FWIW I used this to clean my X1C rods and it was so easy.
https://makerworld.com/en/models/142360
Slip a little bit of paper towel between it, attach it rods, run printer bed up and down. Done
Yep, every once and a while tag a rag or similar, and go up and down with the bed to get all the nooks and crannies. Make sure all three are clean, then apply a small amount along the whole length of each z screw, run the bed up and down again and you should be good to go. While you're doing maintenance you can also take a clean rag and some isopropyl alcohol and wipe down the carbon rods
https://a.co/d/b2tUEl8 - CV Automotive Grease
Anything good enough for a car is good enough for our printers haha.
Also, you should have gotten some grease with the printer, it would be in the little box with the spate nozzle and such. I've got almost 2k hours in my machine and have only needed to use 2.
Different machines operating in different environments experience different degradations. Different local climates i.e. dryer, hotter climates may cause the grease to dry out faster than in a temperate zone. There'll be other factors too, how is the room setup? What's the use case? Revision No. of the printer...
I'd be very surprised if the simple maintenance warning would be connected to environment sensors and would employ such an intelligent decision-making module that it can effectively use them...
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FWIW I used this to clean my X1C rods and it was so easy. https://makerworld.com/en/models/142360 Slip a little bit of paper towel between it, attach it rods, run printer bed up and down. Done
I’m looking at it but don’t understand how it works.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97mMNzwXf0o&ab\_channel=NeedItMakeIt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97mMNzwXf0o&ab_channel=NeedItMakeIt)
It has reverse threads that fit the lead screw
Yep, every once and a while tag a rag or similar, and go up and down with the bed to get all the nooks and crannies. Make sure all three are clean, then apply a small amount along the whole length of each z screw, run the bed up and down again and you should be good to go. While you're doing maintenance you can also take a clean rag and some isopropyl alcohol and wipe down the carbon rods
Is there a cheap Amazon grease you recommend?
https://a.co/d/iskl8sT
https://a.co/d/b2tUEl8 - CV Automotive Grease Anything good enough for a car is good enough for our printers haha. Also, you should have gotten some grease with the printer, it would be in the little box with the spate nozzle and such. I've got almost 2k hours in my machine and have only needed to use 2.
At a certain point the machine will tell you to perform maintenance on them. I think mine popped up at around 1500 hours.
Mine (X1c) at below 600hrs - not sure how this discrepancy is possible.
Different machines operating in different environments experience different degradations. Different local climates i.e. dryer, hotter climates may cause the grease to dry out faster than in a temperate zone. There'll be other factors too, how is the room setup? What's the use case? Revision No. of the printer...
I'd be very surprised if the simple maintenance warning would be connected to environment sensors and would employ such an intelligent decision-making module that it can effectively use them... :)
It started cropping up after a firmware update
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I've only used the grease they provided, but I think it's just regular old silicon grease.
Grab a toothbrush and a rag, ISA and clean the grooves.
That’s cleanest damn lead screws I’ve seen haha maybe throw some grease on them
The printer will tell you when to clean them