Brass Bar #1

010 Cut 1" bar stock to about 6.75".

020 Mount the bar in the lathe and center drill the end.

030 Using the lathe, drill out the 15/64" center hole.

040 Use a facing operation to square the end of the bar.

050 Score the bar from the faced end to a length of 6 13/16".

050 Reverse the bar in the lathe and face the other end to the total length of 6 13/16".

060 Use a 15/32" bit to drill one end of the bar to a depth of 5/8".

070 Use a 0.5" reamer to finish the hole to a depth of 9/16".

080 Deburr hole entrance if necessary.

090 Reverse the bar, and turn the end to a diameter of 3/8", and to a depth of 5/16".

100 Using the lathe with a 1/4" wide tool, cut the grooves in the bar at the proper locations.

110 Deburr grooves if necessary.

120 Polish the remaining outside surface with sand paper or a light turning operation.