I was wondering. I have heard of billet blocks and forged blocks. I understand the difference between the two -- (a) in the forged case, the raw chunk of metal is heated and pressed into a rough form and then machined down; (b) in the billet case, the final form is machined straight from the raw chunk of metal.
To confuse matters even more, the raw chunk of metal that one starts with is called a billet, and in reality, a billet itself is itself a forging made right at the forgery.
But I shall stick to the "definitions" (a) and (b) of forged and billet.
From what I have seen, the TFX and BAE blocks are forged (BAE even states clearly that their blocks are forged). Yet every one talks about a billet block.
Why?
To confuse matters even more, the raw chunk of metal that one starts with is called a billet, and in reality, a billet itself is itself a forging made right at the forgery.
But I shall stick to the "definitions" (a) and (b) of forged and billet.
From what I have seen, the TFX and BAE blocks are forged (BAE even states clearly that their blocks are forged). Yet every one talks about a billet block.
Why?