Deckel KF12 HS Spindle
I have a Deckel KF12 pantograph. The high-speed spindle was very noisy when I got the machine so I took the spindle apart, replaced the ball bearings, packed it with the recommended grease and...
View ArticleAciera F1 weight of machine and how to separate machine from base?
How much does the machine (minus the base) weigh? How much does the base only weigh? How is the machine attached to the base, and what is involved in separating the machine from the base? -- I got a...
View ArticleAbene VHF3, table transmission input bearings
I am about R&R the table transmission input bearings on my Abene VHF3. Looking at the line drawing in the manual it is not clear cut as to the best way to start. This is items (two bearings) #37,...
View ArticleOld beat looking Maho on Long Island Craigs for $800.
Other stuff too...usual crap C'List pics, no connection to seller. metal mill machine All of it for $800 would be a better deal ;)
View ArticleMore Vactra confusion on an F3
I have a late model Aciera F3 and note from its lube chart that it's specifying Mobil Vactra no 2 for most lube points. However some time ago Mobil changed the naming of Vactra and in their wisdom,...
View ArticleWas anyone else shocked at the price of an early FP1 with tooling that sold...
Hi All, I just wanted to get someone else's take on the fact that an early (I think 1940's or early 1950's era) FP1 with a cabinet of tooling just recently sold on eBay for $11,100. (eBay item...
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MAHO MH800p
Hello, I am currently searching for a mill for a home workshop and have come across a Maho 800P. From what i have read about this model is that is effectively a manual mill, with feeds on X,Y and Z,...
View Articledeath of Deckel
a network of small to medium sized firms in North Rhine-Westphalia has pooled resources to form an apprenticeship network known as BANG BANG has 5 physical locations and from limited video footage...
View ArticleAciera F1 info needed
My F1 is 50 or 60s. - Paint; is it leaded paint? What grease and lubrication should I used? What material is that gasket that sandwiches between the machine and the machine base made from and where can...
View ArticleDeckel FP1 , type 2172 (x,y active) - user manual and horizontal milling cutters
Hi Guys, couple of questions about my FP1.. Does anyone have a link to an English language Deckel fp1 user manual pdf they would share? The other question - horizontal milling - I am not sure where to...
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Fine-drilling attachment for the Aciera F1
hi, got this thing finished yesterday, it is based on an old Albrecht unit,the "Feinbohrhilfe" i took the spindle, chuck & spring, fitted it in a all-hard SV W12 center with a wirecut, then trued...
View ArticleHorizontal spindle runout on F3
Can anyone tell me how hard I should be tightening the drawtube on an Aciera? I've only just begun using that machine, and aren't familiar with the W20 collets. The issue is I have runout in the...
View ArticleÜber cool Deckel S11 video
I just found this cool video of the Deckel S11 grinder and thought it might interest some of you. The operation and various possibilities of the machine are very well described, especially from 4'30''...
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OT German visitor at the shop
We get visitors all the time at the shop... Today we are entertaining one of "The Silver Arrows" ..... Not a Deckel , but OH, SOOOOOO German. Chuck full of wonderful machined bits..... Thought some of...
View ArticleAdvice and help for my "new" Deckel FP2 (build in 1965)
After a long time of watching and waiting I recently bought a 1965 Deckel FP2. This is the one where the motor is enclosed in the cabinet base and the speed and feed adjustments have round dials on the...
View ArticleFP2 and rigger woes
Here goes....I went ahead a bought a Deckel FP2 sight unseen at auction (off with his head)....well actually there was the typical auction house blurry picture containing enough detail to make out the...
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Need help with removing Aciera F1 overarm and other unresolved issues.
I completely removed the 2 Allen bolts on the side of the casting that holds the Horizontal overarm .I loosened the Allen bolt indicated by red arrow; this bolt will not come out but only loosens a...
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New to Me. Deckel FP1 TNC111. Help and ID Bits and Bobs
Hi Guys, So I've gone and bought me an FP1 with TC111, build date 1980 on the electric cabinet, serial number 2101-1294. That is the machine I looked at and asked about a couple of months ago. It...
View ArticleAny one mount remote spindle controls on a FPNC?
I was doing several jobs that stuck out from the table this week. From very long with supports outboard to just a foot or so past the table. Every time I do a job standing in front of the mill (I know...
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Spindle Brake adjustments on FP42NC
I was cutting out a large 1" aluminum plate on my FP42NC today. 120" or so of cutting, about 4 hours total. Near the end the spindle area around the vertical head was warm but didnt seem too bad. Id...
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