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Maintenance tasks for an entire shop can be overwhelming. Building a maintenance kit for each of your primary pieces of equipment, including your laser, makes everything handy and quick to access. Stock your laser maintenance kit with these 16 items:
- Optical lens cleaner
- Can of compressed air
- Q-tips
- Lens cleaning paper
- Lithium grease with an injection device
- Distilled water
- Dish soap
- Ammonia-free glass cleaner, such as Windex Crystal Rain
- WD-40
- Brushes – round bottle brush and a dryer vent cleaning kit
- Weld-on 57 plastic cleaner
- Paper towels
- Cotton towels
- Screwdrivers
- Shop Vac
- Your laser’s operation and maintenance manual