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Nice German tool cabinet and tools - Gedore - Heard of them ? (pix)
Gedore Tools USA provides tools with optimum material properties, precise manufacture, perfect ergonomics, enhanced safety and long life. Turns out they have a small distribution center near me (near...
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Long reach head again
Read some Posts about long reach head so i think Someone can help me out. Picked up my long reach head and table today of my te be delivered fp2. One nut of the swiveling head was loose, so i removed...
View Articlebest way to remove ISO30 etc tool holder
I am getting my new to me Schaublin 13 setup, it looks great but I can't find a gentle way to get the vertical head tool holder or the horizontal drive gear (both ISO 30 as far as I can tell) to...
View ArticleDeckel mill sheet metal chip pan extension wanted.... would a new one from...
cost a fortune to ship to the USA even though it wouldn't weigh much ? (due to physical dimensions and maybe the need of a full crate) Ideally the type that fit the bottom for an FP2 or 3...but I would...
View ArticleSchaublin 13 - oil leak or normal?
Greets all.. this is curiosity more than anything else, but would be great to know if something is a foot.. or amiss, even. First thing in the AM I always find fresh oil on the floor directly beneath...
View ArticleSchaublin 13 feed mechanism noise?
Hi all, I hooked up power to my Schaublin 13 today. It is still sitting on the pallet awaiting a shop crane but for now I can start to figuring things out and get the DRO ordered and installed etc. It...
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Deckel pull stud
Hi everyone! I'm working on a Deckel FP50CC/T with my pal Vitran (he's been posting). It's been a work in progress to say the least but all good :) Any ideas where I can find this pull stud? Looks like...
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My FP2 arrived !
Finally, my Deckel has arrived. Well, last wednesday it did. Put it more or less on it's spot now and am busy cleaning it a little bit, although it was pretty clean when it came to me. Machine is in...
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Deckel FP3A vertical head lubrication
Good day all. I have being scanning the web and forums regrading the correct lubrication for my 1980 deckel FP3A. When I stripped the head, it was full of grease, yet the manual, and many on this forum...
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Found me self a Deckel FP4nc! Please help identify :)
Hello peeps, Long time reader and Deckel seeker here. Finally found a machine thats been collecting dust in a forgotten factory storage unit. Seller says its not functional as there is an electrical...
View ArticleAnyone here got a last generation FP3 manual in English ? I have one in German
I could trade if it matters. The manual I have is about 1980 vintage and therefore has info on the TNC111 rather than the 113 DRO. A last generation FP2 manual would do if no FP3 is to be found, as...
View Article1980 Deckel FP3, power feed seems "weak" in Z up
I forget the DC vari drive feedrate scale numbers, but for Z screw to start turning to move the table up, the vari knob on the panel needs to be at least halfway speed. Been a while since I'd had a...
View ArticleFp4ma Homing issue
Hi, The fp4ma I run at work is acting up again. When I go to home any axis its of by .0025 to .0030" and will then throw an alarm 16,17 or 18. Jogging in the negative but not the positive direction in...
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Deckel TC rotary table infos needed
oops, of course I meant "NC" rotary table A friend of mine just asked me if I could provide some informations about a Deckel NC table. He works at an Heidenhain representative and is asked to find a...
View ArticleSchaublin 13 HS Heads - with ISO30 taper?
Greets all. Question about the high speed heads that (were) available for the S13. According to the catalogue, it looks like 5-6 head styles were available. Am wondering if anyone knows if any one of...
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FP1 headroom
Hi to all, well, I don't have an FP1, only a ALG100 copy and have been struggling for headroom (yes, I have the swivel table...). This is how it is with the table at its lowest: and this is my crappy...
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1964 TOS FN25 restoration project
Hello guys, My name is Jens, 21 years old and living in The Netherlands. In December 2015 i've bought an TOS FN25 milling machine ''with some work''. The plan is to restore and repair the machine...
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Deckel boy`s lucky day!
Hi All, Despite rumours to the contrary FP1 owners that should have forked out on an FP2 do sometimes have good luck. Recently I attended an auction at my friendly machine tool dealers premises at Ski...
View ArticleDeckel FP4MA in practice
Hello to all. I am new in this forum, but I reading it many years. In a week or two I get to my home a universal milling machine Deckel FP4MA with Contour 2 controller. I read all post in search, but...
View ArticleSchaublin 13 fixed table alignment
Trying to cut something real today for the first time and I noticed the y axis isn't as parallel to the table as it should be (0.025mm in 100mm of travel) that is tilting up. Adding a heavy vise etc...
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