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    Hello Kees, it is really an very interessting post. Can you please tell me something about the...

    Hello Kees, it is really an very interessting post. Can you please tell me something about the quality (accurance) of the Deckel FP compared to the ALG 100. Is there a big difference tue to the fact that this machine was built in Zagreb. Would you prefere a Schaublin 13 mill over an Deckel FP1...
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    Lorch B30LZ

    The tooling was reconditioned too. I´ll build a new case for the tooling in the next weeks.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    The lead screw is under the bed, protected from dirt and splinters. You can`t see it on the pictures. What you see is the bar for the sliding and surfacing feeds.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    Two more pictures. I would like to thank my wife for its patience
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    Lorch B30LZ

    It`s finished, after several weeks of hard work, the Lorch is in a perfect shape. As new. The tolerances are better as new. here a few pictures of the lathe.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    Here a few pictures of the recondition process. The painting (2K-PUR paint) is ready and the saddle milled and finished with moglice. Next steps: scrapping the apron and bedways of the cross-slide
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    Lorch B30LZ

    I got the bed back today. The grinding work was done by "de rooy" in NL. The work they did is superb. They have modern grinding machines and work professional.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    All the mechanical parts have to be cleaned and all the bearing will be replaced.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    Now the work begins. The iron case becomes a new paint (RAL 6011 as original). I send the bed to a surface grinder because it is hardened and so it is impossible to scrap.
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    Lorch B30LZ

    Yes, it's a Macmon 100, a Deckel FP1 clone. The buttons on the carrige have the function as followed: The three buttons on top control the electromagnitic clutch: 1. carrige feed left/right, 2. Stop feed, 3. Crossfeed forward/back The three buttons on the side: 1. start spindel, 2. stop...
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    Lorch B30LZ

    Last week I bought this lathe from a German dealer. It's a Lorch B30LZ hight precision lathe from 1975. It is in a very good condition and the dealer gave me a lot of tools surplus. The next month, I beginn to recondition the lathe, so that it looks like new. Best regards Günter
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    Schaublin 13 Mill

    Wabeco 1200 vs. Schaublin 13 Which one is more stabil and more precise? Are 2000 U/h enough. The Wabeco has 3000. regards Günter

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