Though sparsely attended, we managed a meeting of the Aluminum Beer Can Melting Guild down at the lake yesterday afternoon. Of special note, the fuel for our melting process was rough-cut dimensional oak salvaged from shipping pallets.
The
oak made for an exceptionally hot fire with an abundance of red coals flexing away
below the stacks of new fuel constructed around the melting crucible. Better yet, the sun was generous and the air
remained calm throughout
the time of our gathering at the edge of the frozen lake.
Desiree
also witnessed her first full-sized vehicle scooting across the lake when one
of our neighbors drove his truck onto the ice for the express purpose of
fishtailing across the expanse.
Good
stuff, that.
Tad,
our chief furnace tender (and lakeside metallurgist), singed only a few dozen hairs
from his wrist and produced a fine pour before the gathering concluded.
I
have shared a few photographs from the meeting, along with a brief clip of Tad
making the pour.
Desiree
Watching the Fire
Tad
Dropping a Can into the Crucible
Desiree
with a Fresh Ingot
—Mitchell
Hegman
What do you do with the ingots? My husband thinks we need a crucible to do similar things and I'm having a hard time talking him out of it!
ReplyDeleteSo far, we have simply made a collection of ingots and each of has taken one or two home. We are working on ideas to pour unique ingots. Mostly, we enjoy the process of melting the cans.
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