BUT HIGH-DENSITY FOAM ISTOO STIFF TO GO INTO THE THUMB, WHICH NEEDS SOME FLEXIBILITY. SO...
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BUT HIGH-DENSITY FOAM IS
TOO STIFF TO GO INTO THE THUMB, WHICH NEEDS SOME FLEXIBILITY. SO INSTEAD, THEY MAKE WHAT'S
CALLED AN ARMORED THUMB PLATE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY
A PLASTIC THUMB SHIELD. A HOT FORGE PRESSES
A FLAT PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC ONTO AN ALUMINUM MOLD
IN THE SHAPE OF THE PLATE
TOO STIFF TO GO INTO THE THUMB, WHICH NEEDS SOME FLEXIBILITY. SO INSTEAD, THEY MAKE WHAT'S
CALLED AN ARMORED THUMB PLATE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY
A PLASTIC THUMB SHIELD. A HOT FORGE PRESSES
A FLAT PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC ONTO AN ALUMINUM MOLD
IN THE SHAPE OF THE PLATE
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BUT HIGH-DENSITY FOAM IS
TOO STIFF TO GO INTO THE THUMB,
00:00:04.803 --> 00:00:06.737
WHICH NEEDS SOME FLEXIBILITY.
00:00:06.738 --> 00:00:10.607
SO INSTEAD, THEY MAKE WHAT'S
CALLED AN ARMORED THUMB PLATE,
00:00:10.609 --> 00:00:13.677
WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY
A PLASTIC THUMB SHIELD.
00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:17.147
A HOT FORGE PRESSES
A FLAT PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC
00:00:17.216 --> 00:00:20.484
ONTO AN ALUMINUM MOLD
IN THE SHAPE OF THE PLATE.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
