How It's Made S32E9 — Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes
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How It's Made•Season 32•Episode 9

Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes

7.5/10 · 9 votesMar 10, 201921 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 32•matches the season avg

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Computer-controlled machinery coils and shapes steel wire into compression and extension springs before heat treatment and finishing. Carbide blanks are diamond-ground into extremely small drill bits, lightweight composite layers are vacuum-infused to form fishing skiffs, and low-iron glass is cut, tempered and coated on the

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Season 32 Episodes13

Electrophoretic Displays, Dry Erase Boards, Air Rifles, Quartz Countertops stillE1 7.5

Electrophoretic Displays, Dry Erase Boards, Air Rifles, Quartz Countertops

Custom Shoe Trees, Clay Targets, Squeeze Chutes, Composite Boat Propellers stillE2 7.9

Custom Shoe Trees, Clay Targets, Squeeze Chutes, Composite Boat Propellers

Orthodontic Retainers, Orange Juice, Retractable Saunas, Sawmill-Blade Knives stillE3 7.3

Orthodontic Retainers, Orange Juice, Retractable Saunas, Sawmill-Blade Knives

Table Tennis Tables, Plastic Model Kits, Light Microscopes stillE4 7.4

Table Tennis Tables, Plastic Model Kits, Light Microscopes

Hand Forged Hammers, Gummy Vitamins, Boat Trailers, Tea Lights & Jar Candles stillE5 7.5

Hand Forged Hammers, Gummy Vitamins, Boat Trailers, Tea Lights & Jar Candles

Guitar Pickups, Heated Furniture, Water Well Cylinders, Nonconductive Tools stillE6 7.9

Guitar Pickups, Heated Furniture, Water Well Cylinders, Nonconductive Tools

Innerspring Mattresses, Stand-Up Paddle Boards, Vacuum Cleaners stillE7 7.4

Innerspring Mattresses, Stand-Up Paddle Boards, Vacuum Cleaners

Belts, 3D Metal Printers, Detectable Warning Panels, Model Stirling Engines stillE8 6.8

Belts, 3D Metal Printers, Detectable Warning Panels, Model Stirling Engines

Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes stillE9 7.5Now viewing

Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes

Fencing Masks, Books, Ocean Drone Transformers, 3D Puzzles stillE10 8.2

Fencing Masks, Books, Ocean Drone Transformers, 3D Puzzles

Tin Whistles, Horn Products, Formula F Race Cars stillE11 7.8

Tin Whistles, Horn Products, Formula F Race Cars

Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes, Vacuum Excavators, Pewter Shaving Sets stillE12 7.6

Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes, Vacuum Excavators, Pewter Shaving Sets

Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters, Electric Boats, Fencing Foils stillE13 7.3

Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters, Electric Boats, Fencing Foils

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Lynne Adams

Lynne Adams

Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes" is episode 9 of How It's Made season 32. It scored 7.5/10 from 9 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on March 10, 2019.

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