Making Stuff

- Season 1

(2010)

From giant bulk bags of raw nuts, to creamy smooth spread, Gears and Wiz see all the machines that sort, roast, crush and package peanut butter.

Picking apples from trees, sorting, washing and mashing to extract the juice, Gears and Wiz discover old-fashioned apple cider is made by fancy high-tech machinery.

Wiz falls in love with the cuddly toys as Gears meets someone familiar when he learns how teddy bears are made.

Wiz and Gears find themselves in the drum factory where veneers and thin layers of wood are glued together to form the shell, then the hardware and skin is attached and tuned. Gears learns what a snare is and Wiz gets a special paint job.

A visit to Canada's Mint reveals how coils of steel are turned into the laminated coins we use everyday. Wiz is puzzled by all the steps. Is it money YET?

Gears and Wiz visit a laser machine that makes the most diabolical puzzles ever with crazy shapes and amazing pictures.

Mango purée, mango juice and mango pulp are mixed and frozen to create the icy Italian treat. Gears and Wiz learn what 'stabiliser' does to ice crystals.

Computers, presses, inks and paper run at high speed to turn out stickers and labels. Gears and Wiz see how colours are added step by step to create an image.

Gears and Wiz visit the best bakery in Montréal to see how flaky croissants are made with French flour and fresh butter.

Heavy steel dies are used to produce plastic parts in an injection mould. From the 3-D computer model to the factory floor, Gears and Wiz marvel at the precision needed to make the moulds for all the toy parts.

Gears and Wiz encounter a crazy octopus-like machine with many hoses that feeds an army of plastic injection moulders in the toy factory. Plastic pellets are shaped into all the parts to make toys that look just like the real thing.

Gears and Wiz discover how flour, yeast, and water can make many delicious varieties of bread including their favourite baguettes.

Thin sheets of metal are mounted on a 'plate' and vibrate to make sound. Gears and Wiz discover how drawing and blowing air over the metal reeds makes a sound.

These yummy treats are made by a master chocolatier as Gears and Wiz cheer for their favourite type of decoration: crushed peppermint candy.

Camping out is fun, especially in a cozy sleeping bag. Gears and Wiz watch a team of super seamstresses turn high-tech fabric and insulation into a dandy sleeping bag.

Flour, water and sometimes eggs get mixed and rolled, stretched and cut into many different noodles. Gears and Wiz learn how to make spaghetti and lasagna.

Big mixers stir the compound for leads, then rolled into thin sticks. Gears and Wiz see how they are waxed so they will write and discover how they are put into wooden cases that get painted and packaged.

Gears really wishes he had feet when he and Wiz meet the rubber boot making machines. Colourful designs and fancy liners create puddle stomping fun.

Polyethylene pellets are baked in a mould to become a kayak. Gears and Wiz see what appears to be an oversized BBQ turn out a boat that even a kid can paddle.

Machines bend and weld steel pipes to build a playground. Gears and Wiz follow the ladders, corkscrews and poles into the paint shop and see them get baked with shiny colours.

Gears and Wiz learn about annealing, and how the bell is made on the horn.

All the tubes and valves are hand-built in the horn factory. Gears and Wiz learn about annealing and how the bell is made on the horn with a lathe and some serious hammering on an anvil.

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