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Unusual Deckel NC table
I have quite a few sales brochures of the Deckel NC series, but have never seen this table mentioned anywhere. Anyone have any info on it? I have seen similar arrangements on much later machines. I...
View ArticleNeed PLC EPROMs for old Maho 700P with TNC-135
Hi everyone A while ago I bought an old Maho 700P with TNC-135 controller. It had a broken Indramat 3TRM2 servo controller, a few now rather expensive TCA-280A chips were broken. I replaced these chips...
View ArticleAbene quill and universal table
What would any of you Abene fans give for an Abene with ( very rare ) quill head and universal ( horizontal movable ) table ? Just curious because I found one but am not sure what to pay for it.
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FP4NC Repairs
Well Martin's postings regarding his "new" FP4NC prompted me to post some information regarding some required repairs that i discovered i needed on the FP4NC i got from Canadian Gvt. Surplus sot long...
View ArticleWill current model Heidenhain DRO's run just fine on 240 volt input ?
Unlike the old days where there was a switch to change from 120 to 240, now the input is just 100-240 volts, 50/60 cycles.... with no switch. But then I worry they mean European 240 volts, not USA 240...
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Finally some progress on the ex Active FP2 new DRO system install (pictures)
As some may recall, this is the FP2 where apparently the Activ DRO went kaput and the owners were too stupid to know the machine could be "straight wired" to use a regular DRO. Not only did they create...
View ArticleURGENT Deckel FP2 English Operation Manual
Hi folks I'm currently on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean and have been offered a Deckel FP2 at short notice. Can anyone offer me a link QUICKLY or pm me a .PDF for the operating manual so...
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FP4NC Interesting features
Been doing a bit of work on a machine i recently acquired from a Canadian government surplus auction. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...epairs-327006/ This turned out to be a mid production FP4NC...
View ArticleIs Rustoleum "Hammered" Gray still the closest match to Deckel hammertone gray ?
In aerosol spray of course. In certain light conditions it looks very close to the Deckel version but viewed at other angles it looks almost silver in comparision. So does anyone make a darker...
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Mystery Deckel part....what is this short section of T slot actually for ?
Here is it on my FP3 And here it is on my FP2 I ask because the Z scale I bought for the FP2 is identical to original except about 2 inches longer. So to mount it, I either cut that T slot section...
View ArticleHermle fwh 630 manual?
Hi there, probably not in the absolutely proper subforum, but Hermle is a Euromill as well so here I ask. Does anybody have a manual for the Hermle FWH 630 manual? Or can point to a suitable source?...
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Deckel chat of the day -Show your lamp mount and how to change coolant tubing...
Combination lamp / coolant hose mount below is ok but not as nice as the lamp on my Makino KE55 (the shorter one with bellows at joint) Any suggestions on mounting an "Old Reliable" lamp (the one on...
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Finding last generation FP2 X axis analog scale in inches is pretty hopeless,...
The analog scale on my 1981 FP2 for X axis is ok but would be nice to have a like new one...about 33" long but only 15" is engraved in the bar. Think a better one might exist somewhere, or should I...
View ArticleHeidenhein TNC 124
Right now my technician is replacing the controls of the Hermle 802M I have with a TNC 124 He has done this before but for some reasson there is a difference with the input and perhaps output signals...
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Just bought these Boring bars??
Hi Just picked these up ,20 of them all by Deckel ,fit my new small boring head perfectly. £1.50 each! Are these very common ,as i cant find anything about them. Are they all boring tools? The boring...
View ArticleMoving a FP1 Up Stairs
Hello everyone. Trying figure out a way moving a FP1 up a flight of stairs. Plan on making a gantry lift with a steel I Beam as the main load bearing support. Does anyone know what size of I Beam I...
View ArticleMoving a Deckel GK21
I have a chance to get a reasonably priced Deckel GK21 pantograph. To move it I will use my Ford Ranger-size pick-up. The question is how easy is it to break down and approx. what is the weight of the...
View ArticleAre there *any* last generation Deckel FP2 or 3 mills for sale on Earth right...
And to be clear I mean the manual versions only, not NC or A. None on eBay.de, Wallima has none, Singer has none....amazing......any "under the radar" companies have one ? Fair number of final...
View ArticleAciera 22 2speed motor wanted
Hello I recently bought a doubble Aciere 22VA restoration project. This is the older round version, but somehow one of the motors has gone missing before i bought it. Does anyone have a spare one? Best...
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Purpose of this Deckel bracket ? Coolant nozzle holder... and ??
In photo below.... why the two large holes ? Guessing one is for screwing in a special light base...but the other non threaded hole ? And if for a light, why the milled surfaces side and top ? I ask,...
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