I ask because I need to put my X1C into storage for a while in a humid environment (discussed here:
A good dust/insect cover while keeping X1C in storage mode?) until I use it again for another project in the future. If there is any risk that some of the X1C parts might rust, then I’ll take extra steps to ensure that they don’t. If not, I won’t bother. Are all the X1C steel parts stainless steel, or otherwise coated, or do I not even need to worry about this?
Partially answering my own question: I’ve had my X1C in my garage for almost a year now. I see no signs of rust. If the X1C was highly prone to rusting, I’d see it by now.
Well, I take it back. Even though mine do not appear to have rusted (not yet anyway), one of the maintenance procedures is to apply rust prevention to the horizontal rods in the X1C. So… there must be some potential there for rust there, or else that BambuLab maintenance procedure serves no purpose.
@NeverDie another year has passed, any updates on this? My X1C was moved to my PNW (aka rainy half the year) garage a few months ago and I realized that humidity might be an issue on parts/etc long term. Do you do any extra maintenance?
I do only the regular recommended maintenance, which includes oiling the non-CF rods and the idlers with an anti-corrosion oil that contains rust inhibitors, and I’ve not noticed any visible rust. I bring it inside during the winter when it’s too cold to print in the garage (anything much below 50F and the machine starts to tear itself apart), but that’s the low humidity season anyway, and the rest of the time it stays in the garage, and seems to withstand high humidity. I don’t know what, if anything, would happen if you just parked it in the garage and forgot about it for a long time. I presume that because the rust inhibitors are recommended, it’s maybe for a reason.
Great, thanks for the follow up!
Use on of those vacuum bags used for storage of household stuff like blankets, pillows, wardrobes, etc. and bag up the whole unit with desiccant I’m confident one can get one big enough. If not, just use a contractor bag with plenty of desiccant and seal it up good with tape.