How to cut steel pushrods, Valve Train Set-Up Options

[Highland]

How to most people get their pushrods cut? Should I take the pushrods to the same machinest that worked on my engine parts (crank, cylinders, rods,...) or to a regular machine shop?

Also, what tolerance should I give them? +/-0.001"?

Below are my numbers for a Raby 9590 cam with 0.426" lift for exhaust and intake. Are these numbers typical?

Cylinder.....Intake Lift....Intake Rod Length
1...............0.432................10.567"
2...............0.433................10.607
3...............0.431................10.640 (required 0.03 shim)
4...............0.424................10.578


Cylinder.....Exhaust Lift....Exhaust Rod Length
1...............0.410...............10.623"
2...............0.409...............10.618
3...............0.412...............10.663 (required 0.03 shim)
4...............0.410...............10.612

[stugray]

I believe I cut mine with a hacksaw ~1/16" long and then ground them down with a bench belt sander.
I was able to get them very accurate.

I was also able to find a length that worked fine for all valves.
I did not have to make custom lengths for each valve.

The number I used is written down at home but was very close to what Jake reccommends starting with.
I also shimmed my rockers up by a small amount (.049 if I recall correctly I have to look). But I have pretty big valve lift (.505 & .475 ish)
We sanded the shims to match exactly between the 8 locations.