Hello fellow turners,
I'm brand new to Sawmill Creek and I'm somewhat of a newcomer to lathe turning (about 1 year). I've turned pens, bottle stoppers and recently started turning bowls.

A couple of questions regarding using cup centers for turning....
1. I saw a woodturners video and they were doing some spindle work...and he was using a cup center in both the tail stock and the head stock. If cup center drive is free spinning does it make sense to use one in the head stock?

2. I have been doing most of my bowl turning using the 3" face plate (or screw) and spindle turning using the 4-prong spur drive that came with my Laguna 12/16 lathe. Is there a guideline as to when to use a faceplate versus a spur drive versus a cup center?

Thanks,
Jeff