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Jim Stewart

wrote:
I acquired a piece of precission machined cast aluminum tooling plate
and wonder if others have used this type of material and for what.
The piece I have is 5/8 inch thick and about a foot square.

Looks like it would be good for vise jaws, but think there might be
some better use for it.

I'm building a prototype 4-stroke gas engine
and I used 1/2" MIC6 for the baseplate, sides and
cylinder mount. Good stuff, flat enough that
I don't have to fly cut it and I was able to
find a vender that would cut up a sheet to the
rough sizes I need and gave me the drops.

MIC6 is also industry standard for electronics
and mechanical assembly and test fixtures.