Cnc4newbies z-axis failure?

If you can get your hand on some Delrin/POM you could make your own screw block, it really isn’t that hard.
Just make it into a good size for your carriage.

See this video for reference, I have done this on mine and they hold up very well and it practically without backlash.

I did have a spare ACME rod that I cut down to make the ACME tap.