Thread: Where's the Deckel mill?

cmon everyone leave Greg alone.... We can plainly see from the picture he posted that he is a mac user and thus needs special allowance..

Thanks RC. I built it myself.

It was the only source of indirect light I had handy for the photo. I was trying to get the forum page in the background for a real through-the-looking-glass effect but failed Photo 101 yet again.

Greg

Whilst at Greg's today, I took a few more snaps of his Deckel mill. Just my luck, only one turned out.

The Deckel is a mighty machine, solid as buggery. Greg, so far, has done a terrific restoration job on it. Looks like all it needs is another lick of paint, from an aesthetic point of view.

What mechanicals need attention, I don't know.

Whilst there, had a squize at some ER chucks and collets. Bloody fantastic compared with the older style of collet chucks etc. Gotta get myself an ER32 size, with collets.

Greg picked up a big packet of ER32 collets for around $100. Don't tell his missus.

I won't give away further secrets.

Ken

In my last post, I should have asked, "Who do you recommend for ER chucks and collets"?

Anyone in Australia, or is it overseas?

Ken

Thanks for coming by today Ken, I enjoyed the visit.

The ER chucks of choice on this forum, and the one I showed you today, come from either CTC tools or another ebay seller, onlineseller68. It has been my experience that the usual local suspects sell the same thing, only at 4 times the price.

CTC's shipping can often be too expensive. The other guy's prices are fairer I find. The quality of the face mill I recently purchased looks identical to the CTC collet chuck I showed you today.

Here's a link to a set:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-19-PC-S-E...item2556d06481

Which one of you masked outlaws starred in the photo shoot?

Ken, save on shipping and buy a Rego Fix chuck and collet set locally. I reckon the chuck and a nice comprehensive set of ER32 collets might only set you back maybe a large and a half and you would have saved 40 bucks in stamps. And with the dough you saved you could buy a camera that works!!

ha ha

Bob.

That's me in the photo, showing my best side (top of my head)

I've been watching Reg O'Fix on ebay since your post a few weeks back. Too many other gismos for me to go there right now. But as you say: only a grand and a half. Bargain. Reckon.

OK Greg, you stuck your hand up. I wasn't game to nominate you in the photo in fear your ex would track you down looking for the dough you splurged on that magnificent European lathe. It's name escapes me, my mind is sometimes like fish net stockings.

Just kiddin, it was good to catch up again, you are always full of wisdom, and the occasional scotch?

AB, it ain't the camera, it's the crook operator. Snaps come out much clearer after a few jars of medicine., to steady the hand. What's a Rego Fix chuck?

Ken

Ken, Rego-Fix is a Swiss company (Sorry, that should be spelled $wi$$)
They invented the ER collets back in '73. Back then there was also DA collets (similar) and I'm sure others. Thanks to our Northern neighbours we can buy ER collets 90% as accurate as Rego Fix for only 7% of the cost.

(Values approximate, your mileage may vary)

Slipped into Greg's this arvo. Poor old bugger was fagged out from visiting the Sydney Madi gras, then a quick flight up to Brisie and back. I felt bad dragging him out of bed. Apparently it was a bad flight day, I didn't ask.

Anyhow, the Deckel has grown with more bits being bolted on. This machine is going to be something fit for the showroom.

How Greg finds anything is a bit of a mystery, he has enough room, but lacks storage facilities and bench space and seems to rely on memory to put his finger on any item. Greg will be the first to agree, I hope.

Whilst there, he showed me an arbor that needed to be shortened. A hacksaw blade penetrated the outer skin, then stalled a millimetre in. These things must be harder than we think.

If we pester the old bugger, we might get some more photos.

On a recent flight into Melb, Greg announced over the intercom "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have just lost engine No.1, there is nothing to worry about, this aircraft can fly on 3 engines". "We will be 15 minutes late". Five minutes later "We have just lost engine No.2. No need for alarm, we will be 30 minutes late". Then of all things, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just lost engine No.3. We will be even later into Melb".

Paddy sitting in the seat next to me, leaned over and said "If we loose the last engine, we'll be up here all night"

Ken

So you went there without a camera? Anyone would think you blokes were paying for film.

Why not take the arbor end off with a thin cut off wheel in a Dremel? Well maybe half a dozen wheels.

I know, I know, I can't even figure out where the bloody film goes in these new fangled cameras.

I think Greg is going to put it up in a lathe, and try and part the end off.

I've added a bit more to my previous thread, just for amusement.

Ken

I would use a Dremel if only I could find it. Not really. Ken doesn't appreciate the deep thought I gave my chaos, and the stupefying effect such disorder would have on thieves and other hostile visitors who should be in the kitchen and not counting systainers.

I think I'll use a 1mm cutoff wheel in the 5" grinder to truncate these arbors. I'd like to do a nice job, so I'll have to rig up something between centres.

Could you do a rough job freehand then clean it up neatly in the lathe or on a grinder?