Episode guide
How It's Made: Season 30
13 episodes · first aired Sep 11, 2017
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- 1 Leather Basketballs, Flood Gates, Wood Panel Canvases, Shoelaces Sep 11, 2017 · 21m Rubber bladders are wrapped with reinforcing material before carefully cut leather panels are fitted, stitched and finished into basketballs. Heavy steel sections are fabricated into flood…
- 2 Power Steering Pumps, Asian Bowl Meals, Walking Canes Sep 18, 2017 · 21m Machined housings, shafts, vanes and seals are assembled into pumps that circulate hydraulic fluid through automotive power-steering systems. Prepared meats, vegetables, rice and sauces…
- 3 Plant Oil Extractors, Custom-Made Chandeliers, Power Trainers, Coffee Pods Sep 25, 2017 · 21m Stainless-steel chambers, pumps, filters and controls are assembled into equipment that extracts oils from plant material. Metal frameworks are fabricated and decorated to create custom…
- 4 Witness Samples, Pressure Washers, Beehives, Cast Iron Cookers Oct 2, 2017 · 21m Standardized witness samples are prepared, documented and preserved so manufactured materials can later be tested without damaging the finished product. Pumps, engines, hoses and control…
- 5 Leather Sculptures, Travel Hot Plates, Ochre, Hurdy-Gurdies Oct 9, 2017 · 21m Moistened leather is moulded, carved, dried and coloured to create detailed three-dimensional sculptures. Compact heating elements, thermostats and insulated housings are assembled into…
- 6 Spiral Stairs, Pita Bread, Exhaust Headers, Moulded Limestone Artwork Oct 30, 2017 · 21m Steel columns, steps and railings are measured, shaped and welded into space-saving spiral staircases. Yeast dough is mixed, divided and baked at high temperature so steam inflates each…
- 7 Recycled Skateboard Guitars, Solar Street Lights, Dolls Nov 6, 2017 · 21m Discarded skateboard decks are stripped, laminated and machined into colourful electric-guitar bodies before necks, pickups and controls are installed. Photovoltaic panels, batteries…
- 8 Glass Sculptures, Racing Pulley Systems, Inductors, Medicine Balls Nov 13, 2017 · 21m Molten glass is gathered, coloured and manipulated with heat and hand tools to create sculptural forms. Precision pulleys, ropes and mounting hardware are combined into systems used aboard…
- 9 Fish Rubbings, Clay Shooting Machines, Almonds, High-End Motorcycles Nov 20, 2017 · 21m Ink is carefully applied to prepared fish so their scales, fins and contours can be transferred to paper using the traditional art of gyotaku. Motors, springs and throwing arms are…
- 10 Throttle Bodies, Limestone Fireplace Mantels, Candied Fruit and Fruit Jellies, Linen Ukuleles Nov 27, 2017 · 21m Cast housings are machined and fitted with butterfly valves, shafts and electronic sensors to produce automotive throttle bodies. Limestone blocks are cut and carved into fireplace…
- 11 Rubber Balls, Motion Chairs, Montreal Smoked Meat, Motorized Scooters Dec 4, 2017 · 21m Rubber compounds are prepared, moulded and cured into resilient balls of consistent size and bounce. Upholstered seats are fitted with motors, actuators and electronic controls to create…
- 12 Aerospace Fasteners, Cactus Pear Puree, Lab Reactors Dec 11, 2017 · 21m Specialized alloys are formed, threaded, heat-treated, coated and rigorously inspected to produce fasteners capable of withstanding aerospace loads. Cactus pears are cleaned, peeled and…
- 13 Wall Beds, Sundae Cups, Digital Paintings, Badminton Rackets Dec 18, 2017 · 21m Cabinet frames, folding supports and counterbalanced lifting mechanisms are assembled into beds that store vertically against a wall. Sheet material is formed, printed and trimmed into…