Shapeoko 5 maintenance

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

See:

https://my.carbide3d.com/docs/maintenance/

c.f.,

Making rail bearing lube easier

I’m told that switching oil to grease or vice versa requires cleaning out the previous lubricant from the bearing blocks, so the first rule would appear to be, keep using whichever the machine shipped with unless you’re prepared to properly clean the blocks out. If you’re switching, avoid any of the greases containing ‘slippery’ particle additives such as graphite or Molybdenum Disulphide as these will make the balls slide on the rail instead of roll and destroy the blocks in relatively short o…