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I had the same issue with a Chinese lathe. I fixed it before I sold the machine but don't remember exactly what I did. The material is a really soft cast iron. If you cinch down the adjustment screw it crumbles.

I was headed down the same trail of making a D1-4 spider to shorten the length of barrels I can work through the headstock until a saw a recent article in Home Shop Machinist or Machinist Workshop. The article describes making a 5MT insert for the chuck end of the headstock with the insert...

I erxperienced the wrong thread dial gear on a Chinese lathe first hand. This was before it was well publicized on the internet so it took me a while and a lot of head scratching to find the problem. The number of teeth on the thread dial gear should be an integral multiple of the thread pitch...

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I use the Chinese imports for most of my work. I have Mitutoyo and Starett calipers I use in certain situations, however, I find the imports to work as well. Just not as smooth and well finished. In addition when you drop them you can toss them and not be out too much. If I need really accurate...

I'm using IMR4895 in a Remington 700 with Hornady 139 gr bullets. Shoots to less than 1" at 200 yds.