Solved Maintenance schedule

Other than cleaning the bed of all the gunk we use to make prints stick on a regular basis, about the only other maintenance issue is keeping the bearings lubed. There are 12 LM8UU in the body of the printer along its three axes and 3 RS608 in the extruder. Usually most wait until the start squeaking before greasing the bearings.

 

I used to drive a 72 Triumph Spitfire. I know full well why Lucas is called "The Prince of Darkness". British Leyland was not the pinnacle of quality. For the most part maintenance on a 3d printer just means keeping the rails lubed and not much more. You will be more frustrated by the unreliable way 3D printers behave rather than constant maintenance.

 

I figured the Lucas refrigerator is the reason for all the warm beer consumed.