Episode guide
How It's Made: Season 18
13 episodes · first aired Sep 13, 2011
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- 1 Patterned Glass Panels, Road Cases, Stop-Frame Animation Sep 13, 2011 · 21m Molten glass is formed with textured patterns to create decorative and privacy panels. Durable plywood shells are reinforced with metal edging, corners and locking hardware to make…
- 2 Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones Sep 20, 2011 · 21m 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…
- 3 Chocolate Coins, Floor Heating Systems, Pedal Cars, Latex Swords Sep 27, 2011 · 21m 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…
- 4 Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades Oct 4, 2011 · 21m Farm-raised sturgeon provide roe that is carefully separated, graded and salted to produce caviar. Intake manifolds are cast and machined to distribute air through an engine, protective…
- 5 Wax Figures, Awnings, Sandwich Crackers, Pewter Tankards Oct 11, 2011 · 21m Detailed sculptures and moulds are used to create lifelike wax figures, which are completed with painted features and individually applied hair. Weather-resistant fabric is cut and mounted…
- 6 Pipe Cleaners, Blue Stilton Cheese, Smart Electric Meters, Telescopes Oct 18, 2011 · 21m Soft fibres are trapped between twisting wires to produce flexible pipe cleaners. Cultured milk is coagulated, drained and pierced so the characteristic blue mould can develop in Stilton…
- 7 Fish Replicas, Siren Systems, Pre-Packaged Sandwiches, Candlesticks Oct 25, 2011 · 21m Moulds taken from real specimens are used to cast lightweight fish replicas, which are carefully painted to reproduce natural markings. Electronic and acoustic components are assembled…
- 8 Tapioca Pudding, Snow Ploughs, Paddle Boats, Fibre Cement Siding Nov 1, 2011 · 21m Tapioca pearls are cooked with dairy ingredients and sweeteners to produce a smooth packaged pudding. Heavy steel plates are cut, curved and welded into snow ploughs; moulded hulls are…
- 9 Rally Cars, Pork Pies, Floating Fountains, Artificial Stone Ornaments Nov 8, 2011 · 21m Production vehicles are stripped, reinforced and equipped with specialised engines, suspension and safety systems to create rally cars. Pastry shells are filled and baked into traditional…
- 10 Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, Earthenware Pottery Nov 15, 2011 · 21m Small metal components are cast or cut, joined and polished to create decorative cufflinks. Pastry is folded around blueberry filling and baked into turnovers, moulded structures are…
- 11 Pharmaceutical Blister Packs, Deli Slicers, Oysters, Weathervanes Nov 22, 2011 · 21m Plastic film is heated and formed into individual cavities, filled with medication and sealed with foil to produce pharmaceutical blister packs. Stainless-steel blades, motors and…
- 12 Top & Bowler Hats, Solar Water Heaters, Sticky Buns, Electrostatic Speakers Nov 29, 2011 · 21m Felt hat bodies are steamed, stretched over wooden forms and trimmed into top hats and bowlers. Absorbing collectors, pipes and insulated tanks are assembled into solar water-heating…
- 13 Turntables, Steam Engines, Playground Equipment, Teflon Pans Dec 6, 2011 · 21m Platters, motors, tonearms and electronic controls are assembled and calibrated to produce turntables. Boilers and precision-machined moving components are combined into working steam…