grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agoAluminum used to be so hard to process that if was seen as a status of the most wealthy. Napoleon would present his most honored guest with plate made from Aluminum and his less honorable guests with…thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down14
arrow-up1139arrow-down1imageAluminum used to be so hard to process that if was seen as a status of the most wealthy. Napoleon would present his most honored guest with plate made from Aluminum and his less honorable guests with…thelemmy.clubgrumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareDa Oeuf@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoHow times have changed. The value of aluminium is now that it is easy to bend, for dads who want to make custom brackets.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt is also cheaper to buy and run a CNC on Aluminium than on Iron/Steel, so for all those non-load-bearing applications…
How times have changed. The value of aluminium is now that it is easy to bend, for dads who want to make custom brackets.
It is also cheaper to buy and run a CNC on Aluminium than on Iron/Steel, so for all those non-load-bearing applications…