Season 31 · Episode 2 — Laptops, Panettone, Saxophones
Electronic components, displays, keyboards and batteries are assembled and tested as laptop computers; enriched dough undergoes repeated fermentation before fruit is added and the panettone is baked and cooled; and shaped brass bodies are fitted with tone holes, keys and pads to produce saxophones.
Season 31 episodes
E1Layers of material are built around a central core and covered to produce balls for Basque pelota; hydraulic lifting systems are installed…
E2Electronic components, displays, keyboards and batteries are assembled and tested as laptop computers; enriched dough undergoes repeated fe…
E3Precision gears, spools and drag mechanisms are assembled into fishing reels; donated plasma is separated and purified to recover proteins…
E4Prepared strips of bamboo are bent, woven and joined into steamer baskets; frames, wheels and control components are assembled into three-w…
E5Rubber compounds, reinforcing plies and bead assemblies are moulded and cured into mountain-bike tires; engines and high-speed impellers ar…
E6Cooking vessels, heating elements and temperature controls are assembled into automatic rice cookers; discreet compartments and locking mec…
E7Decorative glass components are formed and combined with working faucet hardware; ladder sections and hydraulic extension equipment are bui…
E8Motors, sensors, controllers and programmable electronics are combined in educational robots; leather straps and decorated metal plates are…
E9Harvested cotton is cleaned, separated from its seeds and compressed into transportable bales; heavy steel frames, gates and release mechan…
E10Extended sleeping compartments are constructed and equipped for long-haul trucks; harvested pecans are cleaned, cracked, separated and grad…
E11Thin wooden slats are cut, shaped and joined into traditional baskets; molten metal is cast, finished and tuned to produce bells; and preci…
E12A DeLorean’s mechanical systems, interior and distinctive stainless-steel body are refurbished; soft insulating fibre is separated from coa…
E13Leather pieces are cut, skived, reinforced and sewn into overnight bags; structural, drive and safety components are assembled into mechani…