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Man spends year creating aluminum iPhone housing from solid metal block

Mark Frauenfelder
Dec 13, 2024
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Scotty Allen (Image used with permission)

Scotty Allen, a former Google engineer, successfully machined an entire iPhone housing from a solid block of aluminum — a feat that took 11 month accomplish.

"This is the start of a revolution," explains Allen on his Strange Parts website. "Owning our phones shouldn't just mean being able to hold them in our hands…

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