No just the workpiece.So you tugged at the workpiece and it didn't deflect. Did you try tugging at the toolpost at both ends as well - could be that's loose at the chuck end. Is the gap in tight?
The gap is my main concern tbh.
Very hard to measure even with a dti along the ways - it isn't induction hardened like the rest of the bed - could be from a different machine?
I wound the topslide out as far as it will go but the carriage is still half on the gap piece.