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Topic: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

Hello, I'm wondering if there are any recommended Maintenance activities, to be performed on a regular basis to prevent future failures. 

I'm asking this because I saw a post by lachupacabra about greasing the x-axis, and I realized that I have no current PM schedule.

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

Not so much maintenance, but the 3rd thing I printed out was new bearing mounts when the old ones break.

thingiverse.com/thing:522632

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

rockosmodlife wrote:

Not so much maintenance, but the 3rd thing I printed out was new bearing mounts when the old ones break.

thingiverse.com/thing:522632

Abolutley, couldn't agree more !
This should be the 1st thing everyone with a Da Vinci prints, IMO.
Sooner or later the stock mounts WILL break.
Those ones are the strongest 3d printable ones I've tried. Far stronger than the stock mounts.

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

Awesome, thank you!  I'll print these next.

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

Just to ensure that my question was understood, wouldn't the activity listed in this thread be a PM activity?

How often should such a thing be done?

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/8769/lub … eaded-rod/

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

Not sure, but I would venture to say that for every 25 hours of printing a light lube wouldn't hurt.

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Re: Preventative Maintenance Schedule?

I just oil mine when they start to feel dry or after I clean dust collect on the rods and sleeves by the oil.

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