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  1. Mike Glass

    Mike Glass Active Member

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    I think my X Axis took a dump.

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    #1 Mike Glass, Jan 20, 2015
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    Yea, that is slipping/skipping (badly). Belt or other drive components need investigating.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Jan 20, 2015
  3. Mike Glass

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    Disconnected the belt, checked the stepper motor, x axis bearings shot, very sticky.
     
    #3 Mike Glass, Jan 20, 2015
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    Man, those should not be dead by now.
    I might have lubed mine, once (since Oct. of 2013).
     
    #4 mark tomlinson, Jan 20, 2015
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    That's crazy.

    Time to submit a replacement part request I think. Have you been using hairspray?
     
    #5 Mike Kelly, Jan 20, 2015
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    Glue stick FTW. I don't know if its the cause but I always thought it was a bad idea to spray a sticky aerosol into something with a bunch of moving parts.
     
    #6 k1e1v1i1n, Jan 20, 2015
  7. Mike Glass

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    Mike, I use hairspray or glue stick, but have a box that I put on the bed to protect everything. It seemed stiff when I got it but was hard to tell with the stepper motor and belt attached. How many hours before you should re-grease, and what is the best for the smooth and threaded rods?
     
    #7 Mike Glass, Jan 20, 2015
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    Lithium lube is good. How often... not sure. I have not had mine get sticky.

    and unless you get sloppy with it, the hairspray is not your culprit :)
     
    #8 mark tomlinson, Jan 20, 2015
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    Ideally you should never need to lubricate a bearing. Something like sewing machine oil is a good option, but a good bearing should theoretically never need it. Oil tends to collect gunk and such.

    Definitely could be a bad bearing.
     
    #9 Mike Kelly, Jan 20, 2015
  10. Mike Glass

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    Hopefully support gets back to me soon, I am kinda a clean freak, specially my toys, I just took the plastic wrap off yesterday, lol
     
    #10 Mike Glass, Jan 20, 2015
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    Oh man I hate plastic wrap. That stuff is gone IMMEDIATELY.

    Drives me crazy when I see something using a device that has that protective film on it. Just wanna pick it off.

    Support should be close to catching up. They had a backlog from CES.
     
    #11 Mike Kelly, Jan 20, 2015
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    I had to give them a call. Once I got some one on the phone the new Y axis end plate showed up in the mail a week later.
     
    #12 Steven Stowell, Jan 23, 2015
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