GHA Milling Machine Restoration (Deckel FP1 Clone)

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GHA Milling Machine Restoration This is a George H Alexander mill, a Deckel FP1 clone, and is my first proper machine restoration. I picked it up cheap, and the machine had been sitting untouched for over 5 years Everything was stiff and hard to operate. I wanted to see if I could make it work again. I was really unsure as to how for I was going to go, I wasn't planning on painted, but I did in the end. There are areas that need revisiting (slotting head, x axis scoring, powerfeeds) but it all functions well for now. In total this video took 23.5 hours of editing over 3 months. Typically in 1 hour blocks. I have a patreon account if you wish to help support the channel. Through this you can get early access and more https://www.patreon.com/tommygmachining 0:00 Intro 0:37 Angle plate rust removal 2:07 Band sawing a spanner 2:41 Y axis 3:44 Handwheels 4:34 Handwheel clearance 5:12 Slotting head 7:09 Table 8:10 X axis 9:25 Z axis 10:30 Cutting new oil grooves 11:33 Column clean up 12:27 Coolant Tank 🤢 13:14 Stripping Paint 13:38 Paint 14:12 Masking Strip and reassembly 14:53 Accent 15:20 Final reveal Music Credit: Firebrand by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100830 Artist: http://incompetech.com/