Work finally continues on getting my workshop FULLY outfitted and setup to be able to MAKE, REPAIR, or Fabri-coble ANYTHING I want or need for all my crazy projects!

Today we'll work on fixing a VERY important machine in a shop like mine: The Vertical Milling Machine!

For those that don't know a Milling machine is a machine tool in which a vertical (or horizontal) cutting tool spins and is used to move a work piece. A milling machine will shave off small sections of the metal until the final product is produced. It is like the little brother to an engine lathe, and can do A LOT of things a lathe can't do, and vise versa!

The machine we are working on today is a Gorton MasterMil 1-22 vertical milling machine built in 1969. This machine came from a fleet of these machines that was at a High School at one point.

When I got it there were a few problems: The Quill or spinal should go up and down like a drill press does, and that was not happening AT ALL! It's MASSIVELY stuck. This machine is also wired for 440 Volt 3 Phase power, and I've NEVER heard this thing run... I only have 220 Volt 3 phase power in my shop, so hopefully we can switch it over! finally the whole machine is just dirty and needs a good cleaning!

This machine is built like a TANK, and is EXTREMELY heavy which is great for a machine like this! Today we'll find out if this thing is a diamond in the rough or just a HUGE oversized paper weight taking up a TON of room in my shop!

Let's Dive in and see what we can accomplish on this old machine, and HOPEFULLY by the end we'll have a NEW tool in the arsenal here at Salvage Workshop!

Join me, and we'll find out together!

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0:00 - Introducing the Gorton MasterMil 1-22 Milling Machine
0:57 - PROBLEMS I've found so far
2:31 - My Van Norman No. 2 Duplex Milling Machine
2:55 - Cleaning the Gorton MasterMil
6:56 - Figuring out WHY the Spinal / Quill is STUCK!
30:40 - Yeah, that is really happening! lol
31:50 - Back to Figuring out the Stuck Quill
35:45 - HYPOTHESIS on what's going on...
37:36 - Solution: Hone out the head of the Milling Machine
43:03 - Checking the Quill in the lathe
45:06 - Sanding the Quill by hand in the Lathe the Country Boy WAY
47:29 - SUCCESS!! Finally getting the Quill / Spinal to Move in the head of the Mill!
48:38 - Re-assembling the head of the Milling Machie
54:30 - It's ALL back together!
56:00 - I figured out how to change it from 440 Volt to 220 Volt 3 Phase
57:04 - First Run in DECADES... How well will it work?!?
59:18 - Testing the power coming in to the machine - 3 phase issues?
1:04:39 - It FINALLY WORKS!!!
1:13:31 - A quick walk around of the Gorton 1-22 MasterMil
1:15:17 - Making a small test cut on the Mill
1:16:26 - It Keeps Shutting OFF...HMMMM?
1:21:25 - Plans for the future of the Machine! Hope you Enjoyed!

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