How It's Made · SEASON 10

Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos

Episode 8 · 2008-07-08

★ 10.0

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Season 10Episode 8★ 10.0/10

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Episode overview

Metal cylinders are formed, tested and filled to create fire extinguishers, rings of dough are fried and finished into doughnuts, pistons and hydraulic components are assembled into automotive shock absorbers, and wooden rims, stretched membranes and strings are combined into banjos.

21 minutes

1. Magnets, Cooked Ham, Silver-Plated Teapots, Crash Test Dummies2008-05-21

2. Curling Stones, Refrigerators, Aluminum Baseball Bats, Opalescent Glass2008-05-28

3. Levels, Hot Dogs, Abrasive Grains, Sandpaper2008-06-04

4. Ice Cream Treats, Wooden Golf Clubs, Aircraft Wings, Car Battery Recycling2008-06-11

5. Automotive Fuel Pumps, Cricket Bats, Change Machines, Ductile Iron Pipe2008-06-18

6. Wooden Barrels, Fire Hydrants, Automotive Seats, Cathode Ray Tubes2008-06-25

7. Stainless Steel, Football Helmets, Resin Figurines, Laboratory Glassware2008-07-01

8. Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos2008-07-08

9. Dress Forms, Boat Propellers, Duvets, Faucets2008-07-15

10. Bronze Bells, Wooden Airplane Propellers, Charcoal Briquettes, Gas Log Fireplaces2008-07-22

11. Pocket Knives, Soapstone Products, Electric Pole Transformers, Traditional Snowshoes2008-07-29

12. Steel Shipping Drums, Police Whistles, Miniature Train Cars, Glass Blocks2008-08-05

13. Ice Cream Cones, Tent Trailers, Shoe Polish, Pliers2008-08-12