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Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2011
- Location
- Garbsen, Germany
Dear Group,
Two of the more experienced people here (Ross and Peter) have encouraged me to remove my FP2's table and support so that I can clean and inspect them properly. Indications are that the oil passages are clogged with grease, and there is something odd with the bottom few cm of the Z motion (it's too tight).
Erik asked me to start a separate thread for this, so here we go. This thread may go on for a while, depending upon how long this takes. Please feel free to chime in with comments or questions.
Some relevant information can be found in this thread about my FP2 (repairing damage to the Y feed) and a second thread about adjustments. I also found this old thread about removing and rebuilding an FP2 table and support. At this juncture I don't plan to try and fix any problems with geometry due to excessive wear, simply to clean, measure, and inspect.
I'll post photos as I go. Here are the first couple, taking off the horizontal table (the red strap is a safety in case the white rope breaks)
and the vertical table after some attention with a brass brush and WD40
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More to follow over the next days.
Cheers,
Bruce
Two of the more experienced people here (Ross and Peter) have encouraged me to remove my FP2's table and support so that I can clean and inspect them properly. Indications are that the oil passages are clogged with grease, and there is something odd with the bottom few cm of the Z motion (it's too tight).
Erik asked me to start a separate thread for this, so here we go. This thread may go on for a while, depending upon how long this takes. Please feel free to chime in with comments or questions.
Some relevant information can be found in this thread about my FP2 (repairing damage to the Y feed) and a second thread about adjustments. I also found this old thread about removing and rebuilding an FP2 table and support. At this juncture I don't plan to try and fix any problems with geometry due to excessive wear, simply to clean, measure, and inspect.
I'll post photos as I go. Here are the first couple, taking off the horizontal table (the red strap is a safety in case the white rope breaks)
and the vertical table after some attention with a brass brush and WD40
[
More to follow over the next days.
Cheers,
Bruce