Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters

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How It's Made
20th June 2013 21 mins Season 21 Episode 12

Steel frames, hydraulic lifting mechanisms, padding and upholstery are assembled into adjustable barber chairs. Motors and impellers are enclosed in corrosion-resistant housings to create sewage pumps; marine fabric is measured and sewn to fit folding frames for Bimini boat tops; and porous filter elements are enclosed in steel housings to remove soot from diesel exhaust.

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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.
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01 Lynne Adams profile Lynne Adamsas Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast) 02 Brooks Moore profile Brooks Mooreas Narrator (Discovery Channel US Broadcast) 03 Linda Boyle profile Linda BoyleWriter 04 Lynn Herzeg profile Lynn HerzegWriter 05 Gabriel Hoss profile Gabriel HossDirector / Creator
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