Thank you much for posting. These are precisely the images needed for a comparison.
The Sinar Pan Tilt has a steel base top with aluminum bottom to reduce weight. The steel top is to provide strength and durability, the aluminum bottom is to reduce weight. The top of the base has three gap adjusting screws to minimize play in the base rotation and could compensate for wear. Steel top has 3/8"-16 tripod mount threads for durability.
The made in China clone has a brass rotational base with no adjustment. Rotational base play-tolerances are dependent on machine tolerances when produced.
The Sinar Pan Tilt fine thread clamp screw is pinned to the cast aluminum handle. Very durable and parts can be replaced-repaired if ever needed. The clamp plate is made of aluminum to reduce weight with a pressed in brass nut for durability. That brass nut is pressed in to the aluminum cap and replaceable if needed.
The made in China clone has a spring loaded hex drive handle which can wear the hex drive handle and hex threaded clamp rod over time and tighten-loosening cycles. No idea what material is used for the clamp nut or how that mechanical design is done. Some pictures could resolve this question.
Position of the Sinar Pan Tilt clamping handle can be adjusted. Discussed in this previous thread, post# 12.
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Bernice
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