I just bought a Festo chain mortiser and a Festo power feeder at an auction today.

I don't have any pictures yet, since I got there at 9am this morning and did not get out of there until 9:45 pm.

Pictures to follow.

Wonder if Shane or Rick would be able to track down any literature on them for me?

Good thing I let my 7 year old take my phone for a while today, she took a picture of it for me.

It is broke down in pieces, there are two parts I will have to take my welder to have repaired.  Everything except the main base is aluminum.

Main base/frame:



Close up of the chains (have a good lead on a box full of bars and chains)



Guards and grease gun (missing the proprietary tip for the zerks) not sure what the middle guard is for, extending the arbor and bar out for wider stock?



Misc. parts:



Looks like the serial number/badge had been removed, but I found a date on the back of the on/off drum switch box.  Says 23 January 1955.



Table/fence assembly.  It rotates 45 left and right and has 3 different stops for tilt, with one being 0.



The head section.  It is a 2.2hp.

Yeah, when you open it up, the mortiser pops out.

It needed a good cleaning and the paint was not in the best shape.

It is a pretty simple machine to break down into components and work on each section.

It will get a thorough cleaning, new paint job (maybe new color scheme) lubed, reassembled and dialed in to run.

I buy this stuff to run them and run them hard. 

Making a little progress.  It is crazy hot and humid which really kills my pace and the paint drying pace.

I received an email from a friend, which included the name, address and phone number to the son of the man that first started importing Festo.

I was told they still have a building with parts, some machines and literature.

Hopefully the table and clamp assembly can be put back together tomorrow and I might have some more time tonight to dive into cleaning up the head of this thing.

As of now:

Head is apart.  Bearings were pretty dry with some caked up grease, need a good cleaning and some new grease.  Hopefully I can find the correct tip for the Festo grease gun that came with it.

Motor is all cleaned out, all old grease has been removed from the bearings and it has been reassembled.

Rest of the head has been cleaned and prepped for a coat of primer then paint.

I started assembling the fence and a couple other parts.

Very cool rebuild...thanks for posting the picks and step-by-step....what kind of Systainer does this thing fit in anyway?

Scot

I like assembly, it means less things laying around and a shrinking pile of parts too.

I am not certain about the machine type that you are restoring, but I can say that you are doing a fine job! Anxious to see the end result and the application of this unit!

Yeh, it's the Domino 10000XXXXL. The domino assortment is a stock of 2x4 and 6x4 you cut to length.   

I was hoping to have it wrapped up this weekend, but I am still waiting to get a couple parts back from my welding shop and I have to make a 6 hour round trip on Saturday, to haul about 10k pounds of machinery home. 

Oh, there will be a video.

I am hoping to get my hands on a box full of bars and chains for it soon too.

Only thing I am missing is the correct tip for the Festo grease gun it came with.

I had my local mom and pop paint store mix me up some oil based industrial enamel to match my OF1400 I took her.

I just use a good quality brush and put on 2 light coats.  Assemble parts and touch up as needed.

This paint takes a good 24 hours of dry time between coats. 

I use a wire wheel on a grinder, couple stiff brushes and Acetone to clean stuff up.

Darcy that is looking good, I like the paint scheme too! Can't wait to see the video, good for you on restoring these old irons!!

For those members in Europe, I am in need of the correct tip for the Festo Grease gun I got with this machine.

If anyone knows where I may be able to find one, I would appreciate it.