Lathe finish has gouges and surface is very rough

Your tool tip looks like it is square. Hard to tell from the image.

I think you need to work on your tooling. The metal is being torn off not cut.
 
Buildup of swarf on the cutter could be causing some of the banding you are seeing. Tool bit geometry and/or choice of cutting fluid might need to be changed.
 
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