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Narrator: compression
And extension springs...
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...Micro drill bits...
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...Skiffs...
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...And painted glass
Backsplashes.
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Coiled wire springs are designed
To change shape
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When weight is added
Or removed.
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Some coils,
Such as compression springs,
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Are made to
Keep components apart.
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Other types of coils,
Like extension springs,
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Hold things together while the
Spring expands and contracts.
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When a load is applied
To a compression spring,
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It contracts, while an extension
Spring expands when pulled.
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Compression
And extension springs
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Are made from steel wire.
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The diameter and qualities
Of the wire varies,
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Depending on the use
Of the spring.
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Spooled onto a reel,
The wire uncoils,
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Pulled by rollers,
Which lead to a forming machine.
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Guide rollers steer the wire,
As does this aperture.
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Multiple feed rollers
Push the wire
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Towards computerized
Forming tools.
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The rollers pause,
While the tools do their work,
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And then resume to supply wire
For the next spring.
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Meanwhile, other rollers
Push the wire around a mandrel,
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Where it's coiled
Into an extension spring.
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A side-arm controls
The diameter,
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While another tool
Cuts it to length.
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The forming process
Has caused internal stresses.
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To remove those stresses,
The springs are heat-treated.
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As the springs move
Out of the oven,
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They travel through
A cooling chamber.
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The heating and controlled
Cooling
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Improves
The physical properties,
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Allowing the springs to
Withstand repeated compression.
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With internal stresses relieved,
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It's time to work on the outer
Surface of the steel springs.
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A rack conveyer dips
Extension springs
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Into a vat of water-based paint.
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The paint seeps into
The crevices of the coils,
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Providing even paint coverage.
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Then the rack conveyer takes
The painted springs
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On a ten-minute loop
Through an oven.
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This step bakes the paint
Onto the steel,
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Providing a corrosion-resistant
Finish.
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This is what the springs look
Like before and after painting.
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These truck suspension springs
Are made differently.
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A machinist heats the end
Of a steel rod in a furnace,
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Inserting it between
Forming tools to taper it.
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This taper will allow the
Completed spring to sit upright.
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Next, the entire rod goes into
A 1,796-degree furnace.
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Once the rod in red-hot
And malleable,
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It exits the furnace
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And is transferred
To the forming mandrel.
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The mandrel spins to wind
The soft, steel wire,
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Transforming the straight
Steel rod into a spring.
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The spring is placed in a bucket
And lifted to an oil bath.
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The bath quenches and hardens
The steel.
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Then the spring travels
Through a furnace.
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The heat burns off
Quenching oil residue.
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A technician inserts
The compression springs
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In a revolving fixture,
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Allowing the ends of the springs
To extend outward.
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As the fixture revolves,
Grinding wheels remove material
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To flatten the exposed ends.
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This flattened profile
Is another way to ensure
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That the springs
Will sit upright.
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Once complete,
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The technician measures
The height of the spring
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To confirm that
The correct amount of material
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Has been ground off.
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The grinding has made
A substantial difference.
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The next machine removes
Surface flaws.
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An operator places the spring
Inside the machine.
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As the spring spins,
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A fine, abrasive steel shot
Sands away imperfections.
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You can see the difference
This step makes in the spring
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On the right.
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The exposure to heat has made
The steel wire more flexible.
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A technician places the wire
In a press machine
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And sets the compression
And height.
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The press squeezes the coils
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Until the desired amount
Of compression is achieved.
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After the spring
Has been painted,
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The company name
And model information
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Is stamped onto the springs.
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It takes two hours
To make a spring,
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And now it's finally ready
For some flex time.
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Narrator: thousands of years
Ago, our earliest ancestors
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Might have picked up
A pointed rock
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And spun it between their hands
To bore a hole
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In something
They wanted to modify.
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Today, you can buy drill bits
In all shapes and sizes.
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Drill bits are often associated
With carpentry,
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But from electronics
To surgery tooling,
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There are all kinds of fields
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That require ultra-thin,
High-performance drill bits.
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The production process begins
With lengths
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Of 100% carbide
Called blanks.
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A diamond grinding wheel
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Lubricated with a specialized
Cutting liquid
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Is applied to a chamfered edge
On one tip of the blank.
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This step removes
The rough edges left
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When the blanks
Were cut down to size.
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A vibrating device organizes the
Blanks inside a rotating bowl.
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The vibrating action shifts
The blanks into single file
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So they can proceed
One-by-one to the next step.
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This machine is called
A centerless grinder.
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The blanks move between
Two rotating drums,
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Which grinds them down
To a specified length.
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The blanks pour out
Of the machine
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Immersed in the
Lubricating fluid.
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An operator selects one
And places it
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In a quality control gauge
To check
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That it meets the manufacturer's
Required tolerances.
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The blanks now enter
A cnc rollomatic.
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An operator sets up the tool
And programs its work process.
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A robotic auto-feeder picks up
The blanks one-by-one
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From a specialized palette.
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The robotic arms places
Each blank carefully
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And precisely
In a waiting chuck, or collar,
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And then moves them
Back into position.
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The tool moves forward, holding
The blank perfectly still
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As a pair of wheels close in.
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Liquid coolant pours
Over the blank
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As the wheels precision
Pinch-grind
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The tip of the blank,
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Grinding it down to about
1/10 of a millimeter --
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The width of a human hair.
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It's a delicate process.
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The rollomatic produces
48 pieces per hour.
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Next, a technician places small
Sheets of plastic foil in a jig.
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The foil is shim stock,
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Color-coded
According to its thickness.
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The jig raises the metal support
To a specified height.
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When the blank advances
Over the support,
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A mark left in the blue
Ink determines
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Whether the metal blank
Is centered.
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Once complete, a technician uses
A magnifying tool
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To fine-tune
The placement of the blank
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And ensure that
It's perfectly centered.
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This process can take four
To five hours.
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The blank is finally ready for
The crucial fluting process
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That will transform it from
A cylindrical length of carbide
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With a narrow tip
Into a micro drill bit.
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After hours of preparation,
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This operation takes
Just a few seconds.
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An industrial grinding
Diamond wheel
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Has sliced a microscopic groove
At a precise angle.
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The technician inserts the bit,
Sharp-end first,
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Into a precision
Machining device.
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A steel bushing
With a brass insert
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Holds the tip of the bit
In place
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As a cutting wheel slices
An angled point.
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It's impossible to see the
Difference between a bit before
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And after fluting.
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Using a magnifying device,
The technician conducts
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A quality control
Check of the bit.
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As the screen reveals
The finely-cut flute,
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The technician ensures
The tool's parameters meet
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Manufacturing standards.
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Once such parameter has to do
With the shape of the flute,
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Which has a forward taper.
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This means the flue groove
Becomes shallower
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From tip to base at
A very precise angle.
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This feature simultaneously
Strengthens the tool
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While increasing the chip flow
Along the groove.
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Although carbide
Is incredibly strong,
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When it's milled to
The thickness of a human hair,
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It becomes fragile.
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Needless to say,
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Careful packaging
Is extremely important.
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Narrator: a skiff is
A lightweight motorboat
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Designed for use
On shallow water.
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Unlike most boats that have
A v-shaped hull,
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A skiff's hull
Is relatively flat,
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Allowing it to sit
High above the water.
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This type of boat is known
As a poling skiff.
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It's designed with a platform
Set over the engine,
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Which provides fishermen a ledge
To stand on
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While moving the boat
Along with a pole.
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A technician cleans
The hull mold
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And coats it with
A release agent,
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Then sprays on a gel coating.
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The gel coating forms the glossy
Outer layer of the boat.
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Then the technician measures the
Gel coat layer with a mill gauge
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And leaves it to harden
For about an hour.
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Computer-guided machines
Cut pieces for the hull, deck,
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And cockpit floor
From four different materials --
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Woven fiberglass mat,
Rigid pvc sheet-foam, kevlar --
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A high-strength, heat-resistant
Synthetic fabric --
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And stiffer kevlar
Reinforced with carbon fiber.
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Chopped fiberglass saturated
With resin
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Is applied onto the gel coat.
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With spray-glue, a technician
Adheres a layer
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Of carbon kevlar,
Fiberglass, foam,
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And a second layer
Of kevlar to the base.
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These layered materials create
A mold for the boat's deck
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And cockpit floor.
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The flat squares are
Aluminum-retention plates,
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Where components
Will be screwed down.
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Raised squares are where
Openings will be cut out
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For storage compartments.
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Each mold is bagged
And connected with hoses
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To a vacuum-infusion system.
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The vacuum compresses the layers
To 2/3 their original thickness,
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Then the system draws
A specialized resin
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Through the materials,
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Which will bond them
Into a single unit.
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The system removes
All excess resin
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So that the ratio of resin
To materials
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Creates maximum strength
With minimal weight.
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Next, another technician
Assembles the boat's wiring
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Into a unit known
As a wiring harness.
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He winds the individual wires
Around a schematic
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That's custom-designed
For this specific boat.
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He attaches connectors
On the ends
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That fit into water-tight plugs.
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Every wire is labeled
For easy identification.
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Once the resin has fully cured,
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The plastic vacuum bag
Is removed from each mold.
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A technician knocks wedges
Under the flange that formed
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Around the perimeter,
And thanks to the release agent,
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A team can easily lift
The flange out of the mold.
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The flange is trimmed,
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And the openings are cut
With a diamond saw,
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Which leaves clean,
Straight edges.
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Next, a team begins
Assembling the boat.
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First, they apply adhesive
To the hull
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To prepare the cockpit floor
For attachment.
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Once the cockpit's in place,
White pvc tubes are installed
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For storing fishing rods
Under the deck.
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Then the wiring harness
Is installed.
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The aluminum fuel tank
Is mounted in the bow.
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These components are made of
Strong, lightweight materials.
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A technician places screws into
The metal retention plates
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That were molded
Into the structure.
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Next, the wiring harness
Is attached to water-tight plugs
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Connected to the
Electrically-powered components.
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After installing plumbing lines
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For the aerated
Live bait compartment,
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Team members glue
The deck to the hull.
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The lids are installed
For the deck openings.
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This one covers the forward
Storage compartment
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Containing the fuel tank and
The tubes for the fishing rods.
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Next, the console helm
Is assembled,
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Which is the nautical equivalent
Of a vehicle dashboard.
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Onto the helm, a technician
Installs the steering wheel,
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The engine gauge,
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The panel containing
The ignition
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And switches
For electrical components,
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And the throttle,
Which controls speed.
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Then, two technicians bolt
The outboard motor
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Onto the engine mount
At the stern.
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While this skiff is built
With a square stern
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And pointed bow,
Its sides are flat.
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This enables the boat to move
Quietly through the water.
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Next, technicians mount the
Poling platform over the engine,
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Securing it with glue
And screws.
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Finally, a technician
Installs the finishing touches,
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And the skiff
Is ready for launch.
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Due to its low profile
And light weight,
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This boat can operate
In just mere inches of water.
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Narrator: painted glass is an
Un-traditional backsplash choice
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Specifically designed
To look minimalistic.
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Due to fewer grout lines,
These painted panels
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Are also easier to clean
So that when grease splatters,
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The backsplash can be
Wiped down quickly.
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These panels are painted
On the back
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So the neutral color
Shows through the front side.
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Since glass is reflective,
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This backsplash brings
Both subtle color
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And light into the kitchen.
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Production starts with
An automated loading system.
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Suctioning grippers
Transfer the glass
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To the rails of a conveyer.
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This is low-iron glass,
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A kind of glass
With a very high clarity.
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Once color is applied
To the back,
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The color will appear
More clearly on the front
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Than regular glass.
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For easy identification,
A computerized system
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Applies labels
To each of the parts to be cut.
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A diamond cutting tool
Scores the glass,
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Mapping out backsplash panels
And smaller pieces
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To be used
For showroom samples.
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Once complete, rollers move the
Glass sheet to the next station.
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Two technicians snap the glass
Along the score lines.
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This snapping action
Creates clean cuts,
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Preventing the glass
From shattering.
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The snap action doesn't work
For cuts within the panel.
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Instead, a highly pressurized
Water jet mixed with garnet grit
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Cuts through the glass.
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The cutting device makes holes
For electrical switch plates
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And for mounting hardware.
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With the cutting done,
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A technician rinses
The residual grit.
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The sharp edges are profiled
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So the glass will be safer
To handle.
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As this display model
Demonstrates,
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There are several choices.
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Next, an operator loads
The glass backsplash
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Into a slotted conveyer,
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Which transfers it
To the edging machine.
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Underneath the edging machine,
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There are a series of grinding
And buffing wheels.
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As the glass travels over
The wheels,
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The edge of the glass
Will transform.
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Once the machine is activated,
The wheels spin,
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While lubricant
Flows over the glass.
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The wheels profile and buff
The edge of the glass
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That will be the top
Of the backsplash.
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Next, the operator examines
The edge to confirm
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That it's been contoured
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And that there aren't
Any imperfections.
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Apart from making the glass
Safer to handle,
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The profiled edge will reduce
The possibility
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Of chipping and breakage.
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At the next station,
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Spinning brushes with soft
Bristles scrub the panel.
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The process removes any dust
Or polishing grit
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To prepare it
For the next steps.
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Once out of the washing machine,
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The glass backsplash travels
Through a 1,299-degree oven.
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The intense heat followed
By a quick cooling
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Tempers the glass
To make it heat resistant.
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Roller conveyers transfer the
Glass to the painting station.
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A technician mixes
The acrylic paint.
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00:20:07,137 --> 00:20:10,137
Since paint doesn't stick
To glass on its own,
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A special
Adhesion-promoting chemical
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Is added to the mixture.
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The technician mixes the
Colorants into the white base
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According to the formula.
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Specific amounts of red
And yellow paint
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Produce a brilliant orange hue.
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Next, sprayers apply the paint
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Evenly across the back
Of the panel
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As the glass moves
Along a conveyer.
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Then the backsplash enters
An infrared oven
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Heated to 302 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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The painted glass bakes in
The oven for about four minutes.
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Once heating is complete,
A technician applies gray paint
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Over the backside
Of the backsplash.
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This coat won't affect
The orange hue,
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But it will protect
The backsplash from damage
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During transport
And installation.
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Neutral-colored backsplashes
Make a more subtle statement,
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While brightly-colored
Backsplashes
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Can make a kitchen pop.
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