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Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2007
- Location
- Netherlands
After using my Pedersen VPV-1 for 10+ years I really wanted a newer type milling machine that was a bit more versatile. The Pedersen is very good for large parts and heavy machining but a missed a couple of features like:
- Rapid feed (mostly on the vertical axis, that table is heavy!
- The ability to machine with a horizontal arbor
- A table that can be set at an angle
While I really wasn't looking to buy one, I came across an ad which had only a couple of fuzzy pictures and a description "Mill with accessoires". After checking the pictures best I could, I could see that is was an Aciera F5. The price was very low especially with the tooling that it came with. I made an appointment and checked it out with my friend JW (Botje on this forum). We talked to the seller who was closing his business due to retirement and his son didn't want to continue the business. He had two Acieras for sale that he bought 9 years ago from the RWTH Aachen (university in Aachen, Germany) but he hasn't used them much since then. Both machines were in a very good condition. The ways show little to no wear, the scraping marks are still visible. Obviously we bought both machines for a price that made us feel like we stole it from him
Anyway, enjoy the pictures, more will follow.
Here is how we got the F4 and F5 home
This is my F5
It came with this awesome rotary table
And a couple of dividing heads with attachments to rotate them around two axes
In the box is a Wohlhaupter UPA4
- Rapid feed (mostly on the vertical axis, that table is heavy!
- The ability to machine with a horizontal arbor
- A table that can be set at an angle
While I really wasn't looking to buy one, I came across an ad which had only a couple of fuzzy pictures and a description "Mill with accessoires". After checking the pictures best I could, I could see that is was an Aciera F5. The price was very low especially with the tooling that it came with. I made an appointment and checked it out with my friend JW (Botje on this forum). We talked to the seller who was closing his business due to retirement and his son didn't want to continue the business. He had two Acieras for sale that he bought 9 years ago from the RWTH Aachen (university in Aachen, Germany) but he hasn't used them much since then. Both machines were in a very good condition. The ways show little to no wear, the scraping marks are still visible. Obviously we bought both machines for a price that made us feel like we stole it from him
Anyway, enjoy the pictures, more will follow.
Here is how we got the F4 and F5 home
This is my F5
It came with this awesome rotary table
And a couple of dividing heads with attachments to rotate them around two axes
In the box is a Wohlhaupter UPA4