I needed to mill a bracket from 1.5mm (.060") aluminum and decided this might be a good time to try mounting the material with wax. I dropped some hot candle wax on a 13mm (.5") plate and then placed the sheet over it and used a propane torch flame on the sheet until the wax started running out all of the edges. Then I pressed the sheet to the plate until it cooled. I clamped the plate to the table and drilled the part holes and milled the outside contour. It looked like I didn't mill through, so I milled the contour again a little deeper and half way through the last pass the part broke free. Fortunately, the part just jiggled on the end-mill instead of catching on it and flying off. Since this wax was not designed for this purpose, I would say this process has promise. I hate clamping thin parts in a vise. Has anyone tried a different wax or method?
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