How It's Made · SEASON 16
Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins
Episode 4 · 2010-10-22
- Documentary
Episode overview
Fine metal wire is straightened, cut, pointed and finished to manufacture needles and pins. Decorative profiles are reproduced as architectural mouldings, heavy structural and mechanical systems are assembled into working locomotives, and shaped wooden pieces are joined with metal springs to produce clothespins.
21 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors2010-10-01
2. Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments2010-10-08
3. Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation2010-10-15
4. Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins2010-10-22
5. Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes2010-10-29
6. Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks2010-11-05
7. Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums2010-11-12
8. Kitchen Accessories, Central Vacuums, Papier-Mâché Animals, Hydraulic Cylinders2010-11-19
9. Clay Liquor Jugs, Poultry Deli Meats, NASCAR Engines2010-11-26
10. Digital Dentistry, Nail Clippers, Poster Restoration, Canola Oil2010-12-03
11. Dial Thermometers, Hummus, Spent Fuel Containers, Straw Sombreros2010-12-10
12. Tequila, Waterbeds, Flip Flops, Silver2010-12-17
13. Composite Propane Cylinders, Salsa, Water-Pumping Windmills, Dragsters2010-12-24
