Hiwin LG20 grease

Hi,
What grease/lube would you recommend fort LG20's on a vertical Z? I'm in the US and machine wood, MDF so oil dripping would be a big proglem.

Thank you,
dan

Anyone? I did find my small Powermatic grease gun that I "think" will fit the Hiwin zerks.

Thank you,
dan

Mobilux EP1

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Originally Posted by ger21

Mobilux EP1

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I hadn't heard of Mobilux but I will give it a try.

Thank you

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Originally Posted by dan j

I hadn't heard of Mobilux but I will give it a try.

Thank you

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Most Hiwin rails are lubed with white lithium grease, initially - but I don't know what they use inside the bearing itself.

https://www.hiwin.com/pdf/lubricating_instructions.pdf

You can use anything that isn't moly or graphite. They bung up the tiny balls and stuff the bearing.

I wipe down with lithium, but if you are going to use the nipple, lithium is probably not the stuff for a grease gun.

Mobilux is good for woodworking environments - it doesn't allow the dust to migrate too much.

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Originally Posted by ledaero

Most Hiwin rails are lubed with white lithium grease, initially - but I don't know what they use inside the bearing itself.

https://www.hiwin.com/pdf/lubricating_instructions.pdf

You can use anything that isn't moly or graphite. They bung up the tiny balls and stuff the bearing.

I wipe down with lithium, but if you are going to use the nipple, lithium is probably not the stuff for a grease gun.

Mobilux is good for woodworking environments - it doesn't allow the dust to migrate too much.

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In case it helps anyone in the future, I bought the Mobilux but was still having a lot of trouble feeding the Hiwin's zerks. I bought the clamp-on quick-release connector and now have zero leaks.

Anyone have an idea on how many pumps to give the LG20's? I don't see an overfill port.

Thank you,
dan