It got me wondering how its made. Assuming its carved out of a solid block seems like there is a whole lot of scrap.
Ya, that whole billet aluminum thing changed the manufacturing techniques for a lot of different everyday products. It actually made the products cheaper to produce than conventional manufacturing methods. It has virtually eliminated the castings & forgings used for most products.
I remember the first set of Boyd Coddington aluminum billet wheels. There was more aluminum machined out of the center hub of the wheel, than was left in the center of the wheel. I scratched my head and wondered how that made them a profit, but that was over 30 years ago and the billet train hasn't slowed down one iota since then.
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