Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks

5th November 2010 21 mins Season 16 Episode 6

Medical-grade steel is forged or machined, polished and inspected to create precise surgical instruments. Tomatoes are cooked, strained, seasoned and bottled as ketchup; large chassis and body sections are assembled into double-decker buses; and selected wood is straightened, shaped and finished into walking sticks.

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Season 16 · Episode 7

Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums

Delicate electrodes and control grids are assembled inside glass envelopes that are evacuated and sealed to form audio vacuum tubes. Optical modules, wiring and housings are combined into emergency light bars; lightweight wooden pieces are cut and joined into model aircraft; and formed metal shells are fitted with heads, tensioning hardware and snare wires to create snare drums.

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