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Thankyou, i'll pick one up asap, unfortunately Axminster will be closed by the time i finish work!

thankyou

Ok great. That is what i was concerned about. I've not got a drill chuck, so i will drill roughly in the centre of my blanks on the drill press. Will i need a live center for the tailstock, to seat my hole on? Or should a mandrel from the chuck be enough support?

Thanks for the recommendation, i would love to attend but i'll be smithing all weekend. :(

Hello all, Just bought myself a Record/Coronet Major, i think it is post-'76, comes with various face plates and a screw chuck and axminster 4 jaw chuck (not immediately obvious in their current range, so not sure what it is) My first project is really to help out in my metal 'shop (i'm a part...