It surely used to, but not any more, I tweaked up the gibs and adjusted the split lead nut to tighten it up, it must have been a couple of hundred years ago, it was one of the first things I did on the lathe.
The handle does wobble a bit, but I take no notice of it because I only use my DRO for settings, not the dials.
I was only discussing it this afternoon with Darren when he called.
One of the jobs to be done in the future is to fit a couple of thrust bearings to get rid of the backlash.
John