Brass

Almost all the brass we sell is C360 free-machining brass, and that's on purpose: it's the easiest metal in the shop to machine, threads clean, and looks good doing it. Fittings, valve parts, bushings, decorative hardware, knife bolsters: C360 covers them.

We stock it as flat bar, round bar, hex bar, square bar, and sheet. Hex is the sleeper: if you're turning fittings, starting from hex bar saves a milling step. Cut to the inch, shipped across Canada, or pick up free at the Dartmouth shop.

Machining, first and last. C360 is free-machining brass, the nicest metal you'll ever put on a lathe: fittings, valve parts, knobs, inserts, small bushings, and one-off repair parts come off the tool clean with chips that behave. If your project involves a lathe, a mill, or a tap, this rack is where it starts.

Hex bar, round bar, flat bar, square bar, and sheet. Hex earns its keep on fittings work: the wrench flats come free with the bar. As of June 2026, a 12″ piece of 1/2″ C360 hex runs $15.38 CAD, cut to ±1/8″ with no cutting fee, and prices update daily.

Yes, and that's half the appeal. Bright brass dulls to brown over months of handling; outdoors it goes darker faster. Want it to stay bright? Lacquer it after polishing. Want character? Let it age. One honest limit: for hardware that lives in salt water, bronze outlasts brass, so put the boat parts there.

It barely needs them. Sharp tools, modest speeds, and it cuts dry for most work. Two habits help: support thin sections so they don't grab, and chamfer before tapping, the threads come out glassy. If you're choosing between C360 and copper for a part that gets machined, choose C360 and thank yourself at the lathe.

Need a size between presets? Type the exact length on any bar and the price shows right away.