Martin P
Titanium
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2004
The subject had come up in a conversation which Dialog control can do thread milling.
I have now come across a Deckel operator manual from 1985 (the month is not legible) called:
CNC control Dialog 2 and 3
Graghics
Contour Pocket
Thread Milling
3 spindle head
NC- dividing head
Upgrade package
Its in german, but is also very misleading in german.
From the title one might think that Dialog 2 can now thread mill. But in the introduction it says:
“In this manual you find
-the standard extensions of the Dialog 3 as compared to the Dialog 2
- the extensions, which are offered as options for the Dialog 3”
What is an option and what not is not said outright, but in the manual in then identifies graphics and Contour pocket as an option.
So in conclusion one may think that at least in 1985 the Dialog 3 had thread milling and the Dialog 2 did not.
By extension one may surmise that D4 always had thread milling standard.
I seem to recall an upgrade to the D2 for thread milling, but this may never have happened.
The title seems to indicate a separate “upgrade package”, but that is just very bad writing, as this IS the package.
The Deckel literature always and consistently seemed to want to keep the customer in the dark on some subjects. I am sure many customers bought a machine only to then find out that the sales brochure capabilities were not included. All D4 sales brochures mention graphics, but they rarely clearly mention its an option.
I have now come across a Deckel operator manual from 1985 (the month is not legible) called:
CNC control Dialog 2 and 3
Graghics
Contour Pocket
Thread Milling
3 spindle head
NC- dividing head
Upgrade package
Its in german, but is also very misleading in german.
From the title one might think that Dialog 2 can now thread mill. But in the introduction it says:
“In this manual you find
-the standard extensions of the Dialog 3 as compared to the Dialog 2
- the extensions, which are offered as options for the Dialog 3”
What is an option and what not is not said outright, but in the manual in then identifies graphics and Contour pocket as an option.
So in conclusion one may think that at least in 1985 the Dialog 3 had thread milling and the Dialog 2 did not.
By extension one may surmise that D4 always had thread milling standard.
I seem to recall an upgrade to the D2 for thread milling, but this may never have happened.
The title seems to indicate a separate “upgrade package”, but that is just very bad writing, as this IS the package.
The Deckel literature always and consistently seemed to want to keep the customer in the dark on some subjects. I am sure many customers bought a machine only to then find out that the sales brochure capabilities were not included. All D4 sales brochures mention graphics, but they rarely clearly mention its an option.