I�m no metal smith but, I�m pretty sure that all the forged aluminum parts are cheaper to produce. Forging is a process in which you take metal (in this case aluminum) melt it down and pour it into a mold, and then you take it out and machine it into what you want.
K'man,
Nobody else seems to have caught that,(or just DGAF), but what you described, sure as hell, isn't forging...
