How It's Made · SEASON 21
Car Tires, Silk, Art Conservation, Scuba Tanks
Episode 13 · 2013-06-27
- Documentary
Episode overview
Different rubber compounds are mixed and assembled with reinforcing fabric, steel belts and tread before being moulded and vulcanized into car tires. Fine filaments are unwound from silkworm cocoons and combined into thread; conservators clean, stabilize and repair ageing works of art; and high-pressure metal cylinders are formed, heat-treated and tested to produce scuba tanks.
21 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. Rubber Gloves, Soap Carvings, Aircraft Cabinets, Motorcycle Brake Locks2013-04-04
2. Powder Horns, Handcrafted Molds, Pierogi, Inner Tubes2013-04-11
3. Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs2013-04-18
4. External Hard Drives, Frozen Shrimp, Thai Rice Boxes, Paper Towels2013-04-25
5. Tea, Roof Finials, Artificial Flowers, Alloy Wheels2013-05-02
6. Gel Caps, Playground Spring Riders, Frozen Pancakes, Natural Rubber2013-05-09
7. Paper Umbrellas, Coal, Aircraft Seats, Cremation Urns2013-05-16
8. Aluminum Canoes, Wooden Stave Bowls, Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Marimbas2013-05-23
9. Indy Car Seats, Paper Flowers, Stand-by Generators2013-05-30
10. Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools2013-06-06
11. Cast Iron Stoves, Ultralight Aircraft, Snow Groomers, Rubber Bands2013-06-13
12. Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters2013-06-20
13. Car Tires, Silk, Art Conservation, Scuba Tanks2013-06-27
