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    Ballscrew not served by oiler: how to lube ???

    After much checking of the plumbing, it seems the Z ballscrew of my nm135 is not serviced by an oiler line.

    Odd, because all 6 millways and the X and Y ballscrews all have oil lines.

    Anyhoo... I guess I never noticed the Z ballscrew non-oiling because often I manually oil in liberal quantities. But now that the machine is in its full enclosure, it is difficult to access the Z ballscrew.

    So.... what kind of lube should I use on the Z ballscrew? Grease? Oil? Ideally it would be a lube that can last, say, 50 hours of operation before needing re-lube.


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    Usually something like Vactra2, Waylube.
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    I like Vactra a lot - it's just tacky enough to stick while not so sticky as to glue on swarf. Pretty nice all around.


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