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Please identify these Deckel parts
One of my New Years resolutions is to clean off the horizontal surfaces in my shop. Here are a few unidentified items that turned up: (1) What is this drawer fitting board meant to hold? Number is 2155...
View ArticleMahogany maho mh400p heidenhain tnc135
I have a maho mh400p with a tnc 135 unit.the tnc 135 has broken and can't be fixed. Can I buy one from the same model(maho mh400p) and then just put it in, or do you have to type the difference...
View ArticleDeckel FP5NC Spindle Motor: 'Bang' when start or stopping spindle.
In the last few weeks I have been hearing a bang now and then when starting or stopping the spindle on my FP5NC. Does not happen every time and I have stopped using the machine for now.... I get the...
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alg100 cross gib loose
Hi guys, I thought it was time to do some actual milling and try to mill the angled part for a fly cutter. Knew that there were some extra adjustments to be made on the gibs, but started anyway. Of...
View ArticleMachine stands for Abene
Can someone tell me what sort of machine stands or maybe you will call it " feet " one needs for the Abene mill. Because the foot or base is hollow in the corners I don't understand how normal machine...
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Endmill grinding with Deckel SO
Deckel SO being a single lip cutter does not easily grind end-mils. However it is a precision machine possessing all the capabilities to do it. I've made a simple attachment just to do this. It is...
View ArticleCorrect weight way oil for Deckel CNC and manual mills
I thought that the older Deckel manual mills needed ISO 68 viscosity way oil. The new Deckel CNC/NC mills needed heavier stuff, ISO 220. BUT according to Franz Singer's ebay advertisements, it's the...
View ArticleSeems like CERN was using a Deckel in 1958
Link: https://cds.cern.ch/record/761715 Regards, Vinay
View ArticleHow to soften a clamping screw
I'm cleaning up a spare Deckel high-speed head and matching 16mm collets to prepare them for sale. The motor for is mounted to a dovetail bracket that slides on a dovetail mount. (The motion lets one...
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Maho 700 manual mill: what was standard. issue?
I'm researching what was standard issue for a Maho 700 manual mill, early model. I'm not very familiar with these European machines, and the lathes.uk site didn't have the following specifics: 1) Did...
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Sharpening split point drills with Deckel SO
Deckel is making a simple drill sharpening attachment(for $950!) to the SO and SOE tool grinder. This is grinding the tip in a conventional way, but in fact the SO and SOE can do a much better job...
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Two small improvement to Deckel FP1
Half a century ago on high-shool summer job I had a chance to work on the FP1. Recently a nice one have showed up not far from my place and I could not resist the temptation, despite the fact I have...
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FP2NC Control Swap (caution, long winded with pictures)
Some time back i was offered one of DD's Heidenhain retro fit Deckels from a local member here. Control was fitted to an early FP2NC, and my long range plan was to remove the control and cables and...
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How to lock the spindle on a Deckel SK40 high-speed head
Good evening! Here's my Deckel 2021 SK40-taper high-speed head on its way up the mill. I have a basic question: how do you lock the spindle for tightening and loosening the drawbar? (The "old...
View ArticleMT4 to U2 Collet adapter sleeve?
I have a Maho MH 600 (similar size to the FP1) and would like to set my dividing head up to accept the long U2 collets. The dividing head is a works original that was likely supplied with the machine...
View ArticleMikron WF 40 C DRO linear scale on X axis removal
Hi, does anyone know the procedure of removal linear scale on X axis? I have an error saying there is contamination on scales and it won't reference X axis, other ones it will. I have tried using...
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Mikron WF3SA before and after some TLC
I bought a Mikron WF3SA a couple months ago from this picture Well after some TLC it lookes like this I put on a new motor and a bellow on the Z and the rest was elbowgrease It has a aktive Heidenhain...
View Articlefp4nc worklight problem
I am trying to find a solution to a problem I am having with the light on my machine. Every time I start the spindle the power dipps and the light turns off. Not a huge problem but rather annoying....
View ArticleAciera F3 vertical stop details required
I've just gone to use the vertical stop on my Aciera F3 machine and noticed the fixed component that goes in the table is completely missing. There is a counterbore where it should go, but I don't have...
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