Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Man spends year creating aluminum iPhone housing from solid metal block

Mark Frauenfelder
Dec 13, 2024
∙ Paid
5
2
Share

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…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture