# Lifespan of the Ball Screw Concern - Ordered Anyway

**URL:** <https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/lifespan-of-the-ball-screw-concern-ordered-anyway/1560>\
**Category:** Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/lifespan-of-the-ball-screw-concern-ordered-anyway/1560 "2020-11-06T16:19:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machinist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/machinist/32/36465_2.png) [@Machinist](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Machinist)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/lifespan-of-the-ball-screw-concern-ordered-anyway/1560/22 "2022-05-06T16:15:29Z")

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Those curtains will be quite effective in containing the mess and minimizing ball screw & rail contamination. I have something similar on my machine. They’re just a couple pieces of scrap vinyl flooring I had. When I get the opportunity, I’m going to replace them with taller pieces to further protect the screws & rails. I can go a couple inches taller with them.

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**Author:** ![pwpacp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/pwpacp/32/1718_2.png) [@pwpacp](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/pwpacp)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/lifespan-of-the-ball-screw-concern-ordered-anyway/1560/23 "2022-05-07T12:30:50Z")

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Bill, I seem to recall at least one Pico produced walking beam robot that employed something similar to what you and Tuvix72 are doing here. Though I think they consisted of telescoping sheet metal because flex bellows tended to sag. The end result keep things neat and clean.

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**Author:** ![Machinist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/machinist/32/36465_2.png) [@Machinist](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Machinist)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/lifespan-of-the-ball-screw-concern-ordered-anyway/1560/24 "2022-05-07T15:58:17Z")

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Phil, talk about a memory-jog. I recall working on a couple of those when I was at Novi Industries (which was a PICO shop).

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