We don't make fuses, we buy them already made.
House circuits, when fused use a glass cartridge fuse which screws into a
receptacle or socket. Our lamp bulbs screw into sockets as well. I believe your
bulbs are the bayonet style of fitting with two spring loaded contacts which
connect with contacts on the bottom of the bulb base. Ours have one contact on
the bottom of the base, the threaded wall forms the other contact.
There are tubular fuses with metal capped ends too, something like those used
in the more modern British 13 Amp ring circuit wiring which they install into
the big square plugs but which we more usually use in automotive fused circuits
or occasionally in the equipment itself. Now of course most circuits are
protected by switched circuit breakers. I don't know if the ring main is used
in New Zealand or Australia. Switch style circuit breakers are becoming more
common in England I do know, they were unknown when I lived there 40 years ago.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Fuse wire not available in the USA! What do you use instead for making fuses?
Jewel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Leavens" <dleav...@puc.net>
To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Hi Jewel,
I doubt fuse wire is available in North America. Your point though is well
taken. Any fine stiff
wire would do.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
Linda! You can make your own by taking a short length of fuse wire and
doubling it. Put the thread
in the elbow and poke it through the eye in the needle. The wire will take
the thread through and
then all you need to do is hold the thread and slip the fuse wire off it.
This is, virtually, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment
places with the
exception
that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there,
and it is not
necessary anyway.
Jewel ----- Original Message -----
From: "lvmumford" <lmumf...@uga.edu>
To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:15 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle
threaders. I am completely
blind and I know there are needle threaders out there but don't know whick
ones are the most blind
user friendly.
Much thanks,
Linda
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