[Woodchipper]

I have a Rikon lathe. At first, I cleaned the bed several times with DNA and applied a thin coating of Ballistol Sportsman's Oil with a folded paper towel. I finally got around to carrying this one step further. I removed the tailstock. I lightly dressed the bed with 400 wet/dry sandpaper( my father used to refer to it as crocus cloth). Wiped it several times to clean it and added another coat of Ballistol. Next, I turned the headstock upside down and did the same thing. Now the HS slides with minimal effort. Even as smooth as the machine surfaces were, they were still a bit rough.