Well spotted Grant, I turned the nut from some hex bar, and machine cut the thread which saved me buying a 3/4” tap. Then finished the slots on the mill.
I have a universal machine it is primarily a lathe with a milling head that can be swung round when needed, the lathe is good and quite versatile for a small machine. Last week I cleaned some brake discs up on it which you wouldn't be able to fit on most small machines, this does have a large swing over bed though.
The mill is handy bit is not as rigid as the lathe so smaller cuts have to be made to stop chatter.
I am very happy with it and dont know how I managed without it. Its amazing how many things you can think to do with it.
Its also very enjoyable making things from scratch.
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, what a bonus having the milling part on top too.. I am very envious of that.. it will give you hours of fun and such tremendous enjoyment when removing the finished article you have made 
.. he said "Oh I made it on a Lathe".. I said I have always wanted one and he son piped up and said if you want a lathe I have one that is in my way.. I was there like a bullet and he kindly gave me it
, it didn't have a stand but I picked one up from another lathe on Ebay that sort of suited the workshop..I haven't really used it yet as I have had work to do on the house, I did just set it up and turned a piece of brass with it just to see the vibe sort of thing.. I know I will find it such a useful thing to have.. but now I want a milling machine on-top like yours!!, I may have to do a rig up with a pillar drill or something.. I do have a pillar drill but it is not moveable!! 
.. Here's a pic of my lathe and I have just picked up a reversing switch for it too as the lathe can cut threads too, but I realise that is another thing to learn with all the different angles of thread pitches etc.. here's a couple of pics of it and you may see a steering wheel in the workshop too 
That is a fantastic lathe though Grant. Good and solid looking. Nice long bed, so you could do work on FF drive shafts. I recommend watching clickspring on youtube for lathe work. The quality of his videos is fantastic, and it is all brief and to the point.
. They were rebranded Arno after the war. A good solid piece of kit. This one weighed a good tonne when I tried to move it. It is 3 phase, 3 speed reduction gearbox, powered table. It needs a coolant pump, that was missing, and the bronze bearings in the vertical heads (it came with two vertical heads) need making up on the lathe, and the shaft bearing surface will need refacing on a rotary surface grinder. The Swiss rotary surface grinder I bought 
, The Studer is a bit of a stunner in terms of build quality. The Magnoni runs nicely after a quick clean and lube. Horizontal milling works OK, but I don't have the attachment for heavy duty horizontal support, but should be able to mill one up!
DANG!!