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Deckel FP1 - new addition to the man cave

Randomly I stumbled upon a retired gentleman in my neighbourhood that had a drill press for sale. While checking that out I noticed he also had a Deckel FP1 in his garage so I ended up buying that for...

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A bad Deckel idea

Up on ebay an auction shows this: I haven't seen anyone try this combination of machine/ heads. The FP2 head seems a bit large for an FP1, not to mention the probable mismatch of gearing (unless...

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tilting universal table for Schaublin 13 mill on Germany ebay

What looks to be a brand new tilting table (described as a tilting universal table) for a Schaublin 13 has turned up on German ebay. I have no knowledge or connection with the seller but thought that...

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Infratirea FUS22 Lubricant equivalents

Hi I have a Infratirea FUS-22 built April 1975 in Oradea, Romania. The manual lists: Tellus Oil 33, ISO68 (I already have a bucket of this for my lathe)Tellus Oil 15, ISO 15 for the gear boxesAlvania...

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Gage Block Holders

Not sure if these are Decked,Maho or TOS anyway free if you can use them. Bob Attached Thumbnails  

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Where to get "thin" flat screwdrivers

Sorry this is not really a suitable topic for this forum, but I trust the people here and am sure someone will know the answer. From time to time when working on precision things (high-speed spindles,...

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Aciera F4 round head manuals

Hello All! Here is a link to a set of F4 round head manuals Hope this works... Binder1 Cheers Peter

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FP4NC Flip Emergency IC engine repairs

Some light entertainment here.... Big scramble this week. Have an Alfa Romeo 6-C 2500 engine that is nearing completion that needed some TLC. This is an engine that Alfa made is some numbers from 1938...

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FP3 CNC "No Signal" on CRT.

I visited a Deckel FP3 CNC with flip-head this morning. Unfortunately the control does not work anymore. It is a dialogue 4. The CRT shows only the message “no signal”. Maybe someone is familiar with...

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Anyone using Solidworks CAM with Dialog 4?

Hi all. I'm considering getting my SW 2016 back on maintenance. I'm wondering if Solidworks CAM is any good and if there is a post processor for the Dialog 4 available. Any help appreciated. Thanks...

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Hermle U630 T - tool changer problem

Hello guys, we have problem with our mill Hermle with TNC heidenhain426 control. Problem occurs when i doing tool change, only three pocket working properly from 16 avalibile, when i call that tool...

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Heidenhain Positip 850 Help Required

If anyone on the forum has a Heidenhain Positip 850 I have a favour to ask. My unit has died and it appears the power supply is at fault. If someone has a similar unit I would be very grateful if they...

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Frankenmill?

This caught my eye: Produktionsmaschinen - Deckel FP 2 Frasmaschine Universalfrasmaschine Bohrmaschine Werkzeugfrasmasch It looks as if the owner has grafted their own continuous feed system on, in...

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Replicating Deckel machine plates

I don't know if you can still buy these plates anywhere. I looked but did not find anything. Several of the plates on my machine where in bad condition so I removed them when I repainted the machine....

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Pretty good buy on (ex) Activ Deckel FP3 ...

$300 ???? Dirty and some pig in poke aspects....but 300 bucks ??? OMG... the table alone (which looks good) is worth at least $2,500... Deckel Model FB3 Mill, 26” X 15” Table, 3-Axis Sony DRO | eBay

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Installing a Acu-rite II DRO on Aciera F-3

I have a 1950s-60s F-3 that I have been using for years, it has never had much use so it is still in good shape. About 15 to 20 years ago I bought a Acu-rite III DRO that I planned to put on it. Like...

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Dialog 4 stops during cycle, triangle characters on screen

I'm having an odd issue. I was pocketing with the Dialog 4 using G72*1 and G74*1, and at the end of the finishing cycle while rapiding away the machine stopped, the screen went blank for a few seconds...

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Labour of love

Here she is, waiting to be moved into my new unit. Two years of steady restoration. I only need to refurbish the control console, and then all will be as good as new, ready for another 30years use !...

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Monarch site offering Kunzmann

As title says. I might be late to this party, but just saw this. Kunzmann milling machines are offered on the Monarch lathes site...Wonder how that is ? CNC (Milling Machines) | Monarch Lathes Cheers...

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Deckel FP4AT Tool changer problems

Hi, i have a Deckel FP4AT with Dialog 11 and a automatic tool changer. if i give the command M66 to use the tool changer, the spindle go to the change position and after that nothing happend. there is...

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