Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gorton mill - Go For It!

Ron,

Well said!

The Gorton might also be fitted with a Bridgeport M or J head and make
a first class HSM machine.

As the old chinaman said - "For free, we take. For buy, waste time".

Bob

At 08:38 AM 8/23/00 -0400, you wrote:

>I may have a different view of this- I think the original poster was a
>Home Shop type, looking for a nice machine, cheap. In that case I say
>grab this mill. Its clearly an 'industrial quality' machine, likely a
>much better base to start with than a chineese import.
>
>The major problem seems to be the lack of tooling for the spindle. Well,
>for a HSM guy,just how many tool holders do you need? If you can
>find/buy/make just one holder to hold a 1/2" shank end mill you have a
>very usefull machine.
>
>Making a tool holder should not be beyond the ability of any HSM guy. A
>comercial holder wold likely be a wonderfull, hardened, ground, device.
>A home made holder of common cold rolled steel, nicely machined, but
>maybe with less than perfect surface finsih will work fine- it might
>wear faster than a properly ground holder, but come on guys, how many
>HSMers will live long enough to wear a tool holder- and if you did, by
>then you would be so much more expierenced you could make a better one.
>
>A 'free for the taking' mill is worth it!
>
>ron