Chuck:
I have one of those X-Y vises. I had issues with the dovetails and gibs being less than smooth. I grabbed an idea I found on mini-lathe.com: automotive polishing compound. Not the fastest process I've ever used, but the mating surfaces are now near mirror-like.
I worked the gibs on a piece of crocus cloth on plate glass to get the initial surface.
With the screws out the slides work end to end with no detectable (to my calibrated finger tip) tight or loose spots.
robotic regards,
Tom
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