Hallelujahal
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Hi folks newbie here so please excuse my ignorance, but have just started turning and bought a Clarke CWL325v mini lathe. However, the spec that it came with omits the size of the tapered tailstock centre spindle, which is annoying as I’d like to slot a drill-chuck into the tail to drill out some pieces![Face with raised eyebrow :face_with_raised_eyebrow: 🤨](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f928.png)
I’ve measured the tailstock spindle taper at 41mm length, and the taper is 29mm running down to 12mm. What size Chuck and MT shaft would I need? Can anyone help please? Many thanks!
Al
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![Face with raised eyebrow :face_with_raised_eyebrow: 🤨](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f928.png)
I’ve measured the tailstock spindle taper at 41mm length, and the taper is 29mm running down to 12mm. What size Chuck and MT shaft would I need? Can anyone help please? Many thanks!
Al
![A00F541C-751D-41F0-83FA-2DB2B6AD7D83.jpeg A00F541C-751D-41F0-83FA-2DB2B6AD7D83.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attachments/93/93146-9065f2b183d3f9917a6163dd9deab6e9.jpg)