"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
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I need to make a pin .25" long by .096" diameter with a 0.109 by
0.117
head. It needs to be hard so I'll make it out of a 7/64 drill bit,
the
size of the head.

What's a clever way to hold this in the lathe? it would be hard to
make soft jaws go down this small. I'm thinking some sort of
collapsible bushing that I'd drill.

Karl

You made me curious so I went down to check. 1/8" music wire in a 5C
collet cuts easily with HSS, ground to a sharp point to make a square
shoulder.

jsw