I know this is kind of an older thread but thought it would be a good place to renew the maintenance discussion.
The 1F manual specifies a routine of 1-4 weeks for oiling rail/bearing & ball screws based on use. An inquiry with tech support yielded much the same with an added suggestion that some materials like MDF produce more dust and should be considered as well. I’m not kicking 1F for a seemingly loose spec but had hoped they could expand on the subject since they have access to design and cycle life data from their component suppliers.
To date, I’ve only lubed my 1F only 3 times in the past year and I’d describe my use is less than weekend in nature. Ideally it would be great if it were possible to develop a schedule based on the actual machine operation. To that end I’m going to try a vibration activated clock (think Hobbs meter) attached to the router to better define operated time.
I’m wondering if there any other forum members thinking/working on the same approach outside 1F’s specification?