Phosphor bronze Canada

Kriwokon

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I am trying to source phosphor bronze somewhere in Canada and I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I am hoping to find 14 gauge and I would like to do some stone setting samples as well.
 

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Your other source would be the suppliers for bronze casting in your city. But bronze is less commonly provided in sheet form. Not sure if the link I put will get you 14 gauge. But, depending on your quantities, you may many to broaden your search in to the states.
 

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C51000 bronze, use that to search. Maybe you get more results.

here some more names:

Here in the Netherlands I can get phosphor bronze sheet from a metal supplier that sells to businesses but also to end consumers, like hobbyists. Surely somewhere in Canada some shop must sell this bronze. Don't need to buy directly from a manufacturer. They probably have large minimum orders.



Here these guys make stuff out of metal including phosphor bronze. Maybe they can help you source it or sell it to you:
 
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i may be mistaken here, but i think phosphor bronze is a bit too hard to engrave.
 

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I find it engraves very nicely and also is very nice to practice stone setting. It has more strength compared to copper. When setting stones a copper bead breaks easily when making a mistake. The phosphor bronze can bend much more and you can bend it back and it wont break of like copper.

If you havent tried it I recommend you do. It will also shine beautifully when cut with a high polished graver. Hss can cut it without a problem.
 

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Rio Grande stocks bronze sheet in 6" X 12". 16 gauge is the heaviest sheet available through Rio. They also offer Jewelers Brass which is available in heavier gauges and when polished is virtually indistinguishable from 14K. Jewelers brass is a bit harder than silver, but cuts well, and works very similarly to silver.
 

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if it cuts like gold, there may be different alloys floating about.
 

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I second what Goldjockey wrote. Rio's 16g bronze is very nice to work with and polishes really well, resembling 14K. It is a bit stiffer then brass of same gauge and bright cuts nicely.
 

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Just remembered OttoFrei sells also the phosphor bronze. Dont know it Otto ships to Canada.

 

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Just remembered OttoFrei sells also the phosphor bronze. Dont know it Otto ships to Canada.

Otto definitely ships to canada
 

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