I have some thin wall .014 brass tubing 11/32 in OD that I need to cut into lengths (1/4 inch and 1-1/2 inch). I'll need about 1000 of these per year.
What is a cost effective way to cut this that would be bur free? I'm using a tubing cutter now -- it doesn't matter that the end is decreased in diameter, but deburring by hand is a pain.
I could use the tubing cutter with the part in the lathe. Would a tumbler or small vibratory finisher solve my bur problem? I was thinking that a small slitting saw would be a lot faster than the tubing cutter -- but would still have the bur problem and might deform the tubing in a way that I couldn't use it.
The parts will be used as spacers. They must still fit into 11/32 (nominal) holes after cutting.
Ken