# Onefinity CNC Maintenance (Gen 1)

**URL:** <https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/onefinity-cnc-maintenance-gen-1/9004>\
**Category:** Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 17, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/onefinity-cnc-maintenance-gen-1/9004 "2021-11-17T21:46:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/onefinity-cnc-maintenance-gen-1/9004/1 "2021-11-17T21:46:36Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/7/9/79472bb8a7dc9912d1a426b02b0589f3d0ca77ab.jpeg "Onefinity CNC Maintenance | Support") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxcMwA5jErQ)

x-50 rail oil port: M6 socket head by 6mm long. [McMaster-Carr](https://www.mcmaster.com/91290A310/)

 ![Journeyman oil port](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/e/eff9dc01959c25d1553f4a6ad2c5277cd38c8683.jpeg)

Recommended oil:

> **[Amazon.com: 3-IN-ONE Multi-Purpose Oil, 8 OZ : Health & Household](https://www.amazon.com/3-IN-ONE-Multi-Purpose-Oil/dp/B0F2PDWRNB?tag=benmyers-20)**
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> Since 1894 this versatile multi-purpose drip oil has been a trusted tool used by professional tradesmen and do-it-yourselfers

What happens when you do not perform this maintenance:

> [@The importance of dust collection and maintenance on the Onefinity](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/the-importance-of-dust-collection-and-maintenance-on-the-onefinity/8996):
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> We wanted to show the importance of using proper dust collection and following our maintenance practices. This is a recently ‘defective’ rail that was returned to us. The culprit is very clearly debris in the rails. When pulling out the ball nut from the gantry, this is the amount of dust that just fell right out. This is one of the worst cases we’ve come across. The gantry was getting ‘stuck/hung’ during movement, and after replacing wires and tightening grub screws, it persisted. Only wh…