Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
A method I like to use when turning a rough piece of stock is that I clamp down onto a bolt shank in the chuck with the bolt head behind the back of the jaws and the threads towards the tailstock, then I drill a hole in my material that's a close fit to the bolt shank and mount it onto the bolt and secure it with a nut, pulling the work piece tight up against the faces of the jaws. Then I can turn the piece round over the full length without having to stop and reverse the part like you would do when holding it in the jaws.
thanks for sharing