Joseph Gwinn wrote:

Not for nothin', Joe, but checking the gibs is normally a weekly
cleanup/lubrication task.

Yep, but I don't think people really do it weekly.

Especially, the table-saddle gib, which is quite inaccessible.

Joe,

Did you buy it new? If not, did you do a tear down to inspect it?

My Bridgeport needed the oiling system repaired, a bit of shim on the knee gib, and a new
Y screw and split nut to get it up to usefull status. The Y screw failed due to a blocked
oiler.

Wes