Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Aluminum Beer Can Melting Guild Meeting, January 29, 2022 (Part One)

Yesterday, we mustered a quorum for another official meeting of the Aluminum Beer Can Melting Guild.  The day proved sunny and the temperature comfortable.  Perfect for a meeting.

Early in the gathering, however, Randy experienced a wardrobe malfunction.  The zipper on his bibs would not pull down.  Considering how beer goes in at the mouth end and must be expelled at the zipper end, having a functioning zipper is a pretty big deal.

Randy tried his best to tug the zipper with a pair of pliers, but failed to get the job done.  Eventually, a couple of the girls took control of the pliers and repaired the zipper.  “I think it was one zip off,” Randy explained once the zipper was functioning properly.

We also managed plenty of sledding, a dinner cooked over the campfire, and a clean pour of aluminum not long before sunset.

I am sharing a few photographs and a video of the aluminum pour.

I will post a bit more tomorrow.


 

Randy Working on His Zipper



One of the Girls Helping Randy



Another Attempt at the Zipper



The Aluminum Crucible in the Fire


Tad Making the Pour

Mitchell Hegman

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