[SML] Ball slides

[Bruce]

On Sunday, October 8, 2017 1:19:23 PM CDT, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft 
wrote:
> Just a heads up:  One of our 3D printers jammed and on 
> inspecting it found the ball bearing slides are dry and worn.  I 
> ordered a replacement and they came dry.
>
> In the past these always came packed with grease just like 
> you'd expect a regular round bearing.
>
> Time to buy some ball bearing grease...

Try getting dry lube intended for paper mills and such.  Wax-borne and 
contains molybdenum, graphite, and teflon.  Keeps the slides from picking 
up all the dust and many of the fumes associated with such.

Just my .02

:Bruce Cooper
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Itinerant Stagehand and fixer of things.