Small vertical mill with quill

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One of these days I must get the little Gorton Mill out and onto ebay. Probably slightly bigger than most home DIY'ers want, but a fair bit smaller than a Bridgie.

Won't be after a lot for it, and could probably deliver.

Peter

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Tell me more Peter ;-) What model is it? Any photos or links to that particular model? Martin

It's an 8D IIRC, stored up the farm under cover and a sheet, it's a vertical mill with quill, belt drive and I think there is power on the table.

Ray Gorton (Gorton family successor) has a website with brochures and manuals.

Looking for £100 plus delivery or we can load it up at the farm with a fork lift.

I have some pictures of it at home, I'll email you later tonight, assuming I get home at a reasonable time :-))

Peter

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I've put them on the website:

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I modified a Senior Mill and added a Dore Wesbrury head see yahoo groups

That's a very good way to go, as horizontal TS mills go quite cheaply (everyone wants a vertical). The TS mills with quill feed heads fetch crazy prices, and of course the standard TS vertical head is fixed.

Regards Kevin

The Dore Westbury head idea was written up in MEW some years ago (when the Dore Westbury head was around). The Westbury version is still available from Woking Precision Models - and I *think* that's the version used here. I seem to remember that Neil Fazakerly put a Bridgeport head on a Tom Senior to good effect. With the going rate for a BP head being £200-£250ish that gives a lot of machine in a smallish footprint.

Charles