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Induma 1S mill

KeeponDragon

KeeponDragon

no problems... just challenges
It looks just like this guy
Hello folks,
So I have a line on an Induma 1S. The gent selling it, got it from a machine shop up north. It currently runs on a 3hp, 3phase motor. Everything works, it runs R8 tool holding, and I can get it for a good price because he's needing to clear out some room in his shop for an even larger mill.
Before I cash in a chunk of my banked hours, does anyone here have good or bad to say on the brand itself?
For the price he gave me, I know there is no included tooling. But I'm ok with that.
It is what it is right?
 
KeeponDragon said:
It looks just like this guy
Hello folks,
So I have a line on an Induma 1S. The gent selling it, got it from a machine shop up north. It currently runs on a 3hp, 3phase motor. Everything works, it runs R8 tool holding, and I can get it for a good price because he's needing to clear out some room in his shop for an even larger mill.
Before I cash in a chunk of my banked hours, does anyone here have good or bad to say on the brand itself?
For the price he gave me, I know there is no included tooling. But I'm ok with that.
It is what it is right?
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Is that the one for $600?
 
KeeponDragon said:
It looks just like this guy
Hello folks,
So I have a line on an Induma 1S. The gent selling it, got it from a machine shop up north. It currently runs on a 3hp, 3phase motor. Everything works, it runs R8 tool holding, and I can get it for a good price because he's needing to clear out some room in his shop for an even larger mill.
Before I cash in a chunk of my banked hours, does anyone here have good or bad to say on the brand itself?
For the price he gave me, I know there is no included tooling. But I'm ok with that.
It is what it is right?
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Italian Bridgeport clone but the parts are not interchangeable... it is rarer in canada and no longer made so parts could be issue unless you can make every part.
 
TorontoBuilder said:
Italian Bridgeport clone but the parts are not interchangeable... it is rarer in canada and no longer made so parts could be issue unless you can make every part.
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yeah, that is the one drawback for sure, that parts aren't available. According to the wiki I read, they were built between the mid 50's to the late 70's.
As for making every part I'll need, that could be tricky lol. The gent selling it happens to be mechanical engineer and a machinist. He owns a local crane company. Austrian fellow, dry sense of humour. But he seems willing to help me learn the ins n outs of the mill when time allows. I believe he's owned it for at least 10 years. And it's seen only occasional use.

On a side note, this guys machine collection is insane. Besides the Induma and the larger name unknown mill, he has two, huge, vertical line bore drills, the small one weighs 4 n half tons. He has 2 lathes in the shop, 3 more outside in storage. Never saw a drill bit that was over 3" either, with a Morse 5 taper...it looked like it'd hog the arse out of a CAT C15 block...his shop is overrun with material and parts and tooling...oh I forgot the 3 or 4 mm capacity shear, which is the small one. The bigger unit clips up to 10mm...
This guy just prefers to make as many of his own parts as possible for his cranes. GWIL, Liebherr, he hates ordering from them lol. So he has my respect on that.
 
KeeponDragon said:
yeah, that is the one drawback for sure, that parts aren't available. According to the wiki I read, they were built between the mid 50's to the late 70's.
As for making every part I'll need, that could be tricky lol. The gent selling it happens to be mechanical engineer and a machinist. He owns a local crane company. Austrian fellow, dry sense of humour. But he seems willing to help me learn the ins n outs of the mill when time allows. I believe he's owned it for at least 10 years. And it's seen only occasional use.

On a side note, this guys machine collection is insane. Besides the Induma and the larger name unknown mill, he has two, huge, vertical line bore drills, the small one weighs 4 n half tons. He has 2 lathes in the shop, 3 more outside in storage. Never saw a drill bit that was over 3" either, with a Morse 5 taper...it looked like it'd hog the arse out of a CAT C15 block...his shop is overrun with material and parts and tooling...oh I forgot the 3 or 4 mm capacity shear, which is the small one. The bigger unit clips up to 10mm...
This guy just prefers to make as many of his own parts as possible for his cranes. GWIL, Liebherr, he hates ordering from them lol. So he has my respect on that.
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wow two Idumas for sale in the same week...

may we all aspire to make our own crane parts...
 
UPDATE...the deal has been agreed to. :)
Once I'm closer to it being in my shop, it'll be a crazy day or two of shuffling all my equipment out of the way. o_O
Because of course I want it in the very rearmost of the shop :rolleyes:
But also because that's where the panel is.
I've already started looking for a VFD, that way I don't have to replace the 3 ph motor on it. There's definitely a lot to parse through on that
I'm stoked for this.
 
Well...
I finally got it home. I didn't have the phone handy, or I would have shot photos of this thing hanging 20 feet in the air, lofted by a crane with a 90 ft boom...14 yr old kid running the crane too...his Dad's pretty proud of him "who needs video games when you can learn with big machines"...
Unloading went pretty straightforward once I got the forklift off the trailer...
I have taken the approach of "pick your battles" when it came to placing it in the shop...with the shorter daylight hours...clouds rolling in...NOT having any prep done inside due to less than 24 hrs notice...it will sit in the corner of the fab side...I plan to make a cover for the bed as the first project...
It does have the handles for the manual quill and Z axis...he just didn't have them bolted on...there is a couple of cosmetic things, a lack of things...but it's all solvable...
should be fun to get her going

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I'm excited to get it going. But one thing at a time. The big lathe's latest fix is still under way.
In the mean time, I'll just draw up a laundry list for the Induma on have to do's and want to do's.
And then there's tooling options etc...And suggestions on a size of vise?
it's a 9x42 table
I'm also really, really, really glad I didn't hesitate to put it where it is...it is raining pretty good at the moment...and I don't know if I own a tarp without a hole in it lol
 
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