Cheers Dave/Dewi....the new bearings certainly make a difference, although there is still some slight vibration, but we have to remember that I paid only £130 for the lathe, including a dozen assorted gouges, chisels and scrapers, as well as an expanding collet chuck and loads more bits and bobs. I aspire to greater things, but I'll need to start selling some of my output and keep putting a percentage of it into my 'New-lathe-fund'
Les