SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

Re: Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

2013-01-21T16:38:02Z

I also use lithium grease (4$ for 8oz), once a month should be enough.
But I make sure that the actual grease stays clear of dust and hairs.
I've been using it for a month now and I never had to level the table.

However, the Kapton started to look scratched, but still usable, and I ordered 10mm kapton for little fixes and large 150mm kapton to replace it entirely sometimes.

Re: Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

2013-01-21T04:11:43Z

I leveled my bed about 6-7 weeks ago a d still dont have any issues printing multi part stuff over my bed on glass+hairspray. I've even traveled with my machine 2 times.

I got a 8oz tube of Ultra Lube White Lithium Grease from Lowe's for a couple bucks and have used it lightly on the rods once, I don't really know how often or what I should signs I should look for to know when to do this though. I hope SD makes a maintenance video with some best practices.

Re: Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

2013-01-21T02:16:56Z

I only seem to have bed level issues if i print something that moved to the bottom of the Z axis.

Re: Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

2013-01-19T22:58:48Z

Mine stated squeaking after 8kg of prints or so; I lubed it with WL Grease and seemed better than ever afterwards.

Frequency of maintenance tasks (leveling the bed, greasing rods, etc)

2013-01-19T18:53:23Z

How often do you find that you need to level the bed? I seem to be doing it 2-3 times a week, printing most days. I wonder if this can be brought on by a print that does not want to let go of the bed, forcing you to physically mess with the bed. Do any of you check the Z height and level before each print?

What about greasing the guide rods: how often do you do that?