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Narrator: AND...
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Narrator:
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS
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ARE THE NORM
AT MOST SUPERMARKETS
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AND LARGE RETAILERS.
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SENSORS DETECT YOUR APPROACH
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AND PROMPT THE DOORS
TO SLIDE OPEN.
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THEY OPEN WHEN YOU ARRIVE
AND CLOSE WHEN YOU DEPART,
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WHICH IS CONVENIENT
WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE FULL.
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THESE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS
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ARE CUSTOM-MADE TO FIT
THE CUSTOMER'S DOOR OPENING.
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THE DOORS ARE PROGRAMMED TO OPEN
IN 1 1/2 SECONDS,
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BUT THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED
DURING INSTALLATION.
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THE DOOR STRUCTURE AND FRAME
ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM
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THAT'S BEEN HEATED
TO A SOFTENED STATE.
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IT'S THEN FORCED THROUGH A DIE
TO GIVE IT A SPECIFIC SHAPE.
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A COMPUTER-GUIDED SAW
CUTS THESE ALUMINUM PIECES
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TO THE LENGTH REQUIRED
FOR THIS ORDER.
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THIS IS ONE OF THE PIECES
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THAT WILL FORM THE VERTICAL SIDE
OF THE DOOR STRUCTURE.
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WORKERS INSERT
DURABLE WEATHER STRIPPING
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INTO A BUILT-IN TRACK.
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THEY COLLAPSE THE END TO LOCK
THE STRIP IN PLACE.
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ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE,
THEY FASTEN LONG, THREADED RODS.
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THE RODS ARE USED
TO ATTACH THE RAILS.
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THE RAILS FIT OVER THE ROD
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AND ARE SECURELY FASTENED
TO THE DOORFRAME
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WITH AN ALIGNMENT CLIP AND NUT.
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ONCE WORKERS HAVE ASSEMBLED
THE TWO DOOR STRUCTURES,
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THEY INSTALL A PIVOT
AT THE TOP OF EACH ONE.
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THIS TOP PIVOT ALLOWS THE DOOR
TO SWING OUTWARD
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WHEN YOU PUSH
THE EMERGENCY EXIT BAR.
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THEN, THEY ASSEMBLE
THE DOOR HANGER.
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IT CONNECTS THE DOOR
TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME.
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THE HANGER ROLLS
ON TWO WHEELS.
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A URETHANE RUBBER ONE
ALLOWS THE DOOR
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TO MOVE SIDEWAYS
ALONG THE TRACK...
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AND A PLASTIC ONE,
WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR
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FROM GOING OFF THE TRACK.
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THEY ATTACH THE DOOR'S TOP PIVOT
TO THE HANGER.
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AN ACCESS CONTROL RELEASE
IS NEEDED TO OPEN THE DOORS
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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WORKERS INSTALL IT
INTO SECTIONS OF THE DOORFRAME
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THAT MEET WHEN THE TWO DOORS
CLOSE TOGETHER.
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WHEN YOU PUSH THE EMERGENCY BAR,
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THIS MECHANISM ROTATES
TO LET THE DOOR SWING OPEN.
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THE HANGER DETENT PREVENTS
THE DOOR FROM SWINGING OPEN
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DURING NORMAL OPERATION.
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IT ATTACHES
THE ACCESS CONTROL RELEASE
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TO THE DOOR HANGER.
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WORKERS COMPLETE
THE DOOR STRUCTURES
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BY APPLYING LEGALLY REQUIRED
SAFETY DECALS.
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MEANWHILE, AT ANOTHER STATION,
WORKERS INSTALL
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THE DOOR'S ELECTRONICS
IN THE HEADER.
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THIS IS ONE
OF THE MANY INFRARED SENSORS
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THAT TRIGGER THE DOORS TO OPEN.
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THE SENSORS DETECT PEOPLE
APPROACHING
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BY READING THE INVISIBLE
HEAT ENERGY HUMANS GIVE OFF.
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AFTER LOADING THE NUTS,
THEY'LL NEED TO FASTEN
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THE REMAINING COMPONENTS
TO THE HEADER'S TRACK.
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THEY INSTALL A PULLEY,
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PART OF THE DRIVE SYSTEM
THAT MOVES THE DOORS.
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THEN, THEY SLIDE
THE HEADER'S COVER INTO A TRACK
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AND CONTINUE
INSTALLING COMPONENTS...
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FIRST, THE END CAPS,
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WHICH ATTACH THE HEADER
TO THE DOORFRAME,
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THEN, THE DOOR CONTROLLER,
THE BRAINS OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
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IT HAS BUILT-IN
OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE.
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YOU CAN RUN THE DOORS
ON THE DEFAULTS
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OR CUSTOMIZE THE SETTINGS.
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NOW, FOR THE REST
OF THE DRIVE SYSTEM.
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THEY INSTALL AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
AND PULLEY.
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THE MOTOR HAS A SWITCH THAT
DETECTS THE DOOR'S POSITION.
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NEXT, A TIMING BELT IS LOOPED
AROUND TWO PULLEYS.
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THEY ADJUST THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE PULLEYS
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TO TIGHTEN THE BELT.
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THE DOOR INSTALLERS WILL DO
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A MORE PRECISE ADJUSTMENT
ON-SITE.
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EVERY HEADER UNDERGOES
EXTENSIVE COMPUTERIZED TESTING.
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THIS CHECKS THE FUNCTION
AND SAFETY FEATURES.
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THEN, THE DOORFRAME
AND STRUCTURE SHIP OUT
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TO THE BUILDING SITE,
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WHERE THE GLASS PANES GO IN
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
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Narrator: GIN IS
A DISTILLED ALCOHOLIC SPIRIT.
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IT'S FLAVORED PRIMARILY
WITH JUNIPER BERRIES.
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IN FACT, THE WORD "GIN" IS
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BELIEVED TO COME FROM "JENEVER,"
THE DUTCH WORD FOR "JUNIPER."
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IT'S THE BASE
FOR MANY POPULAR MIXED DRINKS,
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SUCH AS THE MARTINI,
THE SINGAPORE SLING,
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AND, OF COURSE, GIN AND TONIC.
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THIS MICRODISTILLERY PRODUCES
GIN IN SMALL BATCHES
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USING A SLOWER DISTILLATION
PROCESS.
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THEY DON'T ADD ANY SWEETENERS,
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ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING,
OR COLORING.
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AT THIS DISTILLERY,
EVERYTHING IS DONE BY HAND,
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STARTING WITH THE MAIN
INGREDIENT, JUNIPER BERRIES.
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THEN, SPICES ARE ADDED --
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DRIED ANGELICA PLANT ROOTS...
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CORIANDER SEEDS...
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LEMON PEEL AND CARDAMOM.
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ALL THESE INGREDIENTS GO
INTO A 90-GALLON COPPER STILL.
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A SPIRIT DISTILLED
FROM FERMENTED GRAIN
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IS ALREADY IN THE STILL.
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IT'S COMPLETELY TASTELESS
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BUT HAS AN ALCOHOL CONTENT
OF 95%.
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TO LOWER THE ALCOHOL LEVEL
TO 40%,
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THEY'VE DILUTED IT
WITH SPRING WATER.
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NOW THEY PREPARE
TO REDISTILL WITH THE SPICES.
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THIS GIVES THE SPIRIT
ITS DISTINCT GIN FLAVOR.
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TO DO THIS, THEY SLOWLY HEAT
THE BOTTOM OF THE STILL.
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IN ABOUT AN HOUR, THE ALCOHOL
BOILS AND BEGINS TO EVAPORATE.
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THEY CONTINUE DISTILLING
FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS,
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CONSTANTLY MONITORING
THE TEMPERATURE.
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IF THE TEMPERATURE
REACHES 212 DEGREES,
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THE WATER WILL ALSO EVAPORATE,
RUINING THE BATCH.
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THE ALCOHOL STEAM RISES UP
AND OUT OF THE STILL
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THROUGH PIPES LEADING TO
A CHILLED STAINLESS STEEL TANK.
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WHEN THE HOT STEAM
HITS THE COLD,
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IT CONDENSES BACK TO A LIQUID,
CREATING GIN.
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THROUGHOUT
THE DISTILLATION PROCESS,
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THEY TAKE SAMPLES TO MEASURE
THE DENSITY AND TEMPERATURE.
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THESE READINGS REFLECT
THE CURRENT ALCOHOL LEVEL.
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THEY ADJUST THE DISTILLATION
SPEED AS REQUIRED
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TO PRODUCE
A TARGET ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 76%.
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ONLY THE MIDDLE OF EACH BATCH,
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KNOWN AS THE HEART OF
THE DISTILLATION, IS COLLECTED.
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THIS PARTICULAR DISTILLERY
ADDS ANOTHER STEP.
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THEY INFUSE THE GIN
WITH RAW PARSNIPS.
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THIS GIVES IT AN EARTHY FLAVOR
AND SUBTLE FLORAL AROMA.
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THEY PEEL AND SLICE
THE PARSNIPS,
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PLACE THEM IN A TANK,
THEN PUMP IN THE GIN.
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AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS,
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THEY PUMP IT THROUGH FILTERS
ON THE WAY TO A STORAGE TANK.
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THEN, THEY DILUTE THE GIN
WITH WATER
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TO LOWER THE ALCOHOL LEVEL
TO 43%.
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BEFORE BOTTLING,
THE DISTILLERY DRAWS SAMPLES
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FOR QUALITY CONTROL TESTING.
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THEY EXAMINE THE COLOR,
THE AROMA,
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AND, OF COURSE, THE TASTE.
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THERE WILL BE SLIGHT VARIATIONS
IN FLAVOR
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BASED ON THE FRESHNESS
OF THE PARSNIPS.
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THIS MICRODISTILLERY HAS
NO AUTOMATED BOTTLING LINE.
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THEY FILL THE BOTTLES BY HAND
ONLY SIX AT A TIME.
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THEY CORK EACH BOTTLE
INDIVIDUALLY
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WITH A HAND-OPERATED PRESS.
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THEY APPLY A PLASTIC SLEEVE,
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WHICH THEY HEAT-SHRINK TIGHTLY
OVER THE NECK.
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THE CONSUMER PULLS
A SMALL GOLD TAB
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TO REMOVE THE SEAL
AND UNCORK THE BOTTLE.
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THIS HAND-OPERATED MACHINE
LABELS ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME.
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THE MACHINE REMOVES THE BACKING
TO EXPOSE THE ADHESIVE,
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THEN PRESSES THE LABEL
ONTO THE BOTTLE.
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THIS IS A LONDON DRY GIN,
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MEANING IT'S MADE WITH
THE TRADITIONAL INGREDIENTS
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AND CONTAINS NO ADDED SWEETENERS
OR COLORINGS.
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THIS DISTILLATION PROCESS
IS HOW GIN WAS MADE
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BEFORE THE AGE OF
LARGE, COMMERCIAL DISTILLERIES.
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Narrator: WINCHESTER RIFLES
ARE KNOWN AS THE GUNS
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THAT WON THE AMERICAN WILD WEST.
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MANY OLD GUNS HAVE QUITE A PAST,
AND IT SHOWS.
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DENTS, SCRATCHES,
AND MISSING PARTS
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MAKE A GUN LOOK READY
FOR THE JUNKYARD.
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BUT OLD GUNS CAN BE RESTORED
LOCK, STOCK, AND BARREL.
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A VINTAGE FIREARM MAY HAVE BEEN
USED IN A HISTORIC BATTLE
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OR TO HUNT FOR FOOD.
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WINCHESTER RIFLES WERE ONE OF
THE FIRST REPEATING RIFLES,
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GUNS THAT HELD MULTIPLE ROUNDS
FOR A MUCH GREATER RATE OF FIRE.
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TO RESTORE
A CENTURY-OLD WINCHESTER,
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THEY DISASSEMBLE IT
AND EVALUATE EVERY PART.
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THEY DECIDE THE GUN NEEDS
A MAJOR OVERHAUL,
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BEGINNING
WITH THE SHOULDER STOCK.
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THE MASTER GUNSMITH ASSESSES
PIECES OF AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT
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FOR A NEW STOCK
AND DECIDES ON ONE.
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HE THEN SELECTS A WOODEN
TEMPLATE OF A SHOULDER STOCK.
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HE TRACES THE TEMPLATE'S
CONTOURS ONTO THE BLANK
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USING A GREASE PENCIL.
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HE LEAVES A GENEROUS MARGIN
FOR ERROR.
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HE CUTS THE WALNUT BLANK
WITH A BAND SAW,
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FOLLOWING THE PENCIL PROFILE.
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THESE BAND SAW CUTS
REMOVE EXCESS WOOD.
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THEY ALSO GIVE HIM A BASIC SHAPE
TO WORK WITH.
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NEXT, HE CLAMPS THE WALNUT PIECE
IN A DUPLICATOR
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BESIDE THE SHOULDER STOCK
TEMPLATE.
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HE FOLLOWS THE SHAPE
OF THE TEMPLATE WITH A STYLUS.
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THE STYLUS CONTROLS A ROUTER
THAT CUTS INTO THE WOOD.
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AS HE FOLLOWS THE LINES
OF THE GUNSTOCK TEMPLATE,
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THE ROUTER MOVES IN SYNC
TO DUPLICATE THE SHAPE.
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IT ALSO REVEALS THE BEAUTIFUL
GRAIN OF THE BLACK WALNUT.
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THE TEMPLATE AND WALNUT COPY
CAN BE TURNED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
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THIS ALLOWS THE GUNSMITH TO
COVER EVERY ANGLE WITH A STYLUS.
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IT TAKES NUMEROUS PASSES
TO DUPLICATE THE SHAPE.
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NEXT, HE BRUSHES BLACK DYE
ONTO THE RECEIVER,
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WHICH HOUSES
THE RIFLE'S OPERATING PARTS.
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HE SLIDES THE RECEIVER
INTO THE NEW STOCK.
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THE BLACK DYE TRANSFERS
TO THE HIGH SPOTS OF THE WOOD,
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INDICATING WHERE THE FIT
IS TOO TIGHT.
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HE SCRAPES THE WOOD
IN THOSE LOCATIONS,
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SO THE RECEIVER FITS
MORE PRECISELY INTO THE STOCK.
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THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN
AS INLETTING.
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HE NOW REFINES THE SHAPE
OF THE SHOULDER STOCK
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USING A COARSE FILE.
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HE ALSO EVENS ANY ROUGH PATCHES
CREATED BY THE DUPLICATOR.
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HE SWITCHES TO A FINER FILE
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AS HE CONTINUES TO SHAPE
THE STOCK AND SMOOTH IT.
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FINALLY, HE SANDS THE GUNSTOCK
TO A UNIFORM TEXTURE.
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HE STAINS BOTH THE STOCK
AND THE FORE-END.
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THE FORE-END IS USED TO STEADY
THE RIFLE DURING FIRING.
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ONCE THE STAIN HAS DRIED,
HE APPLIES AN OIL FINISH.
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THIS BOTH PROTECTS THE WOOD
AND ENHANCES THE GRAIN.
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THE FINISH CAN MAKE
ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
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HERE, WE SEE FINISHED STOCKS
IN LOW TO HIGH-GRADE WOOD.
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NEXT, A CRAFTSMAN ENGRAVES
A CHECKERED PATTERN
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INTO THE FORE-END OF THE STOCK.
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HE ETCHES A SERIES OF GROOVES,
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CREATING AN OUTLINE
TO WORK WITH.
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THEN HE CARVES PARALLEL GROOVES
ON CRISSCROSS ANGLES
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TO FORM THE CHECKERED PATTERN.
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THIS CHECKERING ADDS
VISUAL INTEREST
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AND GIVES THE RIFLE
A BETTER GRIP.
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STAY TUNED FOR MORE
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AS THIS VINTAGE GUN RESTORATION
CONTINUES.
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Narrator: RESTORING OLD GUNS
WAS LONG CONSIDERED TABOO.
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IT WAS BELIEVED THAT TAMPERING
WITH ANTIQUE FIREARMS
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WOULD DIMINISH THEIR VALUE.
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THAT VIEW IS CHANGING.
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GUN RESTORATION CAN SAVE IT
FROM THE JUNKYARD,
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PRESERVING A PIECE OF THE PAST.
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MANY OLD GUNS HAVE
A CHECKERED PATTERN
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ON THE STOCK AND FORE-END.
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TO REPLICATE THE ORIGINALS,
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THE GUNSMITH HAS ETCHED
A CHECKERED PATTERN
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INTO THE WOOD.
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HE NOW DARKENS THE CHECKERED
SECTIONS WITH BLACK LINSEED OIL.
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THE OIL HIGHLIGHTS
AND PROTECTS THE DESIGN.
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THE FOCUS THEN TURNS
TO THE RIFLE'S METAL PARTS,
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MADE OF LOW-CARBON STEEL.
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AFTER OVER A CENTURY OF USE,
THE FINISH HAS WORN OFF,
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COMPROMISING THEIR STRENGTH.
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RESTORATION BEGINS
WITH THE RECEIVER.
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IT HOLDS
THE GUN'S WORKING PARTS.
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HE FILES OFF IMPERFECTIONS.
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THEN, HE POLISHES THE RECEIVER
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USING AN ABRASIVE CLOTH
WRAPPED AROUND A BLOCK.
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HE USES
PROGRESSIVELY FINER ABRASIVES.
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THIS GREATLY
IMPROVES THE SURFACE.
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HERE IS THE RIFLE RECEIVER
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BEFORE IT WAS FILED
AND SANDED...
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AND AFTER.
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HE ALSO CLEANS UP THE TRIGGER,
LEVER, AND OTHER PARTS.
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AFTER A HARDENING TREATMENT,
THE GUNSMITH APPLIES VARNISH.
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THE VARNISH ENHANCES
THE SWIRL OF COLORS
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CREATED
BY THE HARDENING TREATMENT.
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THIS IS A CLASSIC LOOK.
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HERE IS THE RIFLE RECEIVER
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IN THE DIFFERENT STAGES
OF RESTORATION.
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NEXT, A GUNSMITH BOLTS
A ROLL DIE INTO A PRESS.
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HE THEN LOADS THE NEWLY POLISHED
RIFLE BARREL INTO THE PRESS
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AND ACTIVATES IT.
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THIS PRESS ROLLS LETTERING
INTO THE METAL.
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THIS STAMPED INFORMATION IS
KNOWN AS THE BARREL ADDRESS.
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IT INCLUDES THE COMPANY NAME
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AND ORIGINAL DATE
OF MANUFACTURE.
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ANOTHER TEAM MEMBER
BOILS THE BARREL
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IN HOT, SOAPY WATER
TO REMOVE ANY DIRT OR GRIME.
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AFTER A RINSE, HE SLIDES
THE BARREL ONTO A FIXED ROD.
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HE WIPES OFF THE WATER RESIDUE
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AND HEATS THE BARREL
WITH A TORCH.
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THIS PREHEAT PREPARES THE BARREL
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FOR A RUST-PROOFING TREATMENT
CALLED RUST BLUING.
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AS HE BRUSHES THE BLUING
SOLUTION ONTO THE RIFLE BARREL,
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HE MAINTAINS A STEADY HEAT.
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THE HOT TEMPERATURE
ACTIVATES THE CHEMICALS,
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AND THE METAL TURNS A BROWN HUE.
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NEXT, HE BOILS THE BARREL
IN HOT WATER.
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ITS COLOR GOES FROM BROWN
TO BLUISH BLACK.
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HE REPEATS THE RUST BLUING
TREATMENT SIX TO EIGHT TIMES.
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THEN, HE BRUSHES IT
AGAINST A WIRE WHEEL
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TO GET RID OF EXCESS RESIDUE.
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THIS CENTURY-OLD GUN BARREL
IS AS GOOD AS NEW.
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SOMETIMES,
THEY ENGRAVE A GUN'S RECEIVER
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WITH SCROLLWORK
OR OTHER DESIGNS.
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THE ENGRAVER CUTS THE STEEL
ENTIRELY BY HAND.
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HE VIEWS HIS WORK
THROUGH A MICROSCOPE
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TO GET EVERY DETAIL RIGHT.
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HE ALSO ENGRAVES
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THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME
AND MODEL NUMBER
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INTO THE TANG
OF THE RIFLE RECEIVER.
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IT'S DELICATE WORK THAT HE HAS
ONLY ONE CHANCE TO GET RIGHT.
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ELABORATE ENGRAVINGS
ON THE RIFLE RECEIVER
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AREN'T NECESSARY,
BUT ARE A NICE ADDITION.
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THE CLIENT DECIDES WHETHER
TO KEEP IT SIMPLE OR GO FANCY.
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RESTORING A VINTAGE RIFLE
ISN'T CHEAP.
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IT COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
OR MORE
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IF EXPENSIVE ENGRAVINGS
AND GOLD INLAY WORK IS ADDED.
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BUT WHEN IT COMES TO EXTRAS,
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SOME COLLECTORS WON'T HESITATE
TO PULL THE TRIGGER.
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