Gorton 8d Milling Machine

These are basically milling machines where the x and y axis movement is controlled by a pivoting lever the duplicator unit sits on top of the normal table and the z axis the cutting and tracing heads are controlled either via a lever much like a drill press or a handwheel.

Gorton 8d milling machine.

They are the 8d small the 8 1 2d medium and the 9j large. I made a set of 5 sizes 1 8 1 4 5 16 3 8 and 1 2 over 20 years ago. I didn t have a collet to use for a pattern so i made a pattern by using some plastic body filler bondo by spraying penetrating oil in the end. Nice addition from previous owner he fitted.

9 j vertical mill as of 1950 the 9 j was the largest mill with a cross travel of 12 longitudinal travel of 24 vertical capacity of 17 1. Key feed 70 7 0 7 grease keep oil filled with spindle keep filled wrrh medium machine 011. These are strictly 1 1 no expansion or reduction devices. I walk around the machine talk about the motors spindle speeds electrical the anderson static phase converter and a couple problems with the machine as.

Ease oh fop 80 8. Gorton machine product description. To answer one of your questions yes you can make your own collets at least you have as a pattern. Quick tour of the gorton accessory mounts and what they re for on the 8d 8 5d and 9j mills.

George gorton machine co technical manuals. Power fo per hour 8 0 grease lubricati for 8 d vertical mill oil once a week medium machine oil oil every 6 months wrrh gear oil turn down grease cup 2 turns once every week with grease every and greases and additional page. George gorton machine co. Although at first blush this might appear to be.

They always seem to be linked together in the literature as a series in terms of size. The vertical had a fixed head that could not be tilted. Each model could be had as a vertical or a universal. Gorton made many machines in many different configurations.

Regardless of size they could be configured similarly. I thought i was the only one with a 8d gorton milling machine. Short walk around of my new to me george gorton vertical milling machine. I think these collets are proprietary i ve never found any of these collets although i m sure they must be available.

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