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Recently I upgraded to a Robust rest for my pretty good Taiwanese lathe but I was running into troubles with the plate that grips the rest under bed. It just didn't travel smoothly. First I polished the plate all the way to 1000 grit, and still not a huge improvement. I tried all sorts of lubricants and then I hit the holy grail of lathe lubricants: LPS 1. My tailstock is pretty darn happy too. Been using it for a couple months, and I couldn't be more impressed.
I think the bigger issue is that the underside of my bed isn't milled that well. I even power sanded it at high grit, but nothing got things moving like LPS 1.
WD-40 is especially bad for attracting wood dust and in the end it gums up, begging for more WD-40. LPS 1 costs 3-4 times more, but well worth it.
Just thought to pass that on...
I think the bigger issue is that the underside of my bed isn't milled that well. I even power sanded it at high grit, but nothing got things moving like LPS 1.
WD-40 is especially bad for attracting wood dust and in the end it gums up, begging for more WD-40. LPS 1 costs 3-4 times more, but well worth it.
Just thought to pass that on...