Hey everyone, I was just wondering why I haven't seen any self oiling systems for 3d printer rods. These systems are(or were) fairly common on farm equipment that was used around large amounts of dust and therefore required frequent lubrication. The system usually consisted of an oil resivoir that gravity fed multiple nozzles that had some sort of mechanism that released oil slowly as the part it lubricatres moved. I haven't seen anything like this on any of the 3d printers I have seen. My printer is currently in a garage and I have had to lubricate it every time I try to use it. I am sure there are others that are/would like to run thier printers in high dust environments, so why isn't there an automatic cleaning and/or lubricating system for our threaded rods? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228089#msg-228089 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:36:14 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228270#msg-228270 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228270#msg-228270
You don't want to 3D Print in a high dust environment.

Problems sticking to the bed, dust getting in the filament, particles clogging your hotend.

It's easier to remove the dust than to build a complicated auto-greaser.]]> ShadowRam Reprappers Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:07:29 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228123#msg-228123 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228123#msg-228123 Anonymous User Reprappers Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:30:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228104#msg-228104 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228104#msg-228104 Maxx Mayhem Reprappers Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:24:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228089#msg-228089 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228089,228089#msg-228089
I was just wondering why I haven't seen any self oiling systems for 3d printer rods. These systems are(or were) fairly common on farm equipment that was used around large amounts of dust and therefore required frequent lubrication. The system usually consisted of an oil resivoir that gravity fed multiple nozzles that had some sort of mechanism that released oil slowly as the part it lubricatres moved. I haven't seen anything like this on any of the 3d printers I have seen. My printer is currently in a garage and I have had to lubricate it every time I try to use it. I am sure there are others that are/would like to run thier printers in high dust environments, so why isn't there an automatic cleaning and/or lubricating system for our threaded rods?]]> TheFerminator Reprappers Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:57:18 -0400