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With pieces of new and salvaged metal, fit still for an ordered
project, Gilbert examines his treasure find.
He makes a drawing of a box on paper scrap, and then he brings out from
his almost dilapidated backpack, a saw blade; he puts it aside. He figures metal sizes to be cut and he preps
a 4x4 cushion wood board in which to cut his visualized project - box cages for
two air-conditioning units. Equipped
only with a saw blade, he begins the arduous metal cutting task under the
scorching heat of the sun. Next he
unravels from a sack-bag a rented welding machine. There was no extension cord he could use to
connect the machine to an electrical outlet; he rummages for something else in
his backpack. Out from it emerges a coil
of cords. He inspects them, and soon, he
exposes wires that he would then connect to the electrical outlet indoors. Without proper protective clothing and
gloves, he begins to labor.
Fireworks-like spurts come out of welding rods and gun as Gilbert puts
into shape one box cage. He repeats the
process for a second cage. Gilbert, puny
and lanky for a thirty-eight year old construction worker, produces an amazing
work of art, one must admit, with meager tools and plenty of artisanship!
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