Rob - congrats on both of your lathes! Looks like you will be set for quite a while when it comes to turning.

Best suggestion I have about reverse - try it. Once you turn a bowl - or anything - sand it all down like you normally would. Once finished - touch the wood and you will feel how silky smooth it is - in one direction but ever so slight of a drag in the other direction (against the grain). Put the lathe in reverse and lightly sand with the last grit you were using and it becomes silky smooth in both directions!

Most modern chucks come with set screws that are located on the collar of the chuck and are tightened (secures the chuck to the spindle) so that the chuck will not unscrew when run in reverse. Should you pick up another chuck - make sure it has that feature.