Quote Originally Posted by HankMcSpank View Post
Also, I've noticed that standard drills 'wobble' when drilling holes from the tailstock - so does a center drill solve all the potential problems associated with this wobble

A Slocombe centre will do it darnedest to align itself with the centre of rotation, even if your tailstock is a tadge out of alignment. Don't know how they do that but I'm sure it's very clever.

To get a larger drill to start on centre (no wobble) make sure you open the hole out a tadge bigger than required diameter using the wider part of the Slocombe.

There are a lot of crap Slocombes out there and they can be a booger to clear when they snap off. I try not to use anything except Dormer but I am superstitious. Once bitten, twice shy.