My new Gorton 3U Pantograph Engraver

[Tsunami]

Well I finally got it today. Man! its dirty and rusty but it works great. Now the hard task of rip down and cleaning, painting and oiling.

[SimeonTurner]

Holy crap! Am I the only person on the forum without a sweet old pantograph now?

[Tsunami]

Paid $300.00 bucks for it. Runs good just needs some heavy duty TLC. There are several on Ebay now but I found this one on Craigs List.

[LexKY_Pipe]

That looks like one heavy duty piece of engraving machinery!

[Tsunami]

Heavy aint the half of it. It goes someting like 750 pounds or so. I think I actually dropped a nut moving the darn thing! lol I am sore now I will be super sore tomorrow!

[caskwith]

Maybe a tad overkill for pipe making lol, but you cant argue at the price. My little desktop engraver cost me a small fortune in comparison but desktop versions are more popular and command a higher price.

look forward to seeing it up and running.

[Tsunami]

Well with the help of some friends and family I got the darn thing down the basement and into my shop! 750 pounds of pure misery! lol Actually it went pretty well and smooth. Holy Jumpin Jesus am I tired! Going for a nap before I start cleaning,scraping, poilishing and painting the machine.

[Sully]

What do you use it for ? how will that work on a pipe? hope that's not a dumb Question

[Tsunami]

What do you use it for ? how will that work on a pipe? hope that's not a dumb Question

Instead of stamping the pipe I have a jig that holds the pipe and I engrave the name and logo into the briar to a debth of 10 thousands. I also engrave my logo into the stem itself and fill it with a red paint marker instead of using a dot or a variation of. I used to bring the pipes and stems to a machine shop I know and I would use their machine but your always at a disavantage of having a machine available when your available to do the pipe etc. So now I I have everything in house to go from raw material to finished pipe.

[Tsunami]

O.K Guyus, You all saw the before images, If not here is one or two.




Now here is the finished product. Not as comprehensive as the other guys Gorton but just as cool.





Anyone interested in buying????? lol

[LexKY_Pipe]

Wow. Looks amazing. You did a great job refurbishing!!!

[SimeonTurner]

Wow. Strong work there. If you ever feel like you are just sick of looking at it, please send me a message. i'll be glad to take it off your hands for you.

[Tsunami]

I may just take you up on that Simeon. Hmmmm Maybe a full blown Bridgeport Machine might be my next thing. lol actually I have 3 pipes gathering dust that need to be finished.

[TRS]

That includes free shipping, right?

[Tsunami]

That includes free shipping, right?

That would be local pick up only!!!!! I got it into my shop, you can get it out!

[KurtHuhn]

That would be local pick up only!!!!! I got it into my shop, you can get it out!

I'll be right over.

[Tsunami]

Kurt; Maybe, make an offer. The only problem is now that it is in the shop in the basement I dont know how in the hell you would get it back out! I went down the 3 stairs easy enough thanks to gravity and 4 large men but coming back up the 3 stairs????? Man! You might need 8 guys , a winch, a full comand of foul language and pure will. Although I would love you to visit. It would be nice to pick your brain for a while over a couple of pipes and lunch.