Another timing inquiry

Piston stop with a degree wheel. Turn it one way until it stops. Write down the number. Turn it the other way until it stops and write down the number . take the difference it didn't turn and divide it by two. Put the pointer between those two points that it didn't travel where it stopped in each dirrection. That's an accurate top dead center of number #1.


Thanks, I get the concept yet I've not done this procedure before. In other posts I have read, are guys using an actual bolt into the spark plug hole for a piston stop?