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> a reference to a gauge of fencing wire that has been adapted for countless other uses in New Zealand farms, factories and homes. But that doesn't really make

> a reference to a gauge of fencing wire that has been adapted for countless other uses in New Zealand farms, factories and homes. But that doesn't really make the reader any wiser, as the article doesn't talk about any of its uses in New Zealand.

defrost 2y ago
They're much the same as any ad hoc uses of stiff thick fencing wire anywhere really. Has the world really come to the point where an essay on how to MacGyver with wire is required? Emergency muffler reattachment, temporary gate latch, ...
- wodenokoto 2y ago
  It’s the essay on the New Zealand McGyver using no. 8 wire that the world needs.
  - jaggederest 2y ago
    I believe you're looking for https://www.youtube.com/@MartyT https://www.youtube.com/@MartyT - I think I've actually seen him use wire for holding together a resurrected piece of heavy equipment, and he made a hydroelectric generator out of a washing machine.
titusjohnson 2y ago
Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. I almost always had a roll & some snips nearby when doing any maintenance. You can fix some broken electric fence, re-bind the fence paneling to T-stakes, and if desperate cobble together some hinges and a latch for an impromptu gate, all with a simple roll of wire. A foot or two of this wire and you can whip up a stabilizer for hanging any old tool off of a single nail in the barn. A couple feet of it makes a tie-down for any plant or tree branch, sometimes you don't even need a stake, the wire can be pushed deep enough and into a J shape underground that it'll often hold on its own.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  >Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. My dad will mention number 9 clothesline wire in a similar context. Also baling twine and baling wire are common for farmers for the same reason.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Kids be like nowadays: let's 3D print this!

defrost 2y ago

They're much the same as any ad hoc uses of stiff thick fencing wire anywhere really. Has the world really come to the point where an essay on how to MacGyver with wire is required? Emergency muffler reattachment, temporary gate latch, ...

wodenokoto 2y ago
It’s the essay on the New Zealand McGyver using no. 8 wire that the world needs.
- jaggederest 2y ago
  I believe you're looking for https://www.youtube.com/@MartyT https://www.youtube.com/@MartyT - I think I've actually seen him use wire for holding together a resurrected piece of heavy equipment, and he made a hydroelectric generator out of a washing machine.

titusjohnson 2y ago

Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. I almost always had a roll & some snips nearby when doing any maintenance. You can fix some broken electric fence, re-bind the fence paneling to T-stakes, and if desperate cobble together some hinges and a latch for an impromptu gate, all with a simple roll of wire. A foot or two of this wire and you can whip up a stabilizer for hanging any old tool off of a single nail in the barn. A couple feet of it makes a tie-down for any plant or tree branch, sometimes you don't even need a stake, the wire can be pushed deep enough and into a J shape underground that it'll often hold on its own.

Suppafly 2y ago
>Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. My dad will mention number 9 clothesline wire in a similar context. Also baling twine and baling wire are common for farmers for the same reason.
dzhiurgis 2y ago
Kids be like nowadays: let's 3D print this!