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The Deckel Pantographic Engraving Machine

It is a small pedestal machine.

Friedrich Deckel. Type G.I. Machine No. 2751.

A close-up of the pantograph arms with engraved graduated scale.

The spindle mechanism.

The spindle is easily removed from the machine.

Top half of the spindle assembly, disassembled (gulp!)…

…and the bottom half of the spindle assembly. Spindle arbor and pulley should separate but are too tight to remove by hand.

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2 Responses to “The Deckel Pantographic Engraving Machine”

  1. Tommy le Says:
    November 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

    Hi, I’m interested to buy those spindle of this pantograph

  2. Ian Schaefer » Blog Archive » The Private Press of Ian Schaefer Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    [...] 2005—a little cramped. On the right, in the background, is the recently acquired, pre-war Deckel pantographic engraver , which I am hoping to bring back to life. Someday it will be used to engrave brass matrices—or [...]

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