In article , Richard J Kinch
says...

I am also converting the ways to teflon bearings, which should make this
machine last forever before realignment is needed again.

Teflon? You maybe mean turcite, or rulon.

Plain PTFE would be a poor choice for a way bearing
surface IMO.

Jim

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