My manual of 2and gen FP2...Round head (not long reach) ,outside motor, single dial shifting for feeds and spindle speeds quotes weight as
approx 1095 kg. (2410 #) basic machine with electrical cabinet....pretty sure that quote is less the work table.
For the basic swivel angle table (2214) add additional 132#.
Larger tables are heavier...
Welcome to the powered "Y" axis, 40 spindle and horizontal quill world.....betting you are going to like that machine.
Cheers Ross
Ross,
Yea, I'm ready to get it here and try it out. Looking at a Gen2 FP2 manual as I'm typing I'm thinking the motor and bracket should come right off the back of the machine, considering the wires? Might lighten it a little and help centralize the weight some for moving.
Congrats Danny.
You'll love that machine and ask yourself, why you didn't buy one earlier....
I have S/N 5084 and that's one of the last of generation one.
So yours will be twin dials with motor outside, 400mm in x, standard head and overarm.
Remember to get the support bearing - it should be fitted to that machine by the first owner.
I bet you even have some SK40 tooling for your High Speed head.
Cheers
Erik
Erik,
I'm pretty well tooled in both SK40 and #4 MT tooling to fit the early Deckel line, I must have bought all that was offered when I first found out about these machines. Have been playing around with cutting the 2mm X 20mm buttress threads for both styles of tooling and find it's rewarding to make up something that is unobtainable from the usual sources. It's nice to have a drill chuck that has the proper arbor on it instead of using a collet to hold a straight shank.
I spent the last thirty six years of my career at McDonnell Douglas making aircraft parts classified as a "journeyman machinist" "milling machine specialist" running some powerful, state of the art mills. When I discovered the FP1 I knew I wanted one fully equipped so I focused on that before I retired, still have a few small things that aren't there even though it's been about 20 years looking. Can't really stress enough how much more they are than just a mill when you have all the toys on hand to go with em. Always did want an FP2 but really don't need it sort of thing, have a horizontal mill out in the shop with 2 foot of travel. I also didn't think I'd ever get an FP2 with all the accessories, too rare but the more I thought about it not needed to appreciate the machine. That still didn't keep me from looking and seen this one, had the money and now I can hardly wait to get it.
Danny, welcome to the FP2 owners club! When are you going to get the machine? Please post some photos when you have them. I have also bought one machine, sight unseen (a Jones and Shipman 540 APR 6 x 18" surface grinder) and this was a good experience. Cheers, Bruce
Bruce,
I want it here and planned on picking the machine up Thursday but realize I have another obligation on Friday so may have to wait until Monday. This is about a 10 hour drive with loading and unloading, that is time consuming when I have to work like the Egyptians did building pyramids.
I hope to remember to take some pictures before I shoe horn it into the shop, once I do that it'll be too late. Don't have enough room to have machines sitting out like models in a new car show room. The only time I'll move it is if needed to adjust things or make repairs. I've bought a number of Deckel mills and have discovered that when a person lives in the mid west as I do "sight unseen" is normal. Up till now it has worked out fine, hope this one goes good too. It seems like east and west coast have most of them but maybe that's just a feeling I have and they're just that rare. I do know I have only physically looked at 4 machines before buying and only bought one of them, all of these were a long drive away.
Dan