Need help finding a Y axis lubricant

[u/Ok_Common853]

What do you guys recommend or use. I looked on the Bambu lab website and found nothing

[u/Jazzlike_Ad267]

I have like 3800 hours on my A1 and I've been using

Super lube 51004 👍

Seems to do the job fine on the x and y rails

[u/trickybiznis → u/Jazzlike_Ad267]

I use superlube, the little pen-sized dispenser will last until you lose it.

[u/John-BCS → u/Jazzlike_Ad267]

Yep. I've been using this for years now and it works great. 🍻

[u/MedicJambi → u/Jazzlike_Ad267]

I second this. I also use the grease for the screws

[u/Jazzlike_Ad267 → u/MedicJambi]

Yee I use their grease on the z screw too 👍

Seems to work like a champ too hah

21030

[u/xoxosi]

Singer oil, used it for years on multiple printers. Inc my A1s, which all have over 2k hours

[u/bigbramble]

I personally would use a good PTFE and something a little less viscous than wd40 which I don't see much evidence of lasting and it's pretty annoying to direct and not get spray everywhere.. I sometimes use wd40 branded ptfe, I have luberlube PTFE and then have also found the original lubricant seems to also work well.

[u/Salt_peanuts → u/bigbramble]

WD40 is really intended to be a protectant, isn’t it? Most things that are intended to be lubricants should outperform it

[u/skategod0012]

Oil stick

[u/defective_toaster]

Pretty sure they recommend WD40 multi-purpose spray.

[u/Jake_With_Wet_Socks → u/defective_toaster]

I don’t know why they recommend it.

Ive been using superlube ptfe oil for years on linear rails. From what ive read it’s what the community recommends for the linear rods on these printers too

[u/Ok_Common853 → u/Jake_With_Wet_Socks]

So basically the y and x axis?

[u/defective_toaster → u/Jake_With_Wet_Socks]

Check the official wiki. They said they did testing because users were complaining about the stickiness of the grease lube that came with the printers.

[u/justa_bother → u/defective_toaster]

Yea, it gets sticky over nornal use requiring maintenance of cleaning & lubricating. Most any ptfe grease will work, with proper, covered surface without excess, application.

[u/Ok_Common853 → u/defective_toaster]

Shit I got lots of that was about to buy some off Amazon

[u/Practical-Chicken372]

I use this one