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Originally posted by JCYC5
Which brings be to something I wanted to ask for a long time. How are the brass barbs you can buy made?
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In a machine centre on a lathe.
Get a solid tube of brass.
Cut to length.
Lathe out the outer shape
Mill off the hex shape.
Tap the thread
Drill the holes
All done.
They set up a sequence of automated operational steps/machines to do this, in a mini-production line style, and would be pumping the barbs out very rapidly.