Hi All,
Been lurking for awhile, finally got some space to get a shop setup in. I've been dreaming of a Deckel FP2 or MAHO which by the time you find all the pieces are well out of my budget. Recently ran into a VN 1R-3 and it looks like a good match but haven't seen them talked about too much. Was curious if anyone has run one and how they liked it or any gotchas?
The other part is my shop is in a daylight basement so it will have to go down a few steps, was looking to see of anyone has disassembled one of these and had any tips or rough ideas of what various parts weigh? Mostly concerned about getting the ram off can't tell if there are any decent rigging points, and it looks like it has to slide off vs a lift. Worried about getting into a spot where the ram slides forward and drops into space.
Thanks!
Greg
Been lurking for awhile, finally got some space to get a shop setup in. I've been dreaming of a Deckel FP2 or MAHO which by the time you find all the pieces are well out of my budget. Recently ran into a VN 1R-3 and it looks like a good match but haven't seen them talked about too much. Was curious if anyone has run one and how they liked it or any gotchas?
The other part is my shop is in a daylight basement so it will have to go down a few steps, was looking to see of anyone has disassembled one of these and had any tips or rough ideas of what various parts weigh? Mostly concerned about getting the ram off can't tell if there are any decent rigging points, and it looks like it has to slide off vs a lift. Worried about getting into a spot where the ram slides forward and drops into space.
Thanks!
Greg