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 j…

Hey all, [image] OnefinityCNC: We are currently working on a YouTube video that will show you how to clean your ball nut if need be. We’ll be posting that soon linking the now existing video also from here: How to clean the ball nut on the Onefinity CNC // Support

Are there recommended inspection and maintenance times? I clean mine every couple of days but have not looked are tried to clean the ball nut.

This is what I worry about. I just received my Elite Foreman. I am replacing a Mill Right currently using a Shopsmith dust collector that leaves fine dust in my basement. I would like to replace the Shopsmith because the foot print of the Foreman is larger than the Mill Right and I only have lim…

Not sure what size the Shopsmith is… but if you haven’t already you might want to take a look at Oneida Air Systems. They have some pretty compact offerings, such as their Mini Gorilla and dust deputy systems. Also, Rocker has the Dust Right units which can be wall mounted and I would think have m…

my question is are the “wipers” that are available online at Etsy any help at all for preventing wood dust from getting into the ball nuts?

No. We officially do not recommend them. They add drag and we’ve helped many users in support who had machines not working correctly troubleshoot for hours only to find these wipers to be the issue. Once removed the machine worked as expected. As long as you do the maintenance often enough, you …

The wipers are BEYOND EXCELLENT and I highly recommend them. Other than being a customer, I have no connection with this place, but here’s where I buy them: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1122074243/onefinity-cnc-ball-screw-wipers-complete I’m on my 2nd set as I wore the 1st set out taking them on …

We just checked and there has been 87 support tickets that were solved by removal of these aftermarket wipers.

Thanks Onefinity for info. Although I have maybe 30 cutting hours on my machine, There was build up especially on the x axis on the controller side. 2 questions Why is there an opening on the x and y axis ballscrews where dust can collect and do you offer or support a specific aftermarket wiper? I…

X50 and X35 Ball Nut Gantry Block Position not that we know of. The ball nuts already have wipers installed in them from the ball nut factory.

The importance of dust collection and maintenance on the Onefinity

Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)

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Hey @Ken5
We answered above with #1, but here it is again: X50 and X35 Ball Nut Gantry Block Position

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