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    How its made

    How many people on here enjoy a good episode of how its made?

    its a great show, on quest usally at 10 every night!

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    Re: How its made

    I'm guilty of watching it sometimes .

    I have a bad habit of telling anyone I'm with that I work with milling machines whenever one comes on though lmao.

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    Quest isn't a bad channel really.

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    It's great until they do something boring like whistles or rocking horses.
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    You faggots need to grow a pair and watch something decent like 'Grand Designs'.
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    ha ha im abit disapointed when something dull comes on as above, ive actully got it on now, just seen how a hockey mask was made, learnt abit about fibreglass from it, hmm what can i use this new found knowledge on, i see a project coming!!!

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    Re: How its made

    How it's made, FTW

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    tell me about it! I need to know how do they make money!
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    Every night lmao

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    LMAO in addicted to quest my missis hates it i watched how they made cast pistons the other day lol mity ships is good aswell

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    some of the stuff is well clever how they make, you ever seen how they make light bulbs? mad stuff!!! how they can stretch the glass when its really hot.
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    Could only ever get analogue here, can't even get a sniff of digital telly.
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    Re: How its made

    Quote Originally Posted by Joker View Post
    some of the stuff is well clever how they make, you ever seen how they make light bulbs? mad stuff!!! how they can stretch the glass when its really hot.
    The light bulb one is mad..... After all that manufacture how can they then sell them in tesco for 8p ?

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    I think the amazing thing is how they build the machines that make them. When they slow the process down it looks complex enough - sped up it's doing numerous little things 10 times a second.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 8valve-craig View Post
    The light bulb one is mad..... After all that manufacture how can they then sell them in tesco for 8p ?
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    Re: How its made

    Every week night after work goes like this: beer, American chopper, American hot rod, shower into bed, how it's made

    God I need to get a life lmao

    Best how it's made I seen was how they made industrial aluminium cooking pots! Amazing stuff
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    My wife and 8 yr old daughter now watch it with me! Result.
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    Re: How its made

    ahh nothing like a bit of how its made

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