A special “How is Made”

Thomas Thwaites – The toaster project

product design – ongoing project

This guy is trying to build a toaster, from scratch beginning by mining the raw materials and ending with a product that Argos sells for only £3.99.  Follow his hard work here.

magnetic-separation1
with a magnet under the paper he separates the iron from the rest
microwave1
Microwaves for melting iron? yes
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after 30 minutes at full power, the iron is melted