Brass Bar #2

010 Cut 1" bar stock to about 6.25".

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".

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

060 Use a #19 drill to cut the start for the two threaded holes at the base of the bar.

070 Use a #29 tap to thread the two holes to a depth of 3/8".

080 Using the lathe, turn the top end of the bar to a diameter of .503", and a depth of 1/2".

090 Turn the first groove at the top to a diameter of 3/4", and 1/4" width.

100 Using the lathe with a 1/4" wide tool, cut the remaining five 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.