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  1. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    I can actually get the tubular stock from Online Metals in the USA. Exactly the spec I need. But it's $240 for 12 inches!!. I can buy a small forge for that money. And I have lots of scrap brass stock in my shop. And so sand casting rough tubes, then turning them is probably the better...
  2. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    I've seen Clickspring make bezels by trepanning brass flat stock glued to an arbor. A lot of skill there. A LOT!
  3. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Thank you. I've sent a message off to Riverside. Molten Metallurgy's website is broken but I'll give them a cam as they're pretty close to me
  4. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Yup. I'm just waiting for the weather to turn (SW Ontario). Then I'll be getting my first metal lathe. This group is very, very helpful. The lathe is one thing. Getting brass stock is the other.
  5. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Hi all, I've searched without success to find a Canadian source for simple, thick-walled (0.25") brass tube in diameters from 2" to 3". 6" lengths. I'd turn to final profiles on a lathe. I'm planning to make bezels for gauges. So, I have a lot of brass bits and bobs and thought casting could...
  6. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    I'm not fussy about originality. And yup, turning brass bar for the bezel only then doing the body in something less expensive is a way forward. Still learning.
  7. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    Thanks for all that. I'll look into them.
  8. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    Tried. They have larger threaded nipples but v expensive in brass.
  9. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    Thank you for your interest. Pictures attached. I'm looking to replicate the brass bodies of old steam pressure gauges. So 2.75" to 3" OD with a wall thickness of ? (whatever). Length of 7/8" to 1". There are 2 pieces; the body itself and the bezel that holds the glass/acrylic face in place...
  10. DaveinGuelph

    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    I have a friend with an EMCO Unimat 3 (the Austrian-made one). Neither of us have experience with it though. It'd be great to get some schoolin' before messing with it. Are there any hobbyist workshops (like group meets?) in southern Ont?
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