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I need information on Deckel FP-1 disassembly
I have an older lever style FP-1. I bought at auction years ago, it's time to get it out of storage and put to work. I've been stripping many ugly coats of paint, trying to get down to the red primer,...
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What tooling or accessory do you find most useful on your Deckel ?
Me and Dan were discussing how useful the Index Attachment is, inside the For Sale forum. Since getting my Deckel I marvel at how they created the attachment to go onto the table, or the table...
View Articlethiel/walter rotary table backlash
Hello I have a RT380 rotary table for the thiel 158 I think its a walter, but its different than standard by having the handle on the right side. Does someone know if its possible to adjust backlash?...
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Walter Tool Setter
Mentioned this tool in conjunction with the Deckel alignment tool, so i thought some might find it of interest....Not Deckel, but a nice Euro tool none the less. Overall arrangement. On the right is...
View ArticleOK, spill it....who got the "Active" Deckel FP3 from Rex Precision ?
"Active" in quotes as it wasn't really an Active machine, but except for missing yellow lights, looked just like one....apparently one of those built for the USA market the year before Heidenhain came...
View ArticleClean-out grease from the FP-1?
Tried to oil my 1950's FP-1 when I got it, it appears no oil is coming out onto the horizontal ways. I suspect grease was used in the oil fittings. Is it worth trying to first blow the grease out with...
View ArticleFP1 feed control lever will not lock
The X-Z "stick shift" lever on my FP1 will engage in all the 4 (or 8) positions, but will jump back as soon as engaged or after a second or two. It will work if lever is held in position by hand,...
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Deckel FP-2 table slide issue
Hi all, I was using the rapid traverse lever on my FP-2 when suddenly all the auto feeds stopped working (X,Y or Z) and the the main table X direction is nearly locked up, requires two hands on the...
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Deckel Fp1 Spindle head spanner nut
Hi guys, im changing the bearings on my Fp1 Mk3. Im getting a hard time removing the nut from the spindle head bevel gear, its hard to lock the bevel gear and hard to remove the nut. It´s weird because...
View ArticleHow useful are these table slot covers?
These should fit an FP NC mill table. Are they easy to remove and adjust & do they last? T Nuten Abdeckleisten F
View ArticleGerman ebay: spiral milling attachment without change gears, starting price 1...
German ebay: spiral milling attachment for FP2, without change gears, starting price 1 Euro Deckel Wendelnutr
View ArticleWanting accessories for my deckel KF1
I am looking to buy the following items for my deckel KF1: 1/8 collet pn 6043.200703 1/4 collet pn 6043.200706 5/16 collet pn 6043.200708 Pattern Forming Attachment KVRU Reducing and enlarging...
View ArticleGood source for oddball metric nuts(in the US)?
I need an M20 x 1.5 left hand thread nut for the horizontal arbor on my FP1. Can't find any place locally or online that has one. Found a few places that will sell me 100 but I only need one. Any...
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Drive rings, to fit SK40 DIN69871 to a 1964 Deckel FP2 S20 x 2 spindle
Today's project was making a couple of drive rings that will fit SK40 DIN69871 tooling to the spindle of my 1964 Deckel FP2. I only need one, but figured it was not much more work to make two. The...
View ArticleGrandfather of All Deckel Mills
Hi Guys. I know writing about an ongoing auction is tricky, but this is for the real collector only: A Deckel FP from 1918 on eBay ( located in Austria): Fr Unfortunately it's not complete - just the...
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Making a slotting/shaper head cutter
I need to cut a 5/32" = 3.97mm key slot in a steel gear. I have a Deckel slotting head chisel, marked 4mm, which I had planned to use. But to my surprise it is 4.5mm wide, and also too wide in the...
View ArticleMaking a Cat40 ring adapter for my FP1
I'm making a ring adapter so that I can run Cat40 tooling in my FP1. Most of the information on the Cat40 taper dimensions is readily available. The only spec I have for the drive key width, however,...
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Zimmermann MK3 tool holders
I thought i'd post here because people that frequent this section are likely to have greater familiarity with German kit. I have a 1971 FZ-5V milling machine. It has two spindles. The front spindle is...
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not a deckel, but may I step in???
Hi guys, here I am as well, along my new (to me) Prvomajska ALG-100, of course a deckel fp1 copy! Here it is, ready to ride to its new home (don't have a proper shop picture yet) I live in Greece, such...
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Abene boltsize drivedog
Hi everybody, anybody out there who can tell me the boltsize of the bolt that secures the drivedog to the spindel ? Looks like M 6 should do the job but it does NOT ??? !! Is it perhaps NOT metric ?...
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