Hey folks, kind of a stupid question, but I noticed when other people post up pics of their machines, the linear rails look nice and shiney…the grease that came with mine is black…not a big deal, but was just curious what might be the difference from what I see on mine and pics of others. Also…I s…

So the factory got back to me ASAP on this topic. I will continue to NOT use grease on the R&P as to avoid FOD build up. If it wears out early, oh well. They are much cheaper to replace than to spend the time in additional maintenance and cleanup from the splatter. Our documentation does not call …

The ball joint on the grease tip that came with my machine leaked, so I picked up a LockNLube LNL122. Having a straight tip helped because I could control the angle better and find an angle that worked. The rails on my machine do have a light, visible film from the black grease just like you descri…

I had a really hard time with the grease gun. Mine ended up leaking too, and in some bearings I was never totally sure that any grease actually got in. There must be a knack to it that I just didn’t find. I’ll check out the LocknLube… BTW, the grease that came with mine has a reddish tinge.

I think the stuff that came with mine was NLG 1.5…I will also check out the tip you suggested…mine doesn’t leak, but the wobble does make it hard to get good pressure on the connection. I live in a little bit of a higher humidity area, so I try to keep grease on everything to prevent rust. I know…

If you are wanting some level of rust protection with lubrication for parts (not the linier rails) I recommend a dry film lubricant. Dust does not stick to these dry lubricants. Avoid the types that contain silicone since they can get into finishes and create orange peel. The best dry film lubricant…

It’s also good practice to put some grease on the rack gears as well.

on the FB page, there are a lot of guys running the R/P completely dry…which seems crazy to me…unless I totally misread … I don’t use a ton…just enough grease to keep everything happy

I use this product on the rack gears: [image] Amazon.com: DuPont Teflon Chain-Saver Dry Self-Cleaning Lubricant, 11-Ounce :... DuPont Chain-Saver with Teflon Fluoropolymer is a patented self-cleaning, dry-wax lubricant that is safe on rubbers, plastics and O-rings. Wax film works to rep…

[image] Eric: It’s also good practice to put some grease on the rack gears as well. Can you please verify this because I was directed to NOT use any lubricants on the R&P. Thanks…

This is the best question yet. Which just makes me as inexperienced on machines as you. From day 1 there have been some bearings I could get to take grease and some I could not. In fact in a couple of places I had to take the cap off insert grease and close it up. I end up with too much and my r…

I’ve noticed that i had to turn the grease fittings out a half or quarter turn to get the grease to flow

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subnoize November 2, 2022, 7:25pm 16

Yep! To far in and they restrict the free flow of grease.

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