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Old 09-20-2009, 11:52 AM
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We started out with a block of aluminum that weighed 147 pounds. The final parts weighed 3.82 pounds each. About 95% of the aluminum was machined away to make the part. The parts were quite stiff and extremely light when we finished.

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