On Sep 10, 7:47 pm, "Phil Kangas" wrote:
...
First thing, replace the spindle dead center with a combined
drill / csk
( mine is a #6 mounted directly into a salvaged 3MT drill
shank) ...
Phil Kangas

I guess size does matter...

I've tried that in a mill with a #2 (Keo, I think) and broke the tip
off in the hole.

jw