Innograv list them on their website: www.innograv.com/en/accessories/timing-belts/gravograph/2117/flat-timing-belt-f.-im3/itl I've also come across belts on ebay for the IM3. Just search for "Gravograph IM3 Belts". Alternatively a turntable flat belt could be used. The stock belt is 4mm wide and has a total length of 600mm but a slightly wider & longer belt will fit.
Wow! That’s a modern piece my friend. Back in the early 70s I used a similar machine, I think it was the one Noah used to tag his animals, 😉. It was very accurate and versatile for its age and we could engrave from 8 to 20 point (from memory). Made labels for major plant items down to meters. Our machine had 3 belts to get from the motor to the engraving head and the frame was solid so the cutting blade had a very broad thread - ½ turn lifted the cutting tool up ½ an inch and the tracer point was spring loaded to move from letter to letter as the frame and arms were rock solid. I have no clue what brand it was as there wasn’t an identification label to be found. 50 years is a long time between drinks, er, engravers, 😂😂😂. Thank you my friend for sharing you beautiful machine with us. Live long and engrave 🖖 👋👋👋
Thanks. I got this from a friend who had closed his busines several years ago. I'm testing this today - xtended locked down syndrome. Stay safe and healthy!
I used to use one of these in the early 80’s as a fitting and turning apprentice making name plates up for offices and people around the place. Required a certain amount of skill as you couldn’t afford to let the stylus slip out of the grooved stencil letters at all.
Nice to see one of these in action pretty clever simple machines that do nice work, I just picked my self up a vintage scripta possibly scripta s.a , has a few missing parts , now realized virtually impossible to find replacements unless have them made, As I think mine is a 1-1 scale and no adjustments to scale up or down,it there a way to convert to allow for scale adjustment,
Someone I know just sold one this week with a big table full of the font/letters etc in Ca. I had not seen one so I went looking to see how it was used. Thanks!
Hello Mike. I just inherited my father’s engraving machine and was wondering how I can tell how old it is. It’s in need of a deep cleaning and possibly re-wiring as well but have no idea how old it is or even how to use it. Do you know where I can get any info on pantographs? My father would have been 101 this year so I’m guessing it’s pretty old. It operates kinda like the one you are showing but it’s older than that. Thanks for any help you can give. Shirley
There seems to be little information on these machines online. The machine I have was released in 1938 and is still in production. More information can be found on the company web site. www.gravotech.com/products/engraving-stations-cnc-stations/im3
I wondered how to decide and set depth hight. I have a Gravograph TXL and it has a wheel to change the depth but on what number should it be? Any idea?
Assuming that you have set the initial cutter depth to zero at "0" on the scale. Each notch will add .025mm in depth. A common setting for many materials is to rotate the knob 4 notches to the right (.1mm). The profile of the cutter will also effect the final result.
Hi Mike, thanks for the video. Please how can I get this machine and what's the cost. I'm in Nigeria. I would be glad to be furnished with information. Thanks
Hi Mike. I just got myself a IM3 Gravograph machine yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Is there any way to reach out to you as I have a couple of question regarding setting up the machine? Cheers
Hi Faisal, I'm not an expert on these machines but Gravograph still make this model so you should be able to get a manual for it that will answer your questions. www.gravograph.com
No, I've never seen the manual but it's pretty straightforward to set up - set reduction, set work height, set cutter depth. With a bit of practice I'm sure you will get the hang of it.
I have bought it,even with the manual,but it looks like just readable for engineers...😖i try to get into it....just get holes instead of capitals...even when the graver is just less than a mm out🙈....🤬😅well....the way is the goal...will f... try to solve that somehow
Hi Mike, please ask. I have a Gravograph is just a beautiful machine, but when I use it the letters are not horizontally next to each other, the letters next to the first are each time a mm higher than the first. I can't get that resolved. Help what am I doing wrong. Please have some advice. Cheers Rob.and thanks.
How are you controlling the depth?.is it a nose cone that drags on the part scratching part up?...mine does not have a nose cone so i can only do diamond drag engraving with motor off.
The bottom of the tool holder is adjustable for depth. The laminated plastic sold for signs comes with a plastic film that you tear off afterwards. For anodised aluminium panels I use clear contact film. For brass you just polish it when finished.
Thanks..my engravogrsph cutter depth is not adjustable so i cant use the motor on it...i just use diamond drag with motor off...it must be missing the micrometer depth part
The cutting blade passes through the middle of an adjuster that sets the cutting depth. When set to zero the tip of the cutter sits flush with the end of the adjuster and won't cut the work. New cutters need to be adjusted to set this zero point before use.
@@MikesMachines Hi, so am I right in thinking that the bottom collet nut near the cutting tip would just rub on the workpiece once at max depth ? Thank you.
I would love to know if anyone is interested in one of these machines. I have one of these I would like to sell with several letter sets and extras for it.
Anda perlu menghubungi pejabat Singapura untuk harga tempatan. Gravograph Singapore Pte Ltd (Malaysia) Malaysia Representative Office 2-1, The Podium, Tower3 UOA Business Park, 40150 Shah Alam Malaysia info.sg@gravotech.com
