Any have a specification for the Gorton Machine Taper?

[bentwrench]

I am planning on making some tooling adapters for my Gorton 0-16. This mill has the proprietary Gorton taper collets. These are the small collets with 3 flats ground on the shank. Before I start measuring up what I have, I'm curios if any has seen a standard for this collet design anywhere.

 

[crickets]

Check out this Lars/Gorton catalog to see if your collet type is listed and has a name:

https://famcomachine.com/site/wp-content/uploads/gorton_lars.pdf

 

[bentwrench]

Check out this Lars/Gorton catalog to see if your collet type is listed and has a name:

https://famcomachine.com/site/wp-content/uploads/gorton_lars.pdf

They are p/n 1153-1 in that catalogue. Spring collets for the Gorton Taper Spindle.

They look like this...

 

[crickets]

Looks like it just goes by Gorton Taper, but Machinery's Handbook doesn't seem to have the specs for it (checked multiple editions).

 

[Wolfmanmb]

Would it be fair to assume you do not have any to work off of?
if so, I might be able to loan one out.

 

[L Vanice]

I have a 1/2" Gorton collet in like new condition I will sell for $35 including USA postage.

Larry

 

[N6dlh]

Just picked up an 8d. Now I am on the search for collets. Have a possible game plan to convert it to ER32 without any permanent modifications. But still in the research phase. Seems like a pretty neat machine overall. Seems everyone that has one seems to hold them in hight regards.