Thanks Toby,
That's a very kind offer and if I wasn't going on a stag do this weekend I would love to take you up on it.
But I can't this weekend and don't know when I'd be free next to come down.
Would have been nice to have a nose around the pug at the same time.


I may post it down with a cardboard template and a box of beers if I get stuck.


Stevie,
Good idea with the wood template, I can easily do that but hadn't thought of it.

My hole saws do have a pilot bit, I can cut the plate oversized and screw a piece of Mdf to it and drill through. That should work well.
And I have thread cutting oil to keep the blade cool.


I like the swaging idea but it's probably not needed.

I will look into the tools to see if it's worth getting.


Cheers guys.

Can you tell I've bought a welder and am now a budding fabricator lol.