TV Tonight: Do The Locomotion

(TV Tonight, Tuesday, February 17th, 2009) It’s a wonderful night with a new heavy machine-related Dirty Jobs — when was the last time that happened?   You can also enjoy new episodes of Wreckreation Nation, Deconstructed, and/or How Do They Do It, depending on your tastes and Tivo.

All times are central.

• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 pm)
• This Old House (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• How It’s Made: Automotive Fuel Pumps, Cricket Bats, Change Machines, Ductile Iron Pipe (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• Rock Solid: Chicago Brick Front Entrance (DIY, 6:30 pm)
• How It’s Made: Police Badges, Pressure Gauges (Discovery, 6:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Spider Pharm (Discovery, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Pre-inked Stamps, Cranberries, Cotton Yarn, Road Signs (Science, 7:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Combination Locks, Pottery, Recreational Vehicles, Erasers (Science, 7:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Locomotive Builder (Discovery, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Deconstructed: Barometer, Electric Bicycle, Electric Motor, Hot Tub (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• Deconstructed: Chainsaw, Fog Machine, Bicycle Pump, and Plasma Screen (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal: Bonneville (Discovery, 9:00 pm) NEW
• How Do They Do It?: Armoured Cars, Lifts, Cheese (Science, 9:00 pm) NEW
• Weapon Masters: Greek Fire (Military, 9:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Wave-Piercing Hulls, Crash Helmets, Rubber (Science, 9:30 pm)
• How It’s Made: Curling Stones, Refrigerators, Aluminum Baseball Bats, Opalescent Glass (Discovery, 10:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Pre-inked Stamps, Cranberries, Cotton Yarn, Road Signs (Science, 10:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Levels, Hot Dogs, Abrasive Grains, Sandpaper (Discovery, 10:30 pm)
• How It’s Made: Combination Locks, Pottery, Recreational Vehicles, Erasers (Science, 10:30 pm)

Enjoy.