I was using the plasmacam this morning and while jogging the torch to the front, it had a fairly noticeable squeak happening in the left gantry arm. Is it reasonable to squirt some WD40 or Lithium grease or dry lube or?, on the track? Or does it need a disassembly, clean and re-grease?
This is covered under chapter 8 of the factory manual. I have not ever found chapter 8 of the factory manual, so I donāt know what the factory recommends.
Howeverā¦
These guys seem to think blowing the bearings out occasionally and spritzing with some petroleum isnāt the worst thing you can doā¦
http://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.php?t=14766
Personally, Iād like to put new bearings in, and THEN try to make sure we have a maintenance routine, once we know more about whatās actually in there.
In the meantime, WD40 is cheap and plentiful, but I worry a little about its flammability. If it were my equipment, Iād try silicon lube first, then petroleum products, probably teflon enhanced (Iām a sucker for teflon).
But ultimately, up to Chuckā¦
Itās one of those ānails on the chalkboardā squeaks that almost makes me want to run away or spray something on it! I almost sprayed on dry lube, but decided I would wait to check.
I actually did blow out the gantryā¦didnāt help.
Yup. WD40 is sticky once it dries. I feel sorry for anyone trying to use it as a lubricant, and wondering why their whatever is so stiff next time.
WD40 says it is.
Well, technically, they say āā¦special blend of lubricantsā¦ā
(Iām not arguing you should probably find something better, as that agrees with what I said, but I like being ornery, and the manufacturer DOES claimā¦well, see above.)
Who believes āindependent 3rd partiesā over manufacturers?
(I donāt actually know who the author of this article (Noria Corporation) is, and the author(s) and/or company they work for, may very well be non-independent, but itās not immediately apparent, and I donāt consider it worth my while to figure it out for this joke).
Come on !!! We donāt lovingly call you the āHoney Baggerā for nothing.
Dry lube onlyā¦ There is a spot in the book that says what to use, I want to say graphite but cant say definitely.
A manufacturer has the primary motivation of selling more productā¦
We have āthe bookā?
A squirt of lithium would do it.
Do we have that book in electronic form?
If not, may I take the hardcopy and scan it? Itās in OK shape for the moment, but going downhill quicklyā¦
@dallasmagna
Iād say that it would be a great idea to scan it before it is too bad of shape to do so.
I have access to a copier at work that does double-sided scanning and it will output a PDF file. It makes short work of this kind of stuff and beats manual scanning.
Our copier at DMS does all of that btw
Yep. I was thinking Iād borrow the book so I can use the scanners I have here (that I know how to use, which I believe scan double sided), but then it hit me: nowās the time to learn to use the Samsung. Surely it does that. Iām 99% sure Iāve noticed the ADF on it, so it should make short work of this, without having to leave the premises with the book.
Havenāt done it yet (because this thought just struck me this morning). Thinking about trying to next time I have a few minutes to spend @ DMSā¦
If someone else beats me to it please let me know.
Bringing a flash drive is the simplest way to scan with the Samsung we have. Infrastructure hasnāt connected the network to the printer yet
Agree.
Confused by this. I know the ācopierā has been capable of printing. Did it get removed at some point?
Sorry I guess I mean the reverse way. You can print from a computer to the printer, but you cannot scan from the printer to your computer (or the network shares). You cannot scan to email either.