Deckel fp2 general questions and considerations during the renovation
Hi I started a new thread, where we can take a little more general questions about assembly of the deckel fp2. In the process of replacing the bearings that sit on the gear that drives both horizontal...
View ArticleDeckel FP2 Slotting head rebuild questions
I have a slotting head that has been sitting on the shelf frozen for longer than I care to remember. It is time to rebuild and put to use. To that end I began disassembly last night and have reached a...
View ArticleDeckel Restoration and gear play question
Hello, I am into a 1954 Deckel FP1 restoration. Clearly there was a couple of bearing failures in the past. I replaced all bearings and replaced bushings as necessary. The gears are in good shape but...
View ArticleDeckel High Speed Head Identifiaction
Can anyone determine if this high speed head would fit on an FP1? Attached Thumbnails  Â
View ArticleDeckel High Speed Head Identifiaction
Can anyone determine if this high speed head would fit on an FP1?
View ArticleDeckel Accessory ID
I've seen these before somewhere, but I am having trouble identifying what these Deckel FP2 accessories are for: I've pored through the pictures on lathes.uk, and looked through Singer's site, but I...
View ArticleOT- Got literature on 1998 vintage RSF glass scales ? Need signal type info
and pin outs would be nice. Scale model is MSA6701.... other info on the reader head data plate that may or may not be revelant.... spec 899A, K10, Int 20um, RI code 02U +5V. This on an Austrian made...
View ArticleDeckel FP2 (vertical) spindle bearing replacement sizing
After using my new-to-me FP2 mill a little, I discovered that there was excessive axial play in the vertical spindle. It also seemed the radial play might be out of spec. I pulled the spindle apart,...
View ArticleRegreasing spindle bearings after leaking vertical hydraulic drawbar
Hi everyone, I had a blown hydraulic seal in my non-fliphead FP2 NC's vertical drawbar. Since there was a lot of hydraulic fluid underneath the black plastic cover on top of the vertical head and some...
View ArticleNeed some urgent advice on transporting an Abene mill
I was thinking of transporting this in the bed of my pickup truck. What do you all think, would you do it? Or does it look too top heavy for a pickup? Item is 300 miles from me....
View ArticleDeckel FP1 oil related questions
I am working my way through the restoration of a neglected FP1 and first of all I wanted to say thank you for all the information posted here as well as the help I have received. Unfortunately the...
View ArticleHermle 851 UWF Spindle Bearing Replacment
Hi all, The last few days my Hermle spindle is getting a bit warmer than I'm used to down near the taper. After getting a drawing back from Hermle, I believe the lower taper bearing may have some...
View ArticleDeckel FP2 back from the dead
Hi guys, picked up a FP2 the other day. This will be a slow rebuild done when I'm at home, I have no panic getting it up and running and I travel 200 days per year, so it'll have to take some time. I...
View ArticleThread of Deckel Manuals
Hi all. I recently acquired a flatbed scanner, so I finally made good on a promise I made last year. And I just got the urge to make a thread with manuals I have scanned myself. "wrench" used to sell a...
View ArticleWhat grease to use for Deckel dividing head?
Hey y'all, I got a dividing head with my FP2, and this weekend I tore into it to clean it up. It was stuffed with dried-up grease, and everything felt icky and sticky. I got a grease gun with my FP2...
View ArticleWhat tooling should I use in this boring bar?
In my collection of stuff is this (probably home-made) boring bar. It's about 50mm (2") in diameter and about 200mm long, and I'd like to use it for making some clean 60mm holes in cast iron. It has an...
View ArticleDeckel FP2 Horizontal Spindle Assembly
Now that I finished mounting the DRO and linear scales, its time to service the spindles before I start using my mill. I looked but didn't find a thread on the horizontal spindle assembly. I...
View ArticleAxis hydraulic clamping
Does anybody know the principle, how the axis hydraulic clamping works? I see only the pressure lines entering to ways. Hydraulic pump itself keeps pressure, but looks like somebody has disconnected...
View ArticleSpindle Rebuild Video
I tend to lurk on this sub-forum, and I have seen lots of interesting information about spindle repair. I hope it is within the spirit of the thing to call attention to a brand new (Jan.19) video on...
View ArticleDeckel FP1 vertical spindle brass bushing oiling point
Slowly moving through my twin-lever 1954 Deckel FP1. This unit has the bronze bushing in the vertical head but no oiling points on the front of the head. There is an oiling point on the top of the...
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