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28th May 2013, 11:13 PM #1.
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One Svelte German - Greg Q's Deckel FP1
Last week I was in Melbourne and had the pleasure of catching up with Gregory, Phil "Steamwhisperer", Phil "Machtool", Stu "Stustoys", Ray and Josh Gardiner and later in the week, the inventive Christian Groves.
While at Greg's, I photographed his delightful FP1. The machine has been raised about 200mm because Greg is about 200mm taller than average. I was struck by the narrowness of the body casting and the overall beauty of the machine. If I didn't have my 13 I'd have an FP1.
So with Greg's consent here are some of the photos.
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ps. the universal table was on a bench rather than attached to the longitudinal slide.
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28th May 2013, 11:39 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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28th May 2013, 11:43 PM #3.
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28th May 2013, 11:46 PM #4Distracted Member
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28th May 2013, 11:51 PM #5Product designer retired
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Where are the steam valves?
In the words of Phil (Steam whisperer) "looks great, but where are the steam gauges and valves?"
Looking great, well done big fella with the navy blue flight suit and wings, where's the coffee on the balcony?
Looks like all the flight rust has disappeared.
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29th May 2013, 12:16 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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29th May 2013, 12:19 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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29th May 2013, 06:04 PM #9
Thanks for the compliments fellas. The machine is a 1948 build, I bought it from its second owner. His family had a tool & die company back in the day...he took this home as a bonus in 1980 for working on his racing bikes.
My friend Mike and I went to Kiama to collect it and got schooled on old grand prix 500cc bikes, free hand drill bit sharpening, a tiny fraction of fifty years worth of tips and tricks. He was enthused to see my enthusiasm for this machine. Mike and I had an enjoyable couple of days reliving the road trips of yesteryear.
All of the Deckel mills that I have seen...well, most of them...seem to have been the exclusive toy of the boss; .you don't see much damage from abuse. The slides on this machine are silky smooth. It comes from the pre-bellows era. Deckel experts claim that no bellows leads to better hygiene regarding chips and swarf. I can say that the two bellows equipped machines that I have biopsied had lots more wear in the ways than this one.
I have an FP2 that logic says I should keep as my sole mill, but the FP1 captures my imagination more: it feels like a machine that you would never have to fight, and its more intimate size is less daunting all around. Certainly it is easier to rig and dance around.
GregIt's all part of the service here at The House of Pain™
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30th May 2013, 01:45 AM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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Who's the old bloke in the last photo?
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30th May 2013, 01:48 AM #11
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30th May 2013, 10:36 AM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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30th May 2013, 10:51 AM #13