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Captions paid for by
Discovery communications
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Narrator: before the invention
Of electricity,
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Humans relied on fire
For light.
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Candles dripped
And could be messy.
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Oil lamps were
A cleaner alternative.
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Initially, oil lamps
Were dishes of animal fat
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With floating wicks.
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But they evolved and became
A source of both
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Beauty and light.
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In the 18th century,
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A swiss chemist
Invented an oil lamp
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With a cylindrical wick
And chimney.
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The updated design increased
Air flow to create a flame
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That was both smokeless
And brighter.
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In colonial america,
Pewter versions became popular.
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And today,
A fifth generation pewtersmith
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Keeps this handcrafted
Tradition alive.
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He starts with the maker's mark
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And stamps it into
The pewter base
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Of the lamp's oil reservoir.
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He clamps another pewter disc
In a lathe
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Against an aluminum template
For the reservoir body.
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As the disc spins,
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He shapes it to the template
With a tool called
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A spinner's finger.
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This takes skill.
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If he works too fast
Or applies too much pressure,
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The pewter will break.
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His first spin produces
The basic shape.
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In the next spin,
He trims the edges.
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He also rounds the lower half
Of the reservoir
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Using the spinner's finger.
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He works freestyle to match
The contours of the lower half
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To the upper half.
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He trims the bottom
One more time.
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During the third spin,
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He fine-tunes the shape,
And cuts a hole in the top.
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Then, he sizes the hole
For the burner collar.
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This metal is transformed
From a basic dome
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To a well-rounded lid.
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The oil lamp reservoir is now
Ready for the burner.
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He presses the collar
Into the hole.
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Then, he brushes
A glycerin-based flux
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Onto the collar
In the neck of the lamp.
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The flux prevents oxidation
And helps solder flow easily
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As he secures the burner collar
To the neck.
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Next, he tack solders the base
To the bottom
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Of the oil lap reservoir.
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He applies more flux
And solders the seam
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All the way around.
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The tin-bismuth solder melts
At a slightly lower temperature
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Than the pewter does.
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This is delicate work.
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If the torch gets too hot,
He'll melt the entire piece.
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With the soldering complete,
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He trims the excess
From the base of the lamp.
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He files the seam
Until it's smooth.
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Then he sands the rest
Of the oil lamp reservoir
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To a satin sheen.
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Another member of the team
Sands the base
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Up to the maker's mark.
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Next, the pewtersmith rolls
A beaded motif into the metal.
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It's a design option that makes
The lamp look more elaborate.
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Or for a different look,
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He gently creates a hammered
Texture around the lamp.
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Using an engraving pen,
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The pewtersmith etches
His signature
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Onto the base of the lamp.
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With the burner and wick
Installed,
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The lamp is ready for packing.
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Plenty of tissue paper
Is needed
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To protect both
The glass chimney
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And the nickel burner
From damage.
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She includes operation
And maintenance instructions.
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Unlike silver,
Pewter doesn't tarnish,
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But will develop
A richer veneer over time.
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A few scratches
Or handling marks are normal,
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But they'll only add
Authenticity
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To this traditional
Light source.
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Like pewter oil lamps
Of another time,
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These replicas are a shining
Example of handcraftsmanship.
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Narrator: chocolates and mints
Are enjoyed by many people.
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Then, someone discovered putting
The two together
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Makes for
A delicious experience.
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The cool zestiness of the mint
Offsets the rich creaminess
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Of the chocolate.
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It is one of the sweetest
Matches in candy history.
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Chocolate or mint?
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With the chocolate mint,
The decision is easy
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Because the two flavors
Are wrapped into one.
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To make chocolate mints,
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They pump liquid sugar
Into a heated mixer,
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And add granular sugar.
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The mixer blends it
Into simmering syrup
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Exiting through strainers.
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Then, it's moved into
A vacuum-sealed cooker.
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It sucks out moisture
And the syrup thickens
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To a jelly-like consistency.
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A worker transfers it
To a second mixer
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And adds the mint flavoring.
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Thorough mixing thickens it
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And lightens the color
Substantially.
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He transfers the mint flavored
Candy to a work table.
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Powerful mechanical arms
Massage the slab
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To cool and harden the candy.
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Next, a hopper funnels the candy
Into pressurized rollers
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That squeeze it
Into a long sheet.
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The sheet rides
An inclining conveyor.
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Once it reaches the top,
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An employee wraps the end
Around a long steel tube.
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The tube revolves and twists
The mint candy around it.
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The long candy sheet
Takes the shape of the tube.
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They melt and mix chunks
Of pure chocolate with cocoa,
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Powdered milk,
And icing sugar.
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They add coconut oil
And lecithin
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To bind the ingredients.
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Once mixed, the employee
Transfers it to a hopper
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Next to the big mint
Candy tube.
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From here,
The chocolate is injected
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Into the hollow of
The mint candy tube.
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The tube rolls off the forming
Cylinder and passes by rollers
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That squeeze the diameter down
To a rope size.
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A compactor then mashes
The candy rope
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To give the filling
A honeycomb texture.
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Pullers now stretch a second
Slab of mint candy
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Until it thickens
And turns a lighter color.
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The worker cuts it into chunks
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That fit into
The next rolling machine.
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It presses the candy
Into a sheet
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Which then lands on top of
The mint chocolate.
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The two layers now enter
The next forming machine.
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This one wraps the outer layer
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Around
The chocolate infused one,
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Creating a chocolate filled
Mint tube.
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Rollers reduce the diameter
To half an inch in size.
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Next, the chocolate mint rope
Enters a die cutter.
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It shapes and cuts the rope
Into mints.
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The mints spill into a spreader
Which distributes them evenly
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Across a perforated conveyor.
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Fans blow air through the holes
In the conveyor
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To cool and solidify
The candies.
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Once the candies have hardened,
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They head to
The wrapping station.
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Here, they ride a rotating
Circular platform
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And fall into candy-size slots.
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Glossy metalized film wrap
Unwinds.
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Mechanical arms collect
The chocolate mints
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As they fall out of the slots.
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They hold the candies
For wrapping
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While devices twist the ends.
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It takes only a fraction
Of a second to wrap a candy.
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Then it's on
To a weigh station.
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Scales release the individually
Wrapped chocolate mints
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In increments.
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They fall into bags
Ready for retail.
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Approximately
2,400 chocolate mints
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Are made every minute
At this factory.
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Two flavors in one candy --
They're quite a treat.
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Heating a room
Using a water circulation system
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Under the floor is more
Efficient than using a radiator.
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Radiators can only be
At one end of a room,
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While a circulation system
Distributes heat
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Evenly throughout.
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Warm water pipes are installed
Under the floor
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Beneath the plaster
Leveling layer
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In the grooves of
A plastic guide mat
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Laid on the subfloor.
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Each pipe begins and ends
At a distribution manifold.
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The pipes connect to
The manifold and each other
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With various types
Of brass fittings.
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This computer guided equipment
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Makes the simpler
Straight ones.
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It first cuts a piece
From a long brass bar,
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Progressively shapes it,
Bores through it,
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And cuts threads on it.
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This machine makes the nuts
That connect the fittings
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To the manifold.
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The machine cuts a piece
From a six-sided brass bar
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And shapes it into a nut.
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Curved or t-shaped fittings
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Require forging prior
To machining.
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The factory cuts the bars
Into ingots.
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A conveyor then feeds the ingot
Into an oven.
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The high temperature softens
The brass to a malleable state.
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After the ingots exit the oven,
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They are pressed into a mold
By a 400-ton press.
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When the press releases,
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The forged fitting
Heads to a collection bin.
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Workers then place it on a die
And trim off the excess brass
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With a punch press.
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The fitting now
Has its basic shape.
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The next step is to
Sandblast it.
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This cleans the surface
In preparation for machining.
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A vibrating tray now feeds
The sandblasted fittings
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To a robot.
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A camera records the orientation
Of each piece,
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Guiding the robot to load it
In the correct position.
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Guided by a computer,
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The transfer machine finalizes
The shape of the fitting.
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This complex machining process,
Seen here in super slow motion,
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Takes just a few seconds.
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The transfer machine also makes
The manifold
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From a larger brass bar.
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This manifold
Has 10 connections.
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So if each room of the home
Is heated by one circuit,
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This manifold could control
10 rooms.
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The transfer machine can perform
Up to 20 different operations
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On a single fitting.
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The under floor heating pipes
Have five layers.
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To produce the innermost one,
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An extruder melts granules
Of polyethylene --
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A strong non-porous type
Of plastic.
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It is pushed through
A circular die,
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And then cooled rapidly
To a solid state.
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Polyethylene pipe enters
A second extruder
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That applies a layer of glue
Over the poly.
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The glue adheres
The third layer -- aluminum.
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The pipe moves through
A series of forming rollers
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Which gradually wrap
An aluminum strip around it.
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This aluminum layer makes
The polyethylene pipe strong.
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Once the pipe is fully encased,
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A welding machine fuses
The strip's overlapping edges.
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The pipe now receives
Another layer of glue.
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Then, the outer surface
Of polyethylene is applied.
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The factory makes pipes
Ranging from 1/2 an inch
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To 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
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A steel sleeve is pressed
Over the end,
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Connecting the pipe
To the fitting.
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To set up the heating system,
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The installers lay a plastic
Guide mat on the subfloor
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And snap the pipe
Into the mat's grooves.
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They lay plaster leveling tiles
On top of the mat
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To level the surface
Then install the flooring.
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They connect one end of the pipe
To an inlet manifold,
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And the other to an outlet
Manifold.
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The inlet sends warm water
Through the pipe.
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The outlet receives
The returning cold water
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And sends it to the boiler
To be reheated.
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You regulate water flow
And temperature either manually
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Or with a thermostat.
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Narrator:
Hard, soft, puffy or flat,
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The type of pillow you sleep on
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Is a matter of
Personal preference.
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Your pillow can be stuffed
With natural fillings
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Like feathers and wool,
Or synthetic materials
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Such as foam
Or polyester fiber.
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These pillows come in
Two styles --
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Garnet pillows filled with
A roll of synthetic fiber,
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And blown pillows made of
Loose synthetic fibers.
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The fiber arrives at the factory
In huge, densely packed bales
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Weighing almost 600 pounds.
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This polyester fiber is made
From polyethylene
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And other types of plastics.
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The fibers are all stuck
Together.
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They need to be pulled apart
And smoothed out.
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This process is called
"Opening the fibers."
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The first machine --
The preopener --
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Combs the fibers with a large
Steel-spiked roller.
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This separates them considerably
But not completely.
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The fibers exit the machine
Straighter and smoother.
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However,
Several are still crimped.
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The preopener's four outputs
Drop the fibers
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Onto a conveyor belt
Which takes them
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To the next opening machine.
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Along the way, nozzles spray
A special solution
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To reduce static electricity.
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To make garnet pillows,
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Fans push the fibers
To another opening machine
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Called the garnet hopper.
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It feeds the fibers onto
A spiked conveyor belt
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Which combs them out further.
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This removes many
Of the remaining crimps.
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After the garnet hopper,
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The fibers look like the ones
On the right --
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Fluffier, straighter,
And smoother.
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The fibers now travel
To the next machine.
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It has several metal rollers
With sharp ridges
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That stretch
The fiber straight,
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Removing the remaining crimps.
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The fibers then enter
Another machine,
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Passing over one of two rollers
To form a flat, fluffy sheet
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Called a "Web."
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The two webs merge
As they exit the machine,
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Forming a thicker web.
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Then, the next machine
Laps the web back and forth
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Over itself.
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The width of the lapping
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Determines the width
Of the pillow.
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The machine cuts the continuous
Web into pieces
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And rolls each one
Into what is called a "Bat."
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The length of the piece
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Determines the characteristics
Of the pillow.
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The longer the rolled piece,
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The higher and firmer
The pillow.
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An automated machine makes
The cotton
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Or cotton-blended pillowcases.
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Workers mount two identical
Rolls of fabric
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Onto the machine's cradles
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And feed the ends through
A series of tension rollers.
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The two sheets must be taut
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As they pass through the
Machine's different stations.
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First, blades trim the fabric
To the correct pillow size --
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Standard, queen, or king.
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Then, a slitter runs across
Each sheet, cutting a series
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Of rectangular pieces.
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The machine then stitches
Two rectangles together
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On three sides.
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Finally, the product information
Label is sewn on.
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The machine uses an extremely
Strong overlock stitch.
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The pillow filling
Is flattened
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Before it enters
The waiting case,
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Which is already covered
In retail packaging.
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Sewers close the open end
Of the pillow
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And trim off the excess fiber.
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Then the finished pillow
Is placed in a shipping box.
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For blown pillows,
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An operator holds the open
End of the case over a nozzle.
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Then a machine blows in
A pre-set quantity
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Of loose fibers.
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He weighs the pillow
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Then sends it to
The sewing department
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To be stitched closed.
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A blown pillow conforms
To your head when you lie down
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And rebounds when you get up.
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A garnet pillow
Has less rebound.
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Not sure what to choose?
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Sleep on it.
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Narrator: if you have
Any comments about the show,
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