Hello all. We have been machining these in house hand loading into a VMC and mill turning, which is fast enough but it takes us 5 operations that way and should only take be significantly faster on an appropriate lathe considering how little work there is.
Bar is .297 O1 Annealed Tool Steel. No OD turning. Just face, chamfer, chamfer back, cut off. Burrs are A-OK all around as they will be tumbled in house upon arrival, EXCEPT no pip on the indicated face as it is referenced on the next operation.
Please quote 500pc qty for the first few runs (every few weeks), and 2,000 pc (per month/2months?) after the first few runs.
Material supplied in 36 or 48 inch lengths. Currently I buy 36" but have quotes out for 48" also.