You really ought to seat the drive center with a mallet, then tighten the
tailstock quill to seat the tailstock center snugly, then back it off a bit.
Ball bearing live centers are best.

Barry


"buck" wrote in message
ervers.com...
When doing spindle work "how snug should the piece be"? Do you tighten
the
tailstock just enough to create friction so the piece doesn't slip or
should
you tighten it up real snug? I'm talking about a 2" square X 24" long.

Thanks