Inconsistent Cuts On Titan Lathe.

[Jinglz]

You want to make sure your sliding surfaces are actually not entirely smooth as the valleys in the surface hold oil. I definitely want to try lapping on a mini lathe my robotics team was donated. It could use some better contact patterning.

Good call. I forgot to mention this. I polished only one side of each contacting pair for this reason. The lathe bed, contact surfaces for the cross slide and compound rest have minor surface deviations from the original manufacturer that will hold oil for me. That way the two can mature together.