Lubricating the rails

Machines (Original/PRO)
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What type of lubricant if any should be used on the onefinity rails?

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Mark,

Standard 4 in 1 oil is what OneFinity recommends.

-Alex

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is 4 in 1 different to 3 in 1 oil ?

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My bad Dave… its 3 in 1 not 4.

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-Alex

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Is that different than 3 in 1 oil and if so where can I get it

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It’s 4-in-1 because Alex gives it a +1 :+1: :wink:

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I like that a lot!! +1 for @cyberreefguru … who’s keeping score?

LOL

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lol, I was gonna call you out on that Alex, but I was too late. :rofl:

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Amazon and the usual suspects for purchase:

However, I am not a fan, coming from mills and lathes - I used oil infused with PTFE for linear rails and dovetails:

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Good to know. I have some of that super lube in the shop and love it. Good stuff.

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Has anyone used a dry lube on their rails and ball screws?

I searched but did not find any discussion of it on this Forum.

Dry lube would not attract dust.

There are many suppliers, some have PTFE in them others do not.

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I have not used dry lube. OF recommends 3 in 1 oil. I suspect any good lubricant that does not break down the bearings would work fine.

-Tom

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I used that on my Shopbot and use it on my CNC plasma. It’s cheap, works and doesn’t cause gumming or attack the non-steel parts. Just blow out the leadscrews and wipe things down every once in awhile to keep things clean.