In article ,
Owen Lowe wrote:

In article ,
John DeBoo wrote:

Yes, it has 2 bars for tightening. The guy was saying you couldn't hold
the item and tighten both w/o a 3rd hand but it seems one could hold the
item easily enough by using the tail stock temporarily, tighten, then
you're ready to make shavings.

You could also approach it a different way and let gravity be your
friend:

Instead of mounting the chuck to the lathe and then gripping the
turning, you could place the chuck on top of the turning's tenon while
off the lathe, let gravity hold the chuck down and use both hands to
tighten the bars. Once all is secure, screw the chuck and wood to the
spindle.

That's how I do it, find an easy way to do it, rather then fight

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