CNC machining
Custom CNC parts, machined in Canada, with the metal included.
Upload your STEP files and drawings. We buy the metal cut to size, a partner shop in Canada machines and inspects your parts, and you get one quote in Canadian dollars and one contract with us.
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Your files held in Canada
Uploads and your account in Montreal, with backup copies in Calgary.
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The metal on the quote
Bought for your job, cut to size, with its mill certificate.
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One quote in Canadian dollars
Metal, machining, freight and tax by province.
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A Canadian content record
Every step of the order, where it happened and its evidence.
What we machine
Milling, turning and mill-turn, by partner shops in Canada.
Each job goes to a partner shop that runs the process, with the metal supplied. A part that needs two processes can go to two shops, on one quote.
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3-axis milling
Brackets, plates, housings and fixtures, machined one face at a time.
- Prismatic parts
- Two or three setups
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4- and 5-axis milling
Ports and pockets at compound angles, and complex parts in fewer setups.
- Features at angles
- Fewer setups
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CNC turning
Shafts, pins, spacers and bushings, with Swiss-type turning for small, long parts.
- Lathe and Swiss-type
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Mill-turn
Turned parts with milled flats, cross holes and keyways, in one setup with live tooling.
- Live tooling
Parts
Brackets, plates, shafts and housings, made to your drawing.
Our demo parts, rendered from their real geometry. Your own part is quoted from its STEP file and drawing.
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Brackets
Milled from bar or plate, with bores, slots and tapped holes.
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Plates
Faced on both sides, profiled, drilled and tapped.
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Housings
Pockets, ports and bosses, milled in few setups.
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Manifolds
Blocks with drilled and tapped ports, in brass or aluminum.
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Shafts and pins
Stepped and turned, with keyways, flats and threads.
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Spacers, bushings
Turned in stainless, steel or brass, and bored to size.
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Flanges and hubs
Turned, then drilled and tapped on a bolt circle.
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Anodized parts
Machined, then anodized black or clear by a partner finisher.
Materials
The metals we machine, bought for your job.
Aluminum, stainless steel, carbon and alloy steel, and brass, bought from Canadian metal suppliers cut to size, with the mill certificate. We keep no stock, so we source the grade your drawing calls for.
All materials-
6061-T6, Aluminum, grades and forms
Aluminum
Plate, sheet, flat bar, rectangular bar, round bar, angle, channel, tube
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304, Stainless steel, grades and forms
Stainless steel
Round bar, flat bar, rectangular bar, plate, sheet, tube
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Finishes
Finishes by partner finishers, on the same quote.
Finishing runs as its own operation after machining, to the spec on your drawing, with the freight booked both ways. It shows on the quote as its own line.
For finishers-
As machined or bead blast
As machined is the default: tool marks visible, sharp edges broken. Bead blast gives an even matte surface.
- Done in the machine shop
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Anodizing
Type II in clear or black, and type III hard anodizing for wear, on aluminum.
- MIL-PRF-8625
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Plating and chemical film
Electroless nickel, zinc plating for steel, and chemical film for aluminum, often under paint.
- ASTM B733, ASTM B633
- MIL-DTL-5541
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Passivation, black oxide, powder coat
Passivation for stainless steel, black oxide for steel, and powder coat in colour.
- ASTM A967
- MIL-DTL-13924
Tolerances
Files, tolerances, threads and inspection.
What the quote reads from your files, and when a person checks it before it goes out.
| What | How we handle it |
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| Files | STEP models (.step, .stp) and IGES models (.iges, .igs), with PDF drawings. Native CAD files come as attachments, and we ask for a STEP. |
| General tolerances | ISO 2768-m unless you choose ISO 2768-f (fine). Your drawing’s own callouts apply on top. |
| Tight tolerances | ±0.025 mm or tighter goes to a person at the quote desk, who checks it with the shop before the quote goes out. |
| Threads | Tapped metric threads, M2 to M24, and unified inch threads, UNC and UNF, #2 to 1 in. |
| Inserts | Helical coil, key-locking and press-fit inserts, called out on the drawing and confirmed in the quote. |
| Inspection | Every order ships with the shop’s inspection report against your drawing, and a first article inspection when your drawing or purchase order asks for one. |
| Part size | The quote desk checks each job against the partner shop’s machines and their work envelopes. |
| Sheet metal | We machine parts. For sheet to fabricate yourself, see metal sourcing. |
| Controlled goods | Not yet. Controlled work goes only to shops registered in the Controlled Goods Program, through a storage lane in Canada that isn’t running yet. Please don’t upload controlled drawings. |
Quoting
Upload once, and get one quote in four lines.
Choose the material, finish, quantity and date for each part. The quote shows metal, machining, freight and tax by province, in Canadian dollars, on one contract with us.
- Metal6061-T6 bar, 3 × 4 in, cut to 124 mm, with its mill certificate $1,194.19
- MachiningPartner shop in Nova Scotia, 25 parts, machining only $1,597.22
- FreightTwo legs, Canadian carriers $181.50
- HST 13%, OntarioSet by the province we ship to $386.48
One job, several shops
One part, two shops, still one quote.
A part that needs turning and five-axis milling is split by operation. Each shop quotes only what it runs, we book the freight between them, and you still get one quote, one contract and one record.
- Each shop prices its own operations, with the metal supplied
- Finishing runs as its own operation, with a partner finisher
- Every leg between shops is booked and on the quote
- The record names each shop and its province
The record
Every CNC order ships with a Canadian content record.
Each step, where it happened, its evidence and the day it was signed off, with the country of melt from the mill certificate. Switch the demo order’s melt to see a step outside Canada.
What counts under Buy CanadianCanadian content record, order CF-26-10352
Demo data| Step | Where | Evidence | Signed off |
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| Smelted and cast | CanadaOutside Canada | MTC-26-0814, heat 4H2217 | |
| Bought, cut to size | Quebec | BR-26-0814, 25 of 25 pieces | |
| Carried to the shop | Quebec to Nova Scotia | Waybill 7741 2290 18 | |
| Machined | Dartmouth, NS | Shop NS-014, ops 10 to 40 | |
| Inspected | Dartmouth, NS | Report IR-26-0417, 25 of 25 | |
| Shipped | Dartmouth, NS to Kanata, ON | Waybill 7741 2291 02 |
Record issued
Pricing
What CNC parts cost at 1, 10 and 100.
Setup and programming spread over the order, so the price of a part falls as the quantity grows.
How pricing works- Demo data
Sensor bracket
6061-T6 aluminum
120 × 90 × 70 mm, milled in 3 setups
First order, programming included. A repeat order skips the programming charge.
Sensor bracket, Per part Quantity Qty 1 Qty 10 Qty 100 Per part $717.22 $149.77 $95.95 Metal and machining for one part, before freight and tax
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Motor mount plate
6061-T6 aluminum
120 × 100 × 12 mm, milled in 2 setups
Motor mount plate, Per part Quantity Qty 1 Qty 10 Qty 100 Per part $428.00 $92.83 $64.03 Metal and machining for one part, before freight and tax
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Drive shaft
4140 alloy steel
Ø25 × 180 mm, turned
Drive shaft, Per part Quantity Qty 1 Qty 10 Qty 100 Per part $354.03 $68.53 $48.60 Metal and machining for one part, before freight and tax
- Demo data
Shaft spacer
304 stainless steel
Ø40 × 35 mm, turned
Shaft spacer, Per part Quantity Qty 1 Qty 10 Qty 100 Per part $365.23 $65.20 $38.76 Metal and machining for one part, before freight and tax
Demo figures, computed by our own pricing code from demo supplier prices and demo shop bids, at standard lead time. Your part gets its own quote.
Join buyer early accessQuestions
Before you upload a part.
What files do I need for a quote?
A STEP model for each part, and a PDF drawing when the part has tolerances, threads or finishes the model doesn’t carry. IGES works too. Native CAD files can come as attachments, and we ask for a STEP.
What tolerances do you hold?
The quote uses ISO 2768-m general tolerances unless you choose ISO 2768-f or your drawing says otherwise. Anything at ±0.025 mm or tighter goes to a person at the quote desk, who checks it with the shop before the quote goes out.
Who makes my parts?
A partner machine shop in Canada that runs the process your part needs. We don’t name partners on this site; your Canadian content record names the shop and its province for every order.
Can one part go to two shops?
Yes. A part that needs turning and five-axis milling is split by operation: each shop quotes only its operations, we book the freight between them, and you get one quote and one contract.
Is every order inspected?
Yes. Every order ships with an inspection report from the shop that made the parts. A first article inspection is added when your drawing or your purchase order asks for one.
Can I start from a metal request?
Yes. A metal request can turn into a CNC job, and every CNC quote includes the metal, bought through the same sourcing as our metal sourcing service.
Do you machine plastics or make sheet metal parts?
Not yet. We machine metals: aluminum, stainless steel, carbon and alloy steel, and brass. Sheet for your own fabrication comes through metal sourcing.
Can you take controlled goods?
Not yet. Controlled jobs will go only to shops registered in the Controlled Goods Program, with their files held in Canada. Please don’t upload controlled drawings. The guide Controlled Goods and Notice 1159 explains the rules.
Buyer early access is coming soon.
Your name, work email, company and province. We’ll write when ordering opens in 2027. There’s no drawing or file on the form.
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Machined parts
Custom CNC parts from your STEP files and drawings, with the metal, machining and freight on one quote.
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Metal for a project
Your list in your own words. We settle the exact request with you and send one offer with its delivery date.
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