I've had this Deckel FP1 for a few years now but never ran the horizontal spindle until recently. (ran it with a converted Bridgeport head and had buck transformer issues that were finally resolved.) Anyway, I'm running a production job with a small cutter in the horizontal spindle running at top speed of 1200 rpm and noticed the front spindle bearing getting progressively warmer after an hour or so of intermittent running. I've searched past posts on oiling the machine and understand the use Kluber grease in the spindle. Serial number 30816 which I think puts it in the era of bearing spindle. Is it unusual for the spindle to run warm when running high speed? How difficult is it to grease the bearings? What are the "special tools" required to gain access to the bearings to apply grease? Could this be an adjustment issue with the grease inside still being good. Thanks for any advice.
Todd
Todd