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Help identifying FP1 year
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quarkgluonplasma
Aluminum
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- Zurich Switzerland
Hi Paul
Check this:
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...bene-mills/how-old-your-deckel-fp-1-a-108520/
Best, Stefan
Check this:
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...bene-mills/how-old-your-deckel-fp-1-a-108520/
Best, Stefan
It's a second generation FP1 (dial type with no.40 spindles) so could be as late as 1976. These are much less common than the older FP1 with levers and MT4 spindle, so you have a relatively rare machine.
The generation is mostly what matters really, not the year. Although there can be details that matter via the year....for example the FP1 final generation started about 1978 but not until about 1981 or 1982 did they come with power feed on Y axis, plus a separate coolant motor.
Also the oldest second generation apparently still used MT4 spindles but yours appears to be no. 40.
Your serial number looks odd, like maybe you got it from the electrical box rather than the machine itself.
The generation is mostly what matters really, not the year. Although there can be details that matter via the year....for example the FP1 final generation started about 1978 but not until about 1981 or 1982 did they come with power feed on Y axis, plus a separate coolant motor.
Also the oldest second generation apparently still used MT4 spindles but yours appears to be no. 40.
Your serial number looks odd, like maybe you got it from the electrical box rather than the machine itself.
Bill Fisher
Aluminum
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- Nov 17, 2013
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Hi Paul,
Some patchy info that I have gleaned over the years:
Serial No and notes
53578/28 1970 Claimed purchase date Very well kept FP1 sold by first owner, Sydney 2014
54490/28 1971-2? My FP1. Age estimate based on back-extrapolation from dates of 1st and 3rd oil changes handwritten inside coolant pump access door. The machine was owned by Philips and probably regularly maintained, at least in the earlier years.
55150/08 1972 date claimed on internet sale notice
54077/08 1975? date suggested on internet sale notice, but not to be trusted I think.
Based on this your FP1 56438/08 is most likely post-1972.
Cheers,
Bill
Some patchy info that I have gleaned over the years:
Serial No and notes
53578/28 1970 Claimed purchase date Very well kept FP1 sold by first owner, Sydney 2014
54490/28 1971-2? My FP1. Age estimate based on back-extrapolation from dates of 1st and 3rd oil changes handwritten inside coolant pump access door. The machine was owned by Philips and probably regularly maintained, at least in the earlier years.
55150/08 1972 date claimed on internet sale notice
54077/08 1975? date suggested on internet sale notice, but not to be trusted I think.
Based on this your FP1 56438/08 is most likely post-1972.
Cheers,
Bill
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Hi, I am new to the site and have just powered up my Deckel FP1. I am a mechanical fitter by trade with an interest in milling and turning.
I bought it as a 1975 but reading the threads on the subject have me confused and the closest I can figure is 1970 to 1975.
The number is 53122/08 on the machine and Mch 69/19569 and 2vs 118 on the electrical cabinet.
Is there a definitive list on this site for year ID ? I have searched but I am clumsy in searching.
Hi, I am new to the site and have just powered up my Deckel FP1. I am a mechanical fitter by trade with an interest in milling and turning.
I bought it as a 1975 but reading the threads on the subject have me confused and the closest I can figure is 1970 to 1975.
The number is 53122/08 on the machine and Mch 69/19569 and 2vs 118 on the electrical cabinet.
Is there a definitive list on this site for year ID ? I have searched but I am clumsy in searching.