Buying a Lagun mill... how do I move this thing?

[wachuko]

I am weighing the options between fixing the Intza pump I have vs swapping over to what seems to be the much more popular choice, Bijur. The readily available Bijur pumps seem to have 5/16x24 thread, so looking at options to swap over to that.

I have emails into Lagun and Intza about repair options for the pump I have, but not expecting to hear anything super cost effective compared to the price of a new Bijur.

Would be best to fix the Intza pump, just from the additional work required to replace everything. Unless you can make it work with an adapter.

I have found that sometimes it works better to give these companies a call if they are slow to respond via email. Might want to give that a try.

Best of luck.

I was fortunate to have a Bijur system in mine that only needed minimal parts to get it back working... got everything from the folks at H&W:

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[timmest]

I've had to move mine...twice.
Here's a few suggestions:
1 If possible, get a 1 ton chain hoist and carefully remove the head/ram/turret as an assembly and place on a sturdy pallet and bolt it to the pallet.
2 lift the base and place on another pallet and bolt it to the pallet.
I made my pallets out of 4x4's and 2x8's.
I rented a moving truck with a lift gate and used a pallet jack to load the pallets.
After you get it home, use the pallet jack to unload, then pick up a 2 ton engine hoist at harbor freight and use it to reassemble.
The 2 ton hoist is handy. I guarantee you will use it again setting up your shop.
Also, I believe you have an FT1. V stands for "variable". Yours is a step pulley so no V in the model number.
If you need manuals, let me know. I may have copies.

 

[akjeff]

I read somewhere that the Lagun uses M8x1.00 fittings. Couldn't one just buy adapters to convert over to 5/16x24 or am I oversimplifying it?

When I re-did the oil system on my FTV-1( circa 1978 model ) I got the fittings/meters from Carmen at Lagun.

 

[joec2000]

Would be best to fix the Intza pump, just from the additional work required to replace everything. Unless you can make it work with an adapter.

I have found that sometimes it works better to give these companies a call if they are slow to respond via email. Might want to give that a try.

Best of luck.

I was fortunate to have a Bijur system in mine that only needed minimal parts to get it back working... got everything from the folks at H&W:

Bijur Lubrication Products Archives

Bijur Lubrication Products

machinerypartsdepot.com

Interestingly, the Intza pump seems to be working fine now. The Mobil Vactra way oil arrived and once I put that in there all seems well. I've been deliberately avoiding full strokes of the pump lever. So far so good... Now giving the machine a really good scrub.

 

[joec2000]

I've had to move mine...twice.
Here's a few suggestions:
1 If possible, get a 1 ton chain hoist and carefully remove the head/ram/turret as an assembly and place on a sturdy pallet and bolt it to the pallet.
2 lift the base and place on another pallet and bolt it to the pallet.
I made my pallets out of 4x4's and 2x8's.
I rented a moving truck with a lift gate and used a pallet jack to load the pallets.
After you get it home, use the pallet jack to unload, then pick up a 2 ton engine hoist at harbor freight and use it to reassemble.
The 2 ton hoist is handy. I guarantee you will use it again setting up your shop.
Also, I believe you have an FT1. V stands for "variable". Yours is a step pulley so no V in the model number.
If you need manuals, let me know. I may have copies.

Would love it if you could send me a copy of the manual! Most of the manual links I've found online are broken.