Thanks!
When I talked about not having a collet to hold the drill bit or reamer..something was tickling the back of my mind.
Your post reminded me of a thread where we talked about making bushes to hold drill bits in a collet.
Even if that works for this job, I prefer trying the lathe. Holding the base vertically on its edge in the mill is a challenge in itself.
Very helpful.
Now to order up some longer drill bits and center drill.