Talk:Number 8 wire

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What sort of uses is this famous for? I think a few examples would help a lot... --142.177.235.25 (talk) 02:22, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Umm, well it is famous for being ubiquitous!! I will try an find some examples. There is an art awarded named after No 8 wire. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 02:58, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

A common saying is "If it can't be fixed with No 8 Wire, it cant be fixed"222.155.62.172 (talk) 12:45, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

In New Zealand culture number 8 wire can supposedly be used for everything and anything, so giving specific examples kind of misses the point of the expression. 121.73.7.84 (talk) 10:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Relevance of the Image?

Afaict, the image on the page has nothing to do with the topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.196.110.132 (talk) 14:06, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

I have to agree, I'm not a kiwi, but the relevance seems marginal at best. Even a picture of a NZ sheep fence would be better. --Ef80 (talk) 20:13, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Too many irrelevant details

This article could be improved by reducing it's first four paragraphs to one or two sentences. E.G.,

   From its invention in 1855 until its obsolescence in the 1960s, "Number 8" (4.064mm) galvanized steel wire was ubiquitous on New Zealand farms, where it was used for fencing.

Maybe some readers would appreciate footnotes referring to the British Standard Wire Gauge or, describing what eventually replaced numer eight wire on the farm; but few are likely to want to know how livestock in New Zealand were contained prior to 1855 or, which wire of a fence should be barbed if one wants to contain cattle, and why barbs aren't needed for sheep.

~2026-24610-6 (talk) 10:02, 6 February 2026 (UTC)