Technical manuals

Technical manuals for Mills

• Model 8D, 8 1/2D, 9-J Mills
  These are only available in html format: The original 1936 version: Form 1410, the 1939 update Form 1410A, and the 1946 issued Form 1410C. Also, the Lubrication diagram for these mills.
  
• 9-J Vertical Mill
  As of 1950, the 9-J was the largest mill, with a cross travel of 12", longitudinal travel of 24", vertical capacity of 17 1/2", and a ram with travel up to 12 1/4". It came with a No. 10 B & S spindle, but could alternatively be fitted with a No. 4 Morse or No. 40 American Standard.
  The manual is available in a couple of different formats:
  • 9-J Mill (html format) Click on an image to enlarge. Many pages of the original document have yellowed, but most of the discoloring has been corrected in the re-edited versions:
    
  • 9-J Mill (Office 97 format - 4.3Mb)
    
  • 9-J Mill (Open Office format - 4.2Mb)
    
• MasterMil 1-22 The MasterMil was introduced in the 1950s as a slightly less premium model, with a correspondingly lower price. This version of the manual is from 1958 or later. It also had a double of page 49/50, but no page 47/48. html format only.
• 2-30 Mill

  This size 2 vertical mill is believed to have first been made during the mid-1960s. The operators manual - available in: html format and pdf format. The maintenance and parts manual available in: html format pdf format

  Conversions of 2-30 to pdf courtesy of Vince Callahan
• 2-30 Auto Trace Master A combined maintenance and parts manual for this machine - availale in: html format.
  The manual is from the Kearney & Trecker era, which roughly dates it to 1968-1975 (no copyright date is listed)

Technical manuals for Pantographs

• Pantographs
  Multiple versions of the pantograph manuals are available in html format. At present, the 1945 (form 1385-D) version is the only one available in multiple forms: Office 97 format (6.8Mb), and Open Office format (6.8Mb). They do not cover the operation of P1-* or P2-* series machines. Here they are in html:
  The last page of the 1942 (1385-C) manual has an edict from the War Production Board regarding the minimal use of primer and paint; the default must be "old machine tool gray"
• P1-2 Pantomill, date unknown
  This P1-2 manual is likely from the 1960's, based upon the style of the logo. Only available in html format.
• P1-3 Ratiobar Pantograph Manual, 1948
  This P13 manual is a typewritten manual specifically for the (then new) P13 pantograph, and is specifically titled as a supplement to the 1945 Pantograph manual (Form 1385-D)
• Signature Engravers (1936)
  The Model 3E and 3Q signature engravers were portable models, for personalizing various small items, such as penknives, pens, combs, etc. The manual is only available in html format.
  

Manuals for other products

• 16-B Swiss Automatic Screw Machine
  With the demand for Swiss Automatic machines growing, coupled with the curtailing of shipping such machines from Europe, Gorton Machine licensed the rights to manufacture the Petermann P-7. The initial model, the 16-A, is a copy of the P-7, with a redesigned base and variable speed controls. After some study, Gorton [the company] felt that the machine could be improved upon in a number of ways. This improved model, the 16-B, was completed June 30, 1944. The manual is currently available only in html form, as is the manual for the 16-A.
  
• Spitfire Electric Arch Etcher
  
  This was a special head for the various pantographs. Sort of an early air-cooled EDM (electrical discharge machining) device.
• Grinding Instructions for Model 265 Cutter Grinder Instructions for the operation of a model 265 cutter grinder, with either the number 276 or number 333 tool heads are here in: html format.

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