THEY MAY BE TINY, BUT THEY'RE OUT THEREIN HUGE NUMBERS. THIS ONE COMPANY CHURNS OUT ABOUT...
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THEY MAY BE TINY, BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE
IN HUGE NUMBERS. THIS ONE COMPANY CHURNS OUT ABOUT 5 MILLION
LAPEL PINS A YEAR. IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SKETCH
OF THE PIN DESIGN AND FROM THAT, THE MASTER -- A NEGATIVE MADE OF MAGNESIUM,
A TYPE OF METAL. THEY'LL MAKE COPIES
OF THIS MASTER TO CREATE A PRODUCTION MOLD. BUT FIRST, USING WHAT'S CALLED
A COPING SAW, THEY CUT OUT THE FRONT
AND BACK PIECES OF THE MASTER
IN HUGE NUMBERS. THIS ONE COMPANY CHURNS OUT ABOUT 5 MILLION
LAPEL PINS A YEAR. IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SKETCH
OF THE PIN DESIGN AND FROM THAT, THE MASTER -- A NEGATIVE MADE OF MAGNESIUM,
A TYPE OF METAL. THEY'LL MAKE COPIES
OF THIS MASTER TO CREATE A PRODUCTION MOLD. BUT FIRST, USING WHAT'S CALLED
A COPING SAW, THEY CUT OUT THE FRONT
AND BACK PIECES OF THE MASTER
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THEY MAY BE TINY,
00:00:02.135 --> 00:00:04.468
BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE
IN HUGE NUMBERS.
00:00:04.047 --> 00:00:06.007
THIS ONE COMPANY CHURNS OUT
00:00:06.072 --> 00:00:08.272
ABOUT 5 MILLION
LAPEL PINS A YEAR.
00:00:08.274 --> 00:00:10.875
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SKETCH
OF THE PIN DESIGN
00:00:10.877 --> 00:00:12.543
AND FROM THAT, THE MASTER --
00:00:12.545 --> 00:00:15.028
A NEGATIVE MADE OF MAGNESIUM,
A TYPE OF METAL.
00:00:15.282 --> 00:00:17.348
THEY'LL MAKE COPIES
OF THIS MASTER
00:00:17.035 --> 00:00:18.095
TO CREATE A PRODUCTION MOLD.
00:00:18.952 --> 00:00:21.486
BUT FIRST, USING WHAT'S CALLED
A COPING SAW,
00:00:21.488 --> 00:00:24.389
THEY CUT OUT THE FRONT
AND BACK PIECES OF THE MASTER.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
