"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
. 3.70...
whit3rd fired this volley in
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Less than one would think; holding a tack by the head while cutting
to make the pointy part... would work. Soft jaws in 3-jaw chuck
is
best. Hard collets, not so grabby (but you can get soft collets to
custom-bore for this kind of task).


It's just not necessary! Turn two parts on one piece. You'll have
the
.2"o.d. 'stub' to chuck on while turning the second stub.

Like the sign says, "THIMK!"

Lloyd

An alternative is turning parts on both ends of the full-length stock,
so you have to reset the steady rest half as often.
jsw