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Hear, hear!

I agree. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. The old nursery rhyme “sticks and stones...” is of relevance here. Develop some resilience and get on with life.

While it may not suit your needs, I've noticed that lidl have a bench pillar drill for sale in their stores at the moment for about £150 - and there's a discussion on this forum about them.

What an interesting thread. I had a Clifton 4 1/2 and still have my 5 1/2. I thought that they had gone out of business some years ago.

Exact flatness is not required in a workbench. As you use it, you are going to end up with bumps and scrapes which means your true flatness is going to be compromised from the start. Go for an APPROXIMATELY flat work surface. Ensure that the top surface of your vice is level with the surface...

I made my PS style bench out of CLS 7 years go. It’s fine. There is no need to make it out of more expensive timber, all you have to do is select your wood carefully: I think I bought it then from B&Q. Anyway, it’s still going strong; I’ve disassembled it and reassembled it several times over...

thanks CHJ

Hi Phil Thanks very much; I've ordered the manual from store.Lathes which will hopefully be of some use. I've not dismantled a lathe before, so I'm not quite sure of how to go about things yet. There was some doubt regarding taper in another post, hence this one. So I'm sure I'll know for...

hello I've just bought my first lathe - I have no experience so went for a cheapie but goodie: a coronet/record CL0. What is the morse taper for the headstock, anyone know? I want to replace the screw with a prong drive. Thanks in advance.