Mudlark No. 39 (2010)

AIR CYLINDER

Air cylinder, mounted directly under top panel on left side, operates air-transfer valve which stops the flow of molten plastic to the molds and opens the air-valve to blow molten plastic out of the inside of the molded product in order to produce a hollow molded product.

Gordon arrived with the cord wrapped twice around his neck and roughly the shade of a blue raspberry Slurpee. This isn’t as dramatic as it is intended to sound. Free floating lines have a tendency to wrap themselves around the narrowest section of whatever they happen to be secured to. Deep-sea divers attach air hoses to the tops of their heads and walk upright with artificial gravity provided by heavy lead boots. Fetuses learn to telegraph danger by tugging out simple codes on their umbilicals.


Drew Dillhunt | Mudlark No. 39 (2010)
Contents | Delivery Cylinder