Deckel FP1 Manuals

Morning folks

I finally managed to get my Deckel FP1 back home and into my garage last weekend. Its a MK2 4 lever machiine dated to 1955. Now at the moment I have quite a bit of work to do getting it re-commisioned, it's been sat idle for close on twenty years. The general mechanical side I am OK with but I a really need some help with the lubrication system

Does anyone have a copy of the manual in English that they would be willing to email / upload somewhere. I really don't want to be guessing and run the risk of causing some irrepairable damage.

Also, I posted some time ago about a table for this machine. As of yet I have not managed to locate one. I am considering adapting something else to fit as a stop gap unless someone has a genuine Deckel table just lying around......

Cheers in advance

Russ

Edited By Russell Shaw on 10/11/2022 09:53:56

Hi Russel,

I have a PDF version of an old manual, send me a PM with your e-mail.

Thor

https://passion-usinages.forumgratuit.org/t939-deckel-fp1

I have a fixed type table going spare, it is not a genuine Deckel but could easily be adapted to fit.

I was going to fit it to my Alexander, but I have never had the time to do it.

Phil

Russell,

Stefan Gotteswinter recently posted a video on YouTube about his Deckel FP mill, in which he gave details of how he came about his, from a dealer who had a few of them. Maybe, just maybe, they would have a spare table lying around. They are in Germany (or perhaps it was Austria) so might not suit, depending what part of the globe you are on. The video is worth a watch anyway, if you have an hour or so to spare.

John

To your point John, the FP1 and FP2 are extremely common in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and somewhat common in the Netherlands; looking on machineseeker and other international auction/listing sites shows that dealers in all of those countries list them with the kind of regularity that you see Elliot / Victoria / Adcock & Shipley machines here in the UK.

Given that I would think that if Russel is willing to import from the continent, at dealer prices, almost any Deckel accessory he wants could be sourced easily via a bit of research and some emails.

I would note Stefan seems to be buying machines on the basis of them being for his business (which might now be a primary income stream), so probably was able to justify the dealer premium as offsetting loss of revenue if the machine was a dud or in time taken to track down and DIY the purchase (as he has done in the past), which most hobbyists might find harder to do.

Thanks for the information gents. I know some tables are available in mainland Europe but the customs issues + paying punitive VAT on a secondhand item really puts me off. Should have got on with it before the end of the transition period!!

@Phil - I have snet you a message about the table you hve. Have you recieved it?

@Thor - Same as Phil, I have sent you a message with my email address. Do you have it?

Thanks again.

Russ

Hi Russel,

E-mail sent to the address you PM'd me. Good luck with your Deckel.

Thor