lubrication

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hello I don't know what type of lube to use with my ballscrews? lite oil, grease, way oil etc..?
(please refrain from the obvious jokes available here)

[Geof]

Do they have grease fittings? A general purpose lithium grease is fine if they have grease fittings or locations to install grease fittings. Way lube, of course, is fine but you need some way to provide a constant very slow feed when the machining is in use. This is why grease can be easier.

[SCzEngrgGroup]

Actually, ball-screw manufacturers generally recommend using oil, not grease. Grease tends to hold cr@p, which is bad. Oil will wash it out, more or less. Pretty much anything will do on these light-duty machines - engine oil, way oil, ATF, whatever you've got handy. A squirt of oil for every few hours of use is plenty for the intermittent use these machines typically see.

Regards,
Ray L.

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Thanks guys now i can get to making chips

Thank again