Quote Originally Posted by mekanik View Post
you can buy leadscrews and matching nuts(do a web search to see if anything is suitable) also you can get lefthand taps on the bay of fleas. you will need to make a bearing holder for the handle end of the cross slide that will attach to the saddle(There should be a couple of drilled and tapped holes already located on same)
Regards
Mike
Agreed - almost certainly easier to source a pre-made leadscrew and matching nut, than to retrospectively match a home-made screw. Your lathe looks almost as though it shares parts - through design or by accident with the Myford... easy source, though stupidly priced.