I never hold anything with my hands that is to be bored or turned on 
the lathe.  I use a wooden clamp which is big enough to prevent the 
object from turning if anything sets caught or otherwise tries to turn. 
  I don't mind a clamp being damaged when the alternative is damage to 
me.

On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 09:53  AM, Michael Lindgren wrote:

>
> I am too chicken to do this, even though my electrically powered lathe
> is a rather puny, old one.  I get pretty good marking just moving the
> chisel socket by hand on the stopped lathe.  I expect what you do gives
> a really good marking, I am just not brave enough to try...
>
Jim Thompson, the old Millrat, in Riverside, California