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charles(mo)

01-14-2008 16:50:58

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Was watching this show on the Discovery channel just a few minutes ago while we were eating supper. They showed how aceteline and oxygen tanks were made. Most of you folks on this forum probably know this already, but it was really interesting to me. The whole tank is pressed from a single disc of steel so there are no seams.

That is one tv show that deserves an oscar.

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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON

01-16-2008 17:38:59

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Amazing programing, isn't it?

There's something soothing at the end of a stressful day in watching an endless line of widgets getting a gizmo attached to them by another machine. It's all so....orderly.

Some of the segments are downright informative, as well.

I still miss The Red Green Show, though.

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kopeck

01-16-2008 05:23:53

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Re: How It's Made in reply to buickanddeere, 01-14-2008 16:50:58

WalJohn said: (quoted from post at 04:48:46 01/16/08) Another show I like is "Some Assembly Required". I t is on one of the channels like Discovery, Science. I can't remember exactly which one. It is a lot like How It's Made, but to me it seems they go into a little more detail on some things.

Discovery, 10:00 Tuesdays...

K

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WalJohn

01-16-2008 03:48:46

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Another show I like is "Some Assembly Required". I t is on one of the channels like Discovery, Science. I can't remember exactly which one. It is a lot like How It's Made, but to me it seems they go into a little more detail on some things.

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kopeck

01-15-2008 17:54:19

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I wear the Discovery Channel & TLC out on my DTV receiver. That with the History Channel, I bet it makes up 90% of my viewing.

Well when it's not baseball season!

K

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Eddie in MI

01-15-2008 16:48:02

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Unfortunately, a show like this probably won't ever win any awards. There's no drama or violence, just good TV.

I love How It's Made, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, you name it. I don't know what I would without the Discovery, History and Learning Channels.

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135 Fan

01-15-2008 12:06:19

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Oxygen and high pressure cylinders are pressed from a big steel block. Acetylene cylinders are usually welded. What's even more surprising is that the high pressure cylinders have been made the same way since the early 1900's. I've seen a couple older cylinders still in use that were from the 30's and 40's. I was told that when cylinders are considered to be unsafe to use, they have to be cut up into 10 pieces, so that no one could try to weld them back together. Not sure if that's true or not but makes some sense. Dave

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PAGlenn

01-15-2008 08:56:29

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I would like to see an episode on blowing bottles
or jars from cast iron moulds.

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rockyhawaii

01-15-2008 08:02:53

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

If you Google "You tube" you will find a lot of those episodes online, including the one on making bearings. Just search "How It's Made" and you can watch a lot of segents.

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Pooh Bear

01-14-2008 20:36:52

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I have that segment on making high pressure cylinders

saved on disk somewhere. Also one one making

welding rods. If I can find them I can share them.

Pooh Bear

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dave guest

01-14-2008 20:25:44

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Great show. What happened to junkyard wars, another good one.

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Balatonm

01-15-2008 06:20:49

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Re: How It's Made in reply to dave guest, 01-14-2008 20:25:44

Alot of good shows gone.

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cj3b_jeep

01-15-2008 05:36:45

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Re: How It's Made in reply to dave guest, 01-14-2008 20:25:44

I used to love junkyard wars and even applied to be on it once. Then they changed it for the worse and put a coupe of stupid hosts on it and made a single team leader for all teams...it turned into something pretty bad. If they'd have left it, I think it would still be going on. I think they also ran out of ideas for machines to make.

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Dale(MO)

01-14-2008 19:21:19

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I really enjoy that show. The only complaint I have is that they cover too much in one show. I always want to know more intimate details. I think they should take one topic (instead of 3 or 4) and devote the whole show (or one hour) to that topic, giving more precise details.

But, all in all, a very interesting show - one of my favorites.

Dale(MO)

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Howard H.

01-14-2008 19:11:28

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

For a long time, I've wanted to see how ball bearings are made and put together.

I can't figure out how in the world they can make something so precision so cheaply.

Got in from work one night and it was "How It's Made" for ball bearings - the whole last 2 minutes!! I haven't caught the whole show, yet...

Howard

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T_Bone

01-14-2008 18:45:26

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Hi Charles,

I have several 3" round x 2.5" high AL parts containers that I got 40yrs ago while working at the Coors can plant. These were the first 16oz beer can stamping from a 16" wide piece of AL sheet. So I trimed one off for a lid and crimped the other to make a press fit lid. They just kept sending the first blanks to elongating dies to stretch the can blank into the desired shape.

Over the years I've shown these stampings too alot of SM workers that never seen a beer can made.

What was more interesting was how the can was "painted" or how Coors made porcelin rods for missle guidence systems but I'm not allowed to disclose how those were made.

Another interesting project was making french fries for Mac, Wen, and King. You wouldn't believe the process the fries goes thru to fry up golden brown or how the fries are cut. Another employee non-discloser form.

T_Bone

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Vern-MI

01-15-2008 07:14:49

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Re: How It's Made in reply to T_Bone, 01-14-2008 18:45:26

I once worked with an engineer who worked on the Coors can manufacturing machines. He said they have become the industry standard and each machine can put out 3,000 blanks per minute. that's a lot of cans. The logistics of handling the output is amazing.

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T_Bone

01-15-2008 16:42:16

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Re: How It's Made in reply to Vern-MI, 01-15-2008 07:14:49

Hi Vern,

Coors was a amazing place to work and I used that knowledge thru out my entire working carrer. I only worked there 4yrs but I sure did learn alot in that 4yrs.

In all my other education after working at Coors, it never equaled to the "free" education I received while at Coors.

T_Bone

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supergrumpy

01-15-2008 05:52:29

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Re: How It's Made in reply to T_Bone, 01-14-2008 18:45:26

secret is already out, Modern Marvels showed the french fry cutter

pump the tatters thru a long pipe with high pressure water, knife blades set crossways in the pipe slice the spuds, small pieces wind up as hash browns

made me so hungry that I baked up a bag of fries same night

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T_Bone

01-15-2008 16:51:23

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Re: How It's Made in reply to supergrumpy, 01-15-2008 05:52:29

Hi SG,

That is one excellant way of cutting fries but the system is not that simple. It'a really a complex system. I sure wish I could tell all as you'd be amazed!

If you like taters, then you'd like them right out of the fryer 10 times better. Potatoe chips are another great taste right out of the fryer and just after being seasoned. I gained 10/lbs while at Frito-Lay.

T_Bone

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MCL

01-20-2008 16:04:48

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Re: How It's Made in reply to T_Bone, 01-15-2008 16:51:23

What Frito plant you work at? Got one where I live near Frankfort IN.

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RobMD

01-14-2008 18:27:21

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I love dirty Jobs!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !

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Balatonm

01-15-2008 06:19:23

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Re: How It's Made in reply to RobMD, 01-14-2008 18:27:21

so do I, I think its funny some of the jobs mike does on that show that you do daily on a regular farm.

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Lanse

01-14-2008 17:56:29

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H I !!! in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Yeah, i watch that sometimes. Its interesting.

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Dale B

01-14-2008 17:55:28

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I'll bet I watched that segment on making chain a dozen times.... all day long , twist ,weld , twist, weld..... ...

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scott#2

01-14-2008 17:41:56

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Same way soda pop cans are made, from a al slug about the size of a nickle, its called drawling.

scott#2

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chvet73

01-14-2008 17:22:02

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Great show!

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Gun guru

01-14-2008 17:09:10

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

What is really cool about that show is seeing stuff that I made fixtures for... a magnetic coil assembly for fuel pump testers. (COOL) Also the episode that shows how cold rolled bolts are made. And alum. foil. and ductile pipe.

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Joe Pro

01-14-2008 17:06:00

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

Didn't know that know I do. Thanks

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bradk

01-14-2008 17:02:16

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Re: How It's Made in reply to charles(mo), 01-14-2008 16:50:58

I agree.One of the best series I've seen.Watched one on recycling automotive batteries the other day,good stuff.

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