Replacing way wipers on Big Lathe.

Hi everyone,

I undertook changing the wipers on all ways on my lathe. The ones that are on here appear to be rubber and they seem very worn out.

Under the saddle are grooves for a one shot oiler system. They were completely packed with crap(maybe worn out wiper material?)

Cleaned all that up and want to replace wipers.

I started by making my own wiper for the compund rest. I used felt and a thin sheet of teflon(ptfe)

Not to happy with the results but it should work.

Was wondering if theres a better material to use as after close inspection of some of the old wipers, it seems they have a angled profile.

I see some profiles on McMaster for the flat ways that should work however, none for the v ways.

Any insight would be very appreciated!

Below are some pictures of the whole ordeal!

Before you assemble the machine see if there is a local rebuilder who can come over and scape some oil pockets in the worn ways. Even if he can 1/2 moon oil flake would be better then nothing. Those scratches in the ways will snowball if left alone. Make sure you stone off any rough burr's. Be sure to blow out the oil lines and holes in the casting. If it has an BiJur lube pump replace the metering units (brass jets that allow small amounts of oil out under pressure) https://www.bijurdelimon.com/automatic-lubrication/single-line-resistance-slr-systems.html