brass

I'm looking to build a clock and started pricing materials. The best brass to use for clocks is 353. I priced it and I'm in shock. Onlinemetals.com has 3/16" X 12" X 12" 353 brass for $652! At McMaster-Carr a piece, of 1/4" X 12" X 12" 353 brass is $324! I may have to use something else. I...

Continuing my new lathe education: Thought I try boring a deep hole in my sacrificial brass rod. Don't have a boring bar with HSS, but one with carbide insert with those molded-in chip breakers. Thought I'd try it, not expecting great results. First drilled out to 0.5", about 1.75" deep, then...

A newbie, sorting out my new PM-1130 lathe on a 1" piece of 360 brass. It is going well, but having some problems threading. It's a 5/8-18 external thread (size is arbitrary -- just for test), threaded right to left. It fits the test nut well, but thread quality is poor and the first few threads...

Hello Hobby Machinists Please refer to the pictures. I'm having trouble finding a brass oil filter adapter to fit the aluminum replica that I made. The first picture is what I milled. It's 0.5" thick. The second and third are of where I want to go. I'm unable to locate a flared brass 1/2" NPT...

I need to silver solder brass to brass. Will the solder also attach the brass pieces to the steel jig holding the brass pieces in place? Twelve brass pieces are to be connected end to end in the shape of a dodecagon. They need to be accurately located and clamped in place. I am planning to...