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Boring Bar, 5/16" Indexable

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$28.36 $39.95 In stock

This 5/16" diameter indexable boring bar uses CCMT inserts.
The boring bar is 4" long.
The minimum boring diameter is 0.437".
Use CCMT 21.51 or CCMT 21.52 inserts with this boring bar.
This boring bar does not come with an insert. You must purchase inserts separately.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Mia ★★★★★

The CCMT inserts lock in solidly without any wobble, and the 4-inch length is perfect for reaching into deep bores on my lathe. I was surprised how cleanly it cuts even in harder steels right out of the box. Definitely the best small boring bar I've used for precision work.

Chloe G. ★★★★★

Finally, a boring bar that actually fits my small lathe tool post without hanging over. The 4" length and 0.437" minimum bore are spot on for the little brass parts I make, and the CCMT inserts drop in with zero fiddling.

Grace ★★★★★

Cut a few test bores in 1018 steel and the 5/16" shank held up without any chatter, even at the 0.437" minimum diameter. The CCMT inserts swapped out in seconds, which made dialing in the finish a lot less fiddly than my old solid bar.