mardi 20 février 2007

How to make button

This week, the show was about button (for clothe). To begin the process, they put a great
quantity of small plastic balls into a machine. This machine melted these plastic balls to
make long round plastic bars of 3 /4 inch in diameter by 6 feets in length. The next step was
to cut these bars to make many round parts of 1/8 inch in length. After that, they sent these
small parts in a press to give the final shape of the buttons. When the button came out, the
stamping is done also. They just had to drill two or four holes to finish the button.


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mardi 6 février 2007

I like to watch How It's it made on the Discovery channel. I like this t.v. show because they speak about mechanics and devices that companies use to make different procucts. They speak about products made in the province of Quebec and in Ontario. I think that it's a good t.v. show because they speak slowly and the t.v. is a good visual support. They show from primary material to a finished product, ready to be sold and used. If a machine is too fast and we can’t see how the machine works, they will slow down the machine just for the show. After, they will restart the machine at the normal rate. Often, it’s unbelievable to see how some machines can be accurate and fast!