How It's Made · SEASON 14
Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Solar Salt, Tubas
Episode 13 · 2010-01-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
Injection-moulded pen bodies are fitted with ink refills, ballpoint tips, springs and retracting mechanisms. Salt water is concentrated in large evaporation ponds until crystals can be harvested and refined, while sheets and tubes of brass are shaped, joined and polished into the long air passages and broad bell of a tuba.
21 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Ski Goggles, Tower Cranes, Porcelain Figurines, Diesel Engines2009-09-18
2. Mini GP Motorcycles, Fig Cookies, Tool Boxes, Pipe Bends2009-10-02
3. Western Revolver Replicas, Arc Trainers, Used-Oil Furnaces, Vegetable Peelers and Pizza Cutters2009-10-09
4. Custom Running Shoes, Axes, Racing Karts, Animatronics2009-10-16
5. Metal Golf Clubs, Waffles, Custom Wires and Cables, Train Wheels2009-10-23
6. Sails, Walnuts, Wheel Immobilizers, Honeycomb Structural Panels2009-10-30
7. Surfboards, Stickers, Sandwich Cookies, Concrete Roofing Tiles2009-11-06
8. Stuffed Olives, Astrolabes, Western Saddles2009-11-13
9. Headphones, Diving Regulators, Reflector Light Bulbs2009-11-20
10. Fly Fishing Reels, House Paint, Weaving Looms, Ice Makers2009-12-04
11. Graphite Pencil Leads, Clarinets, Special Effects2009-12-11
12. Air Boats, Onions, 3D Metal Printing, Curved Cabinet Doors2009-12-18
13. Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Solar Salt, Tubas2010-01-08
