DeckelDapter DIY
I've finally gotten around to posting a description of how I've made the twenty or so DeckelDapters I've sold to some of you guys. It's at: http://www.gizmowizard.com/deckeldap...ter_How-To.pdf
View ArticleHermle late model mills on Ebay
We have 2 late generation Hermle millers that have 1 or more defective boards. Seller was $30,000 for the pair as is, and says he originally planned to sell it for $30K a piece after repairing but it...
View ArticleDeckel FP1 Vertical head bearings
Greetings from Scotland New to the forum. I am looking to buy a mill for my home workshop. Considering a Deckel, Thiel, or Alexander pre 1960. Dose any one know what sort of bearing are used in the...
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Finally Finished The FP-1. Thank You All!
Well, I finally finished the FP-1 and have it under power. I thought I would share a couple of pictures and offer my sincerest thanks to everyone who offered advice and counsel along the...
View ArticleFeed electrical problem on FP1
Feed is crapping out on my pre-active FP1, with separate feed motor. Thought I'd ask for advice before poking around in the electrical cabinet. Normally when feed is turned on, but not yet engaged...
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Deckel FP4A knee
after a couple years of Deckel neglect swapped the FP4A Kollmorgen servo spindle motor for 3 hp italian cnc 3 phase induction molder motor ---will be able to use vfd rather than more complex servo...
View ArticlePhilips 432 battery location
We have a MAHO MH600W and have the machine constants sheet. The machine was idle for few months and we have entered the constants by hand . After 10 or 15 min all the constants are lost and we suspect...
View ArticleMH Maho 600P
I have a chance to buy a Maho 600P with some electrical issues. What are the Maho experts thoughts good, bad or avoids like the plague. It has heidinhein controls.
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collet ID help ?
I posted this in the General forum but didnÂ’t get any help. I thought someone here might be able to help with the ID of the collet. The one I have is a single taper and appears to be the largest size...
View ArticleGreen Button on the MPG / E handwheel ?
I've had this MPG hooked up to my FP3NC D3 for about a week now but still can't find out what the Green button on top is for. There is nothing in the manual about the MPG. I just plug it in and have...
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deckel clone - wear on the z-axis
i have this well used mill, that seems to be a deckel clone (i never found out who made it), so i thought id post here. when i suspend the table on the strap and raise it with the handwheel, the rear...
View ArticleExperts pl guide
We have a MAHO600W with Philips CNC 432 and with great difficulty we could able to enter all the original machine constants. When we switch on the machine we followed the below procedure and...
View ArticleCurrent Price for Abene VHF 350
I just received the price of a new machine from Abene. The base machine is 44,900 Euros, which is $57,629. Any takers at this price? If anyone is interested in getting a copy of the full list, please...
View ArticleAciera F3 horizontal arbour size?
Can anyone tell me what is the normal horizontal arbour/arbor size? My current mill in 1" but I don't want to order any new cutters if they don't fit the new mill (which is currently en route to me)....
View ArticleMaho sk 250
Can anybody help me with information on the MAHO SK250 please ? I have tried Tony at Lathes.co.uk but to no avail so any information would be most welcome Mike Young
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Berco Connecting Rod Machine
Well it is not a mill, but it is built in Italy. I posted awhile back some photos of running my FP4NC to cut grip grooves into a set of connecting rods that were then going to be babbited. Well i...
View ArticleDialog 3 serial interface rs232 input/output help
Hi I have been running and programming the fp3nc D3 for several weeks know. I now really need to be able to upload and down load program's. I found an old Dell laptop at work I can use for this. It is...
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Finished First Project On The FP-1
Finally finished the first project on the FP-1. I've been wanting an attachment for my Alexander Cutter Grinder to sharpen lathe tools so the horizontal milling capabilities of the FP-1 worked...
View ArticleAciera F3 Slotting head.
I have been looking for one of these for quite sometime now, and well to be honest im giving up. Time to take the hard road.. and make the bloody thing from scratch. I wonder though, is there anyone...
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