Quote Originally Posted by Colorado_Outback View Post
Hmm, I'm not familiar with Surgical Stainless Steel. Do you know what alloy SST normally is? 4140, 4130, 416, 316L, 420, etc.. Once you know the alloy the hardness of the material is easy to figure out.
CNC tooling has come a long way since High Speed Steel was the standard.
Shoot skullybones a PM, he is a machinist. Not sure what his work load looks like but at the very least he will be able to give you some good advice and set you in the right direction.
I have no clue... Will do at some point. Thanks