theonlycobra
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2021
I just got a Deckel FP1 basically for free, minus the cost of renting a uhaul trailer to pick it up, and the cost of gas for driving across a few states. It belonged to an engineer who died and it seems to work (motor/spindle rotates). It also came with multiple heads, table attachments, tons of collets and some weird looking endmills, etc. However, it is really dirty and grimy and I am wary of running it too much if the lubrication inside is not good. No rust, just looks like a lot of oil and dirt. Here are some pictures (table removed for transport)
I was looking for advice on several things:
1. How much should I need to tear this down to be able to trust that the internals are healthy and will be good in the future? All the handles seems to actuate fine, although one has slightly more friction than the others.
2. What would be the best process to clean this? My idea is using acetone all over to get rid of the exterior oil, then try to clean the sump best I can with acetone and a vacuum, then start taking pieces off, using paint stripper, masking, priming, and repainting each one.
3. Are there any translated FP1 manuals? I was only able to find the german one.
4. How should I go about oiling it? Do I really need to be pumping oil through the machine constantly if I don't expect to be machining too much? I saw that someone ran kerosene through the internal system for remove old lubricant before replacing the oil, should I do that?
Thanks so much in advance!
-Mike
I was looking for advice on several things:
1. How much should I need to tear this down to be able to trust that the internals are healthy and will be good in the future? All the handles seems to actuate fine, although one has slightly more friction than the others.
2. What would be the best process to clean this? My idea is using acetone all over to get rid of the exterior oil, then try to clean the sump best I can with acetone and a vacuum, then start taking pieces off, using paint stripper, masking, priming, and repainting each one.
3. Are there any translated FP1 manuals? I was only able to find the german one.
4. How should I go about oiling it? Do I really need to be pumping oil through the machine constantly if I don't expect to be machining too much? I saw that someone ran kerosene through the internal system for remove old lubricant before replacing the oil, should I do that?
Thanks so much in advance!
-Mike