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FP4M tooling
The original vices offered by the local distributor here for the 4M were 100mm and a 106mm angle vice. The one here came with a Pratt 6" hylo and that doesn't appear to be unique, as I've seen another 4 machine with the same set-up.....I'd expect they're more common over there as a bonus! When...- BillE
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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Best Belt grinder belts for steel?
If they have Pferd over there, I've had good luck with them. Some of the cheapie brands they sell here are rubbish and would wear out on cheese! As others have said, ceramic belts are pretty much the best for cutting life. -
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Ongoing unrest in Russia
Seems a touch nitpick. If you going to take issue with it, an eye check may be in order. Looks to be 3 Babushkas trying to clear a footpath where it crosses a road to me. I imagine you tend to use whatever is available in a war zone. Despite the seemingly futile nature of it, still lots of...- BillE
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- Forum: Manufacturing in America and Europe
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Fanuc OT dramas
There's a twin set on a heat exchanger in proximity to the axis servo control board, one runs, but didn't observe the other going despite being powered up for an extended time - both very dirty, which makes me suspect the worst. There's another set near the spindle servo board, hard to tell if...- BillE
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Fanuc OT dramas
Probably should be in antique machinery, but any help appreciated! Lots of operators manuals, limited control/electrical documentation though from 30(?) years ago. Lathe is only low 3 digit hours, last ran 5 or 6 years ago at a guess, screen was displaying 0602-05, PMC :2-22, not ready, plus...- BillE
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Removing the ERO encoder from the 2038 universal table
Found that. Hard to tell from the small distant pic if the table top is horrible just from the cosmetic perfectionist point of view - or crusty. Be interested to see any pics of that. Believe someone on here visited Singer quite a few years ago and they were planing tables, although I guess...- BillE
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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Second Deckel FP4MK I ever had also comes from the UK
It's an MK serial number. Those 2 plugs arranged vertically at the far end on the sheet metal behind the console and basically in line with the ball end of the Y axis feed lever. The lower one should be the machine light.- BillE
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Second Deckel FP4MK I ever had also comes from the UK
What's above the light power supply, thought that was reserved for the microscope? It's cut off in the pic, also be interested to see what was used at position K20 in the electrical cabinet. The unit here was not as was supposed to be supplied - at least according to the electrical...- BillE
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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I bought another one Deckel FP4MK
Hehe, cheeky buggers! I think the cans can also include the contents for that late one ^^, must be mid 90s vintage? A mate's friend did say he'd offer me $Au5k for the machine "to help me out". :nutter:- BillE
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I bought another one Deckel FP4MK
Does the rotary have the plinth? Have the one here for sale too. Everybody local seems to be tighter than a fish's a-hole though and they'll do you a favour paying with empty drink cans. Supposedly outbound containers are cheap at the moment!- BillE
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OT- The story of Otto and Wilhelm Maisch and Maico motorcycles
Seconds of the vid were enough! One of the well known riders from here, who won in enduros in Europe and the US worked in the factory. Apparently employees lived up to the German dour reputation, but beer was provided at lunch time as compensation at least. Last MXer I had was a 1980 maico... -
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Welding connecting rods
^^^Any off-the-shelf rods are made of alloys, which would have fail at the weld written all over them, even at just 33 force reversals per second. The old crap, would be superior for that purpose. Not sure what's in a T, but judging by others of that era, deep skirted steel pistons that must... -
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Welding connecting rods
Helped a friend last week in the process of selling his place due to ill health. Wincing as his daughter saw his lifetime's accumulation of tooling and stuff as nothing more than fit for scrap and still not quite accepting he wouldn't be able to finish a few last projects - had me retrieve... -
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OT: 500 megawatt compressed air power storage
Over here, the concept is designed to store solar and wind - and hopefully not tainted by commercial or political pressure going by the body involved. Would appear by this study they've conducted, they've already achieved better than that 60% figure and aiming for better...- BillE
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- Forum: Manufacturing in America and Europe
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Precision Boring Head
By the early 90s, aktiv machines still needed the raising unit. Interesting, would have thought they'd be all the same, but the part # is 2021 000200 for the FP1....finally modified the gears?? I think the handle was Bentley or something, seemed to have a few sparring matches here as I...- BillE
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills