grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-212 days 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-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down14
arrow-up1137arrow-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-212 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareDa Oeuf@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 days 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-up3·22 days 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…