Prusa Linear Ceramic Bearings

2x psfu8 330 linear rods for the.

Prusa linear ceramic bearings. The lower tolerance of these rods results in a better print quality and a quiter running of your printer. The design let you choose between two versions. Tweet share pinterest. The list of parts from misumi are the following.

Rons place i had installed igus bearings onto the y axis of my prusa i3 mk3. Original prusa i3 mk3s kit shipping. Denser greases may accumulate dust over time which may cause even more damage to the bearings at the end of the day. Spare parts production is limited due to the covid 19 please note the lead time can reach up to 2 weeks before shipping.

Visual demonstration of prusa stock linear bearings vs misumi lmu8 bearings. I chose this one with frelon gold bearing liner st. I used the prusa r4 parts as template but redesigned it from the scratch. The best lubricant is a homogeneous soft grease with lithium additives.

2x psfu8 370 linear rods for the x axis. High quality upgrade kit from misumi for all prusa mk3 s and mk2 s. You can replace the 3 linear ball bearings in the print bed to get better print quality and reduced noise. Wd 40 specialist lithium grease the one for hinges and bearings is much better.

Minimally you ll want 6 bearings and 4 rods. The z axis doesn t really need anything fancy since it carries nearly no weight so it s very difficult to damage the rods or bearings in that direction. You can use only a 350mm mgn12 rail with a 45mm block without a lm8uu. Streaming the entire process of installing drylin replacement bearings for the prusa i3 mk2 that are supposedly much quieter than the default linear bearings.

Take a look and see how it went.