{"product_id":"fixture-for-millennium-mills-milo","title":"Millennium Mills Milo Fixture Plate — Hard-Anodized 6061","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard-anodized fixture plate for the Millennium Mills \/ Millennium Machines Milo (v1.5).\u003c\/strong\u003e Bolt it to the Milo's bare extrusion bed and you get a precise, repeatable workholding grid — one of the highest-value upgrades you can add to the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eonly hard-anodized\u003c\/strong\u003e fixture plate made for the Milo. Every other plate on the market is bare aluminum. The hard-anodize is harder, more wear- and corrosion-resistant, and shrugs off the coolant, swarf and clamp marks that live on a fixture plate instead of staining and galling like raw 6061.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a fixture plate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeatable workholding\u003c\/strong\u003e — a dense grid of holes on a known 20 mm pitch. Vises, toe clamps, soft jaws and dowel stops all index to the grid, so the next part drops into the exact same spot as the last.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal datums\u003c\/strong\u003e — flip parts and run two-sided \/ multi-op jobs without re-dialing every time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProtects the machine\u003c\/strong\u003e — a sacrificial layer between your cutter and the Milo's own structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6061 aluminum, hard-anodized black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHole grid:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 mm pitch — the FIXATED open-source standard, so all FIXATED-compatible workholding fits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFits:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Millennium Mills Milo v1.5 bed; mounts to the extrusion with low-profile screws + T-nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoles:\u003c\/strong\u003e drilled on the grid and sized for an M5 tap — \u003cstrong\u003eship untapped\u003c\/strong\u003e (see below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMounting hardware not included · one plate per order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the holes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe holes are drilled on the 20 mm grid and \u003cstrong\u003eship untapped — you tap them to M5×0.8\u003c\/strong\u003e. They're already on size for an M5 tap, and a spiral-flute or power tap runs the grid quickly. We leave them untapped on purpose: pre-tapping every hole adds $20–30 to the price, the anodize threads cleaner when you cut it fresh, and if you're building a CNC mill you already own a tap. Prefer hard location? Ream the pattern to your dowel-pin size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it compares\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-tapped bare-aluminum Milo plates cost about the same (~$78–80) and aren't anodized. The premium tooling plates run \u003cstrong\u003e$180+\u003c\/strong\u003e — and they're not anodized either. This one is hard-anodized at the bare-plate price; tap it yourself and pocket the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"dfh.fm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44275560579294,"sku":"1948130017","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/9767\/0313\/files\/IMG_4949.jpg?v=1689831845","url":"https:\/\/formosissima.myshopify.com\/products\/fixture-for-millennium-mills-milo","provider":"dfh.fm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}