Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gorton mill

Jeff :
what do you want to know about this machine?
we have one at work for the last 45 years
regards
mariano


Jeff Barlow wrote:

> Thanks for the info Doug
>
> Yup, it's ugly all right. But there is a lot of cast iron
> there. At 2500 lbs. I should be able to get it back to my
> shop for no more than $300. So I pay myself $500 to clean
> the rust off. Well maybe.
>
> I think I know what a #3 morse taper looks like and this
> isn't it. It has a collet in it that I removed and looked
> at. It has a fairly steep taper about an inch long and then
> a straight shank with three flats on it forming a sort of
> rounded triangle. Is that the #30 NMTB? If so is tooling
> available to fit? The spindle seems rather small for the
> size of the rest of it. I have a hard time picturing a 1/2"
> end mill fitting in it.
>
> If ballscrews were only three times the price of the mill
> ($0) I would be a very happy guy. "Infinitely more
> expensive" doesn't sound as good. It's hard to pass up a
> "free" mill, but I don't know if I can talk myself into this
> one or not.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:55:51 -0400, Doug Harrison wrote:
>
> >Hi Jeff;
> >
> >I had two Gortons, one of which was the 8 1/2 D. It's ugly but rugged, and
> >much smoother running than a Bridgeport.
> >
> >A good one is only worth about $800 because nobody wants them (the
> >machinist's equivalent of dating an ugly woman - we all want to be seen
> >hanging out with a young, firm Bridgeport).
> >
> >Mine had a #3 morse taper spindle. Not good. The 8 1/2 D also came with the
> >much better #30 NMTB. Check before you buy. And yes, it would be easier to
> >convert to CNC than a BP except for the problem of finding ballscrews. They
> >could cost three times the price of the mill.
> >
> >Doug Harrison
>
> >About 2500 pounds.
>
>
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