Anyone looking for a 9-J?

[MyLilMule]

Not my machine. Saw it at a rural hardware store in NE Ohio.

Gorton 9-J. Looks like us has some kind of extra quill attachment in the right side.

I know nothing about this machine. I thought it looked cool.

For $950 OBO might make an interesting restoration project for someone.

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[benmychree]

The extra quill would hold a stylus the same diameter and radius as the cutter being used and would trace on a 3D form to be duplicated on the workpiece.

 

[T Bredehoft]

I'm glad I'm too old for a new machine, that would be tempting, same state, at least.

 

[woodchucker]

The extra quill would hold a stylus the same diameter and radius as the cutter being used and would trace on a 3D form to be duplicated on the workpiece.

cool, I was thinking it was a wierd return mechanism since I thought it had a micro feed on the left side and no clock spring.
Your answer seems WAY more feasible than my guess. But it gave me an idea to make a return mechanism on my 8520.

 

[Choiliefan]

The stylus could be used in conjunction with the Gorton duplicator which is removable from the machine's table.
Here's an older version from the gorton-machine.org site:

An old mold maker buddy once described it as a wobble table.

George Gorton Machine Co. 8.5-D and 9-J duplicators, 1935, Form 1319-A

Gorton Machine product description

gorton-machine.org

 

[Harry Knutz]

I used to have this exact old mill, I left it in my old shop when I moved. It wasn't bad but they are huge and the electrical can be problematic. When I would start the mill, It was all my 7.5 hp rotary phase converter could do to get it going, But once it did, it was fine. I paid $1000.00 for it around 2003 and I used it until 2015, definitely got my money's worth.

Edit: I just remembered mine used ZZ collets.

 

[OldCarGuy]

The stylus could be used in conjunction with the Gorton duplicator which is removable from the machine's table.
Here's an older version from the gorton-machine.org site:
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An old mold maker buddy once described it as a wobble table.

George Gorton Machine Co. 8.5-D and 9-J duplicators, 1935, Form 1319-A

Gorton Machine product description

gorton-machine.org

I know this thread is a few years old. But I must chine in as seeing this Gordon brought back fond memories of having the chance to make this machine Whistle Dixie. These old Gorton's were not common place; but those that worked with them could produce great things. So nice to see some of these dinosaurs being brought back to life!

The table mounted on the right side is called an "Airplane Table." And the joystick controls the movement of the main table following the stylist going over the pattern. An amazing machine of its' day. And can remember the countless hours duplication steel cavities from a wood pattern.