The king of machine tools is the lathe, and if the king has a heart, it’s probably the leadscrew. That’s the bit that allows threading operations, arguably the most important job a lathe can tackle.

I'm just curious, since I was doing some net searching, and you can buy a miniature lathe, great for small projects, for well under $1000, and for non-CNC miniature lathes, you can get one for less ...