Dion Marriott
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2016
Hi all,
This is my first post so please be gentle.
I was looking for a Deckel FP1 (or similar) for a home workshop. I live in Australia where such machines are rare, and machines in ok condition are rarer still.
By accident I came across a Deckel FP4MK milling machine for sale. It was manufactured in 1984 but it appears to be very good condition. The hand scraping is missing from the vertical ways (still noticeable right at the bottom below the table) but this is the only indication that is has done any work. The axes are tight but smooth over the whole travel. The machine runs nearly silent (except in rapid traverse mode).
There are no attachments and it has a fixed table (unfortunately). It has "point to point" control and a hydraulic tool holder.
I don't know much about this machine except that it is big and weighs about 1800kg, but it is a Deckel and very pretty. So, being rather desperate and possibly capricious I have put down a deposit and now need to work out how to move it and somewhere to put it.
So first, where can I buy a manual that'll show me how to correctly move it and how use it and properly maintain it?
And second, before I hand over the remaining money, are there any known problems that I ought to check for?
It is a bit big for model making but for the reasons above I have to take what I can get.
Regards,
Dion
This is my first post so please be gentle.
I was looking for a Deckel FP1 (or similar) for a home workshop. I live in Australia where such machines are rare, and machines in ok condition are rarer still.
By accident I came across a Deckel FP4MK milling machine for sale. It was manufactured in 1984 but it appears to be very good condition. The hand scraping is missing from the vertical ways (still noticeable right at the bottom below the table) but this is the only indication that is has done any work. The axes are tight but smooth over the whole travel. The machine runs nearly silent (except in rapid traverse mode).
There are no attachments and it has a fixed table (unfortunately). It has "point to point" control and a hydraulic tool holder.
I don't know much about this machine except that it is big and weighs about 1800kg, but it is a Deckel and very pretty. So, being rather desperate and possibly capricious I have put down a deposit and now need to work out how to move it and somewhere to put it.
So first, where can I buy a manual that'll show me how to correctly move it and how use it and properly maintain it?
And second, before I hand over the remaining money, are there any known problems that I ought to check for?
It is a bit big for model making but for the reasons above I have to take what I can get.
Regards,
Dion