Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones

20th September 2011 21 mins Season 18 Episode 2

Individual steel wires are twisted into strands and wound around a central core to produce heavy-duty industrial wire ropes. Plants, growing media and irrigation systems are combined into vertical living walls; precision bodies, bellows and film holders are assembled into large-format cameras; and rough gemstones are cut and polished to reveal their colour and pattern.

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Season 18 · Episode 3

Chocolate Coins, Floor Heating Systems, Pedal Cars, Latex Swords

Tempered chocolate is moulded into coins and wrapped in embossed metallic foil. Electrical heating elements are arranged beneath flooring to provide even radiant heat, child-sized pedal cars are assembled from shaped body and drive components, and flexible theatrical swords are cast in moulds and finished with layers of coloured latex.

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