Hi, new member longtime lurker.
I have a Gorton Tracemaster I picked up a few years ago, and am now getting around to setting it up. It has the big clunky hydraulic tracing system, that I think I’d like to remove. I like the idea of retaining a power feed, but not the rest of it. What advice would you have regarding the tracing system? Remove it all, keep part of it (which parts?), etc? Does it have any value as a complete system?
As far as how I will be using the mill, basically to tinker and make one-off parts. I’m not terribly interested in dumping it for a Bridgeport or other suitably simpler machine for my use.
Thanks for your suggestions!
I have a Gorton Tracemaster I picked up a few years ago, and am now getting around to setting it up. It has the big clunky hydraulic tracing system, that I think I’d like to remove. I like the idea of retaining a power feed, but not the rest of it. What advice would you have regarding the tracing system? Remove it all, keep part of it (which parts?), etc? Does it have any value as a complete system?
As far as how I will be using the mill, basically to tinker and make one-off parts. I’m not terribly interested in dumping it for a Bridgeport or other suitably simpler machine for my use.
Thanks for your suggestions!