this is over 5 years old but has been helpful. I bought the exact same lathe last fall. It's a 1944. It's still on my trailer while I modify the shop. This has renewed my motivation. When you look back at this compared to now you weight loss is very noticeable. Keep it up.

Congratulations Adam for preserving the old machines, and also for the affection with which you treat them. Big hug

My Granddad was a machinist at the D.C. Navy Yard bomb factory during WWII. He’s the reason I watch and enjoy your channel.

Atom, You worked so hard on Grandpa's Monarch it made me tired. That sed, your talk at the end hit close to home. My Grandpa and I were best of friends. My Dad and Grandpa taught me my trade. I am retired now but but my Dad and I still have a complete shop between us. Most Saturday's my Son in law and Grandson visit Dad and or I. The fore of us work and learn together for hrs. Grandpas tools still see lots of action and the young ones love the stories Dad and I tell about Great-Great Grandpa. Thank You Atom ps. Spend as much time possible with Dad and talk about Grandpa.

You have gained my Subscription with this video. It reminds me of my Grandfather, who was a mechanic and a farmer. The Monarch Lathe is to you, what my Grandfathers 1943 and 1946 Model A John Deere Tractors are to me. The memories and the history will always be cherished. Thank you for the video!

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Your right about that Jacob! Thanks for the comment and the new subscription! Adam

That's awesome Adam. I was watching and finding a beautiful heavy machine, but knowing the story behind was even better

Excellent as always, Adam. A wonderful tribute to your Grandpa and your Dad. I love that machine, I am envious...lol... Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

The respect and love you have for your Dad and Granddad are evident in the way you speak of them. Thank you for sharing. Am looking forward to seeing the great old machine in action!

Awesome video man. I started watching your latest videos and now I just wanna see them all from the beginning. Its incredible the evolution your shop has been through and I bet yourself too. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Brings back great memories of my family. Thanks for sharing Adam.

Its a great feeling to refresh a piece that your loved ones charished! It's almost like bringing your grandad back a little bit! Thank you for sharing this awesome story!

Good job cleaning that lathe ,I enjoyed the story of the family history of the monarch .

Your enjoyment of metal work is the same affection I have for woodworking that my grandfather did. Thanks for the story about the lathe too.

Looking back on old videos and just shows how far the shop has come. Good Stuff

Adam, I don't know if you see the comments from your old videos but I started following you years after this video was produced. I am so thankful that I found this. Years before you established your following. I love the raw truism, raw discovery as you developed your channel. Long before everything we take for granted today. Adam, carry on my friend. You are a pioneer of this medium.

Greatest video, and by far, my favorite so far! You are really a great inspiration to so many people! God Bless you and keep up the excellent work!

I love the ending of this video... generations on the same lathe.... warms my heart. much love bro

Machine cleaned up nice. You have a lot of history with this machine in your life. Nothing could ever replace that. Glad your family took the time to involve you in the shop. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing

I have two Monarch lathes in my home workshop both WW2 vintage and still accurate.The feed knock out system for feeding up to shoulders and cutting internal threads up to shoulders is great.

As a current viewer and fan, it's exciting to see how far you come! So much progress in a few years. You heart felt discussion about the Monarch and it's history with your family really hit home with me. Keep up the good work Adam!

Digging through your (Excellent) videos. Really nice after watching so many to find you 'rediscovering' your Monarch. Great contrast to the total day-to-day familiarity of more recent years. Cheers!

Appreciate you sharing the content about your grandfather and the family business. I’m in a similar situation as a fourth generation family business and absolutely love when my dad talks about and tells me about how the business has evolved and grown over almost 70 years. Your grandpa is proud of you which I hope mine is as well with the job I’m doing and how much I truly respect and more than anything truly appreciate the opportunity they laid out so many years ago. Awesome! Glad I found this earlier video after fallowing your channel now for quite some time. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!

I really enjoyed this video. It reminds me that families are everything. I hope you see a lot of your father, while you can. The Monarch cleaned up nice, you have a great little shop in your garage. I know you are taking good care of it.All the best, Edgar

I like to revisit this video from time to time. I think all of us think that we'll "just wipe it down" and be done. Hahaha, yeah right. It came out nice. Great video A.

Hello Adam, thank you for sharing this. I had recently requested that you do a video similar to this and here it is. You had already done this years ago. I am glad to hear you expand on your heritage and how it relates to what you currently do. I think you are being a grandpa to many by modeling skills and behaviors to many young people online. I also think that it is important for young folks to understand the value of building skills and the development and knowledge and its transmission across the generations by way of apprenticeships when they become available. Kudos to you.

Discovered your channel today! Your shop is awesome i am a mechanic and have always loved machine work! Your history lesson of the lathe is cool!

Generation after generation the Monarch remains...;Hat off !!! Congratulations to the Genius he conceived HIM !!! Same to you,Adam For your sense of well done aesthetic machining.I was deeply moved about your remindigs of youth... Please continue!!!!

I really like seeing a well maintained machine. Good Video. Thanks.

Stumbled onto your channel a few months ago - I'm hooked now. Really enjoyed overview of the Monarch along you sharing its history and fond memories it holds.

@Abom79

9 жыл бұрын

+Stormin13 Thanks, stick around and feel free to browse the channel. I have many that you'd probably enjoy.

@232fkz

8 жыл бұрын

+Stormin13 I agree.

Hey Abom, I’ve been following you thread on PM since I joined last year. Seeing this Monarch really takes me back to my days as an apprentice and a few years after journeying. That shop had a 27” X 16 foot Monarch that was a Jewell! That machine is sweet and is truly one of the cream of American Machines!

Really enjoy watching your videos...from easy to complicated projects, shop talk, and your family stories--great stuff!! I look forward to seeing your videos as I respect you and your work and put you up there with Pete222, Keith Fenner, and Jody Collier. God bless you and your family!!

This was an awesome video! I really enjoy hearing about your family business. I have spent a little time cleaning and oiling a 1957 Pratt & Whitney lathe and you just reminded me that I forgot about the coolant tank.

A clean machine makes for a happy machinist. Stopped counting how many times in this video you said you were happy with the way it all looks. I really enjoy your videos!

I don't know if you look at these old threads. Happy 4th 2022. Experiences I have had with my Dad are transcended to the tools I use that were once his. Thank you for sharing and, look at so far you have journeyed!

Where else are you going to find a video of someone cleaning a.dirty lathe, and enjoy it? You said it at the end when you were recapping the history of the monarch and recalling your memories of your grandad. It boils down to respect for the machinery and the people that ran them. Every time you fire it up, you are connected. The light wipe-down became a full-on leave-no-part-untouched cleaning, but it was obviously a labor of love. That clean machine is a part of your nature and the way you were trained. I’m always impressed with the cleanliness of your shop. Keep up the good work.

Adam, I know this is an old video but when you were commenting on how filthy the sump was, I couldn't help but think back to the mid-'60s, when my Dad took me to a dingy machine shop down Palafox south of Main that was run by a man he knew. Your shop is surgically clean compared to that pig sty. I think there was a concrete or brick floor but all you could tell you were walking on was an "asphalt" composed of grime and cutting oil. There were drifts of this black "asphalt" piled up around the lathes and milling machines. The whole place reeked of burned metal and cutting oil. It was amazing.

I saw that lathe in the backround of some of your old videos, and I thought I recognized an old Monarch. I have an old 1936 Monarch 14in x 60, which I bought several years ago. I'm retired now so I'm going to try to get mine going. It looks like a really solid HD lathe, that's why I bought mine, but I just hope it works half as good as yours. Thanks, for the inspiration to get my little machine shop going.

You can certainly see a strong family resemblance between your CY and my CBB monarch. Mine has a coolant pan but I have yet to use it. It probably has a 55gal barrel worth of chips in it now I need to clean out, you are motivating me!

As always, it's a pleasure seeing your shop and hearing you speak, Adam. I really like your attitude in general, and in machining projects specifically. It's amazing how a piece of metal raises in value over the years, just like wine, but not because it gets better, but rather because of the memories it holds... :) Can't wait for your next video(s)..!

Wow Adam, I just found this...how cool...how special, just thanks so much for sharing all of the history behind the Monarch and your time learning your trade and the memories you have of your family. I feel even more respect for you and sharing all of this, just letting your feelings show to the whole world, that takes guts man! You have great reasons to feel all of the pride you do, and I hope you are proud to know that not only are you a great machinist, you are also a great entertainer and teacher. The lessons of taking care of the tools that take care of you, and your family. is pure gold. Lots of pearls of Wisdom and an Honorable history too. Glad to keep peeling back this onion, I don't know if you ever look back on your series? I just pray this doesn't open any freshly healing wounds, that isn't my intent at all! I just really, really enjoyed the stories you told and was shocked to find that there was a time in your videos before the Monarch came into use on a regular basis. All hail the Monarch, and the history that it holds! Thank you so much for the video, aloha my man...Chuckie.

Thanks for the vid and the effort you put into cleaning up that Monarch. I will be getting a little brother to that one, a 12KK, in a few weeks. I'm sure your Granddad would be proud to see what you've done with your shop and that you still have the machine he used.

Hi Adam new to your vids Saw your post over on Toms channel. Thanks for bringing it home, I grew up working along side my dad out in the shop and those are the best memories. Pops cant get in the shop anymore due to a stroke but when im running one of his old machines its like he is there with me. thanks again awesome old lathe.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Hello Johnny, and thanks for checking out my channel. Your right, the best memories I have is working at our old shop with dad, learning the trade and getting experience along side my dad. Most everything in the shop reminds me of him and my grandad, and Im happy thats its all still here for me to continue to use and keep our trade going. Thanks for the comments!

@KnolltopFarms

10 жыл бұрын

Abom79 Bro...you guys are so right on the spot. I just picked vegetables with my Dad this morning and it's not going to be much longer that he will be out there to work beside me. Thanks for the reminders to enjoy all of these days that I'm blessed with. I'm the only guy I know that still has both his parents, and they are still together...I'm the luckiest kid in town, even if I'm 45. Aloha to you both.

@analogman1909

7 жыл бұрын

Stuff always looks best in the shops where THEY paid for it in the first place.

Abom, what you said about your granddad and your father, you are a good man. The Monarch is a real beauty! Kudos and thanks, keep it going,

Nice words that you said about your dad and grand dad. You're very lucky guy, I'm sure. This way, the Monark'll keep on running smoothly for more seventy years! Good piece of machinery, there. Congratulations, Alex!

Nice story Adam, thanks for sharing with us 👍🇬🇧

Thank you very much Mike, I appreciate that. Your comparing me to some top notch guys, and that makes me feel good. I have a lot of respect for everyone you mentioned, they do great work, and have earned a lot of respect in the youtube world.

Wow, the machine is in awesome condition. Ways look pristine..

Great Vid Abom! A trick I learned to prime coolant pumps is after clearing with compressed air, put a shop vac on the discharge nozzle and just create a closure with your hand, usually pulls the air bubble through the impeller and gets things going. Very touching story about 3 generations running that machine, hope it stays that way!

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Shadon, and thanks for great comments!

@jerrycoleman2610

6 жыл бұрын

Very touching store of your 3 generations, very fortunate for you to of had those kinds of experiences.!.

Great videos. I no longer have to look over the machinists shoulder to catch a glimpse and get in his way. I love how you edit the videos for our entertainment and instruction. Thanks again.

That sump looks like the old band saw! I just use a kitty litter scoop to grab a bunch of chips and fill it back up with coolant. Been on a kick of the older videos tonight. I'm still learning new stuff from your old work, Abom! The face at 14:05...no words needed. Been there many times.

Good to see the results of your hard work and hear the family history involved.

EXCELLENT VIDEO SHOWING ADAM'S HEARTFELT DEDICATION TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS. Adam, you look utterly bushed after cleaning that lathe. Also it must be blooming hot where you live You are perspiring freely. Well done that man! All this for your viewers. When I win the lottery I shall bung you a suitcase full of boodle. Sadly I'm a broke pensioner so that's the only way I could help. Fingers crossed! I did metalwork in school here in the UK on a smaller Monarch lathe. They are quality machines and at 70+ years old - yours is testament to the Monarch legend.

Another nice video about a great piece of machinery. And also a great tribute to grandpa!

Its just nice to see you sweat. You don't do that now as much as you did back in 2013. I enjoy your videos and I am glad for your success. Your Dad and Grandfather would be confused about it, but ultimately they would be proud. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your skills. I also really appreciate your humility and for sharing your mistakes. That is the fundamental part of improvement. Thank you Adam Booth. I hope to meet you some day.

Hey Adam, I'm new to your channel and just wanted to tell you that most of what's wrong in our society today is the people have forgotten or never had an understanding of heritage. It does us good to be reminded of where we came from and revisit the cherished memories of family and friends( living and passed) who impacted us while growing up. I'm sure Grandpa would be proud!

I ran the same model Monarch during the 70s. Great machine! Also ran a 1910ish 46" inch McCabe dual spindle, 28inch (?) 1905 Mueller and a W&S 1A. Loved all of them.

Great job cleaning her up Adam I felt bad for you when the coolant wasn't working. And especially how much work you put in and how hot you was looking. Lovely machine Adam I bet she's a joy to work on. Love your videos. I'm still doing the restoration and man it's a lot of work.

what a awesome video! not just for the cleaning on the machine but learning about the history it has in you're family someday I wanna get started in the trade am already starting a tool collection hopefully spring time I can get my first lathe for my bench get the monarch finished its awesome!

It's the kind of machine we used when I was learning, from 70 to 75. Since then it became CNC machines. But it's quite fun to follow you and your challenges, a bit of the old days.

Thank you for sharing. I understand your commentary. My dad used tools that belonged to his dad,,,mostly just hand tools but I can feel th energy when his hammer hits a nail squarely on the head of a nail,,,seems like any other hammer is misguided and might glance of. Your cleaning has inspired me to go through my own tools,wipe and sort to prepare for the next job...enjoyed this video..adios.🔧🗜⚙🛠

Looks beautiful, Adam.

Great lathe and love the history behind it.

Really cool. I could see you were reliving your childhood. My memory is going into the dirt floored WWII surplus Quonset hut that was the shop to prefab plumbing for my Dad, two uncles, two grand dads (one ex hubby, one current) and the foreman. They'd let me and my cousins run the pipe cutter (slapping leather belt line shaft off a big old motor hanging down from something -- a skyhook?) but not the Rigid pipe machines, so we cut a lot of nipples, but didn't thread them....Not old enough. The Rigids used the same dark brown syrupy cutting oil in a flood coolant flex tube, and for pipe dope, they'd mix it with cement. I'll bet your shop smells exactly the same.... Thanks, Man.

Always enjoy watching your videos Adam 👍

After having a look into the Monarch's headstock in a recent video this one was very interesting. You have my great respect for the cleaning job. Gunk, heat, humidity and coolant constipation! Great job! I will have to watch all sessions about this lathe. It must be nice to work on a machine that your father and grandfather used. I've never had the chance to run a Monarch, but did work on Hardinge and it like the Monarchs had a lot of nice features.

What a coincidence. I started learning my trade in 1950. I would have loved to have a 1950 model lathe. Mine was made in 1904. Flat bed - Cone pulleys - Motor shared with three other lathes. Very annoying every time one lathe started the others slowed. When one stopped the others sped up - Still did some very accurate work.

My grandfather ran a Monarch for most of his life. He always said it was the best lathe he worked on.

And your grandfather would be proud that you are still cutting old school ish without CNC like most machine shops 👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the tip on the lead screw reverse. That will make threading much easier on my 16CY

Great video here your ability to teach is astounding on your videos brother , you have a gift from God

I'm glad u cared for your dad so much I miss mine too great video

Thanks Mark! My grandad was a big part of our shop.

What a sweet ol' Monarch lathe... thanks for sharing Abom79

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment.

monarchs are some of the best turning machines out there... I would spend my money on 1940s lathes before I buy anything new.... great story Adam.. I envy your legacy... I'm the first machinist in my family and I wish I had the legacy you have... you have something very special bud....

I'm just getting interested in metal working and have been watching your videos. I fully understand your feelings on this lathe. My grandfather bought a radial arm saw new back in the late 60's, my father bought it from him, and I got it when my dad passed away. The saw has become inoperable over the years from storage and such. In trying to fix the saw I broke the pot metal stand that holds the arm vertical. So I've been trying to figure out how to make a new one. The feelings and the memories tied up in that saw make it irreplaceable. Good on you for keeping that machine in the family.

I'll bet your grand dad would give you a nice pat on the head for cleaning his machine. I learned a lot watching you go through the cleaning process. Keep these videos comin'.

good stuff Adam,always informative

I wish I could of been there to help you. I really enjoyed the video and your story.

That was 5 years before I found this channel , love that ole lathe, dang look how tan you was back in those days Adam, you were dreaming about a Mrcool back then I'll bet

I love the old lathes, I ran a Jones and Lamson #5 turret lathe for about 2 years and was built I think in the mid 40s the horse power was unbelievable never had a job that it couldn't handle with the correct tooling

Going through the backlog and hey: the shop, your camera work, editing... everything! You have come a long way! Still the good stuff though!

Thank you John. I'm in Pensacola Florida.

I've always wanted a Leblond but man, that Monarch is pretty nice, wow! I've only known about your channel and been a subscriber for less than a year so I've got allot to catch up on. Great content Adam, and you are a very decent man, that's quite clear!

Great memories, im a machinist too , like your clips a lot . TY

Love hearing you talk about pops and grandpop. Love that you're a third generation machinist. Look up to you quite a bit as a role model not only for shop etiquette and pride in workmanship but as a human too.

Adam, I thank you for your detailed explanations with which you educate us all. As they used to say (in France) about 30+ years ago "En avant, 'Rin Tin Tin' " . (roughly translates "keep going".) We sell used machine tools here from Machineco, and know french cuz we'here in Montreal, just 30 mi. from the NY border. BTW, we (Machineco, Montreal) have an almost identical 16" Monarch heavy lathe like yours for sale, if anyone wants to inquire. We've always admired the Monarch robustness and precision.

I bet that old machine could tell a lot of stories....and a good piece of American history as well.

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

I wish we could all see the stories of the work it has done, and the decades of work she has endured!

What a stonking job you have done on cleaning that giant machine - I can tell you are really proud of it especially with all the back history. Horrible job in very heavy conditions (temp / humidity) but I can see your one pleased and proud man. That looks to be some really good cleaning fluid you have used. I can just see as plain-as-daylight you want to start to use it again: go to it and make some chips, we all want to watch!!

My buddy has a 10 EE. Sweet little machine!

Adam, So I decided to go back and watch some of your early videos. Funny thing, I just went and looked at a Smaller Monarch lathe today. And it looked just like yours did pre cleaning. Its the gray color under the green. If the seller will meet me on a agreed price, Its coming home. This unit doesn't have a coolant sump. However I purchased a mister for my mill so that should work on this lathe if she comes home. And I can THANK YOU for making me get off my butt and start looking for a lathe to add to my pee wee shop. If this lathe doesn't work.out, I have a South Bend to go look at also. Id rather have the Monarch, But the SB is in pretty good shape also. Either would do me fine.

abom79 great video p.s. you have a heart of gold.

Great video Adam.

Very nice video Adam. Enjoyed watching and pleased I was'nt the one cleaning lol Its a fantastic machine and cant wait to see it in action. Thanks for posting my friend :-) Allan

Too many people have forgotten or never have chosen to know their Grandparents or even parents. God bless.

Hi Adam. I'm a British expat living in Thailand and have been looking at your vids. I used to be a fitter/machinist but the quality of your work was a lot better than mine. I worked for a car factory in the u.k but we were governed so much by the production management they wanted us to do a quick repair every time. One time I was turning a 5 inch O/D shaft and I was under so much pressure about HAVE YOU DONE IT YET? Have you done it yet? I machined too much off a an O/D and they told me to fix a jubilee clip around the shaft to hold a key on! It lasted about a week and had to come back out again. You can tell people about it on one of your vids if you like? My job wasn't very satisfying . My name is Dee and thank you

@Abom79

10 жыл бұрын

Interesting story Dee, thanks for the comment, and story,

Good way to look after a piece of machinery that will look after.

I am betting your Grand Dad was looking down and smiling as he watched you clean up his lathe. I hear ya when ya said it was a good feeling. Looking forward to seeing it make some chips. Thanks Adam!