Other uses Image Wires.jpg thumb Wires overhead A wire is a single, usually cylinder geometry cylindrical ... electricity and Signal electronics telecommunications signals . Wire is commonly formed by drawing ... Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauge s. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands, as in multistranded wire , which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics, or a cable in electricity. Although usually circular in cross section, wire can be made in square or flattened rectangular cross section, either for decorative purposes ... 2011 ref coil spring s, such as the Slinky toy, are made of special flattened wire. History Image IMG 4417.JPG thumb Wire wrapped jewelry In Ancient technology antiquity , jewelry often contains, in the form of chains and applied decoration, large amounts of wire that is accurately made and which ... cut from metal sheet were made into wire by pulling them through perforations in stone beads. This causes ... in jewellery are characterised by seam lines that follow a spiral path along the wire. Such twisted ... wire drawing method. The strip twist wire manufacturing method was superseded by wire drawing drawing ... Gold wire Some Aspects of its Manufacture and Use , Jewellery Studies , 5, 1991, pp. 95 105. ref .... True beaded wire, produced by mechanically distorting a round section wire, appeared in the Eastern ... wire continued to be used in jewellery into modern times, although it largely fell out of favour in about ... , provided a simpler to make alternative. A forerunner to beaded wire may be the notched strips and wires which first occur from around 2000 BC in Anatolia . Wire was Wire drawing drawn in England from the medieval period. The wire was used to make Carding wool cards and pins, manufactured goods ... Iron & Steel Institute 159 1948 , 16 22. ref The first wire mill in Great Britain was established ... & Boyd, Edinburgh 1961 , 95 141. ref Apart from their second wire mill at nearby Whitebrook, ref ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name On A Wire Type Album Artist The Get Up Kids Cover TheGetUpKids OnAWire AlbumCover.jpg Released Start date 2002 5 14 Recorded Nov 2001 Feb 2002 br Tarquin Studios, Bridgeport , Connecticut br Z Gwonth Studios, Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence , Kansas Genre Emo br Indie rock ref name AMG ref cite web author Reviewed by Jon Caramanica May 31, 2002 url http www.ew.com ew article 0,,249666,00.html title On a Wire Review & 124 Music Reviews and News publisher EW.com date 2002 05 31 accessdate 2012 03 04 ref ref cite web url http www.metacritic.com music artists getupkids onawire?q the 20get 20up 20kids title On A Wire Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic publisher Metacritic.com date accessdate 2012 03 04 ref Length 43 28 Label Vagrant Records ... review 5943014 on a wire link Pitchfork Media 3.3 10 http www.pitchforkmedia.com article record review 18072 the get up kids on a wire link Entertainment Weekly B http www.ew.com ew article 0,,249666,00.html ... album Eudora br 2001 This album On a Wire br 2002 Next album Guilt Show br 2004 Misc Singles Name On a Wire Type studio single 1 Overdue single 1 date single 2 Stay Gone single 2 date On a Wire is a 2002 ... , lead singer Matt Pryor considered that the dramatic change in style for On a Wire seriously impacted ... to Write Home About and On a Wire had on their fan base in an interview with New York Press I feel like the way that we rolled out On A Wire was kind of abrasive and confrontational. I think it was very ... listing tracklist all writing The Get Up Kids headline On a Wire title1 Overdue length1 2 59 title2 ... 3 21 title8 Walking on a Wire length8 5 17 title9 Wish You Were Here length9 3 32 title10 Campfire ... Album Chart Position 2002 On a Wire The Billboard 200 57 ref http www.billboard.com bbcom esearch ... dead link date March 2012 ref 2002 On a Wire Independent Albums 3 ref http www.billboard.com bbcom ... albums es On A Wire ... more details
On The Wire is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio Lancashire . It is presented by Steve Barker. The show was first broadcast on 16 September 1984. In the 1980s the show was broadcast on Sunday afternoons 2 5pm. On the Wire s first guests were Adrian Sherwood and Keith le Blanc. Sherwood and Dub Syndicate provide the show s theme music. The guests on the second week of the show were Depeche Mode . On the Wire was one of the first shows in the UK to play hip hop , house music and techno music . It gave the first radio plays in the UK for Derrick May musician Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and the radio premier of 808 State s Pacific State and A Guy Called Gerald s Voodoo Ray . Andy Madhatter Holmes and Pete Haigh have provided since 1986 the once a month Funkology show. Michael Fenny Fenton has a weekly slot on the show where he plays music from the local music scene. At the beginning of the 1990s On the Wire was under threat from the BBC , but at the last minute the show was saved by the BBC board, with the show being described as a unique BBC product . Brian Planet Jackson and John Peel were key figures in saving the programme. When the programme was saved it moved to a new slot on Thursday evenings, and then to its current slot on Saturday evenings. Guests on the show have included Lee Scratch Perry Lee Perry , Mark E Smith , Half Man Half Biscuit , Kelly Joe Phelps, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jeb Loy Nichols and Blood and Fire record label Blood and Fire . Highlight shows include An Xmas party at the Ritz in Manchester including Sherwood with Gary Clail , 808 State , A Guy Called Gerald , Little Annie and Neneh Cherry putting on The Fall free at Clitheroe Castle and the three hour dub special shows. Since 2003, Steve Barker contributes from Beijing with the invaluable ... engineer, Jim Ingham. The forerunner to On the Wire was called Spin Off and it was broadcast on BBC ... www.bbc.co.uk lancashire local radio BBC Radio Lancashire http otwradio.blogspot.com On The Wire ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Wire to Wire Cover Cover size Border Caption Artist Razorlight Album Slipway Fires A side B side Released 27 October 2008 Format Recorded Genre Alternative rock Length Label Writer Producer Audio sample? Certification Last single Hold On Razorlight song Hold On br 2007 This single Wire to Wire br 2008 Next single Hostage Of Love br 2009 Misc Wire to Wire is a song by England Anglo Sweden Swedish rock music rock band Razorlight , written by singer Johnny Borrell , from their third album Slipway Fires . It was officially released as the album s first single on 27 October 2008. ref name nme cite web url http www.nme.com news razorlight 39550 title Razorlight announce new album details exclusive work NME date 2008 09 08 accessdate 2008 10 12 ref It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September. ref name nme The song marked the band s fourth UK Top 5 single and their fifth to chart in the UK Top 10. It peaked at 5 in the UK Singles Chart , and 3 in Germany and Austria. The song has also peaked 8 in Swiss, 13 in Belgium Flanders 23 in Ireland and 71 in the Dutch singles charts. However, it underperformed in comparison to some of their previous singles and Slipway Fires is now their first album to fail to produce a top three single. It spent only 7 weeks in the UK Top 100, less than each of the first three singles from the preceding album Razorlight album Razorlight . The song is a piano led track, described as slow ... title Razorlight Wire To Wire publisher MSN Music date 2008 09 10 accessdate 2008 10 12 Dead ... title Razorlight Wire To Wire music video credits date 2009 03 16 accessdate 2009 03 19 ref The track ... Wire To Wire 3 01 Killing Casanova small Band Version small 3 44 Moscow Hotel 3 25 Charts and certifications ... Table Top certification Table Entry region Germany type single award Platinum title Wire to Wire artist ... songs pl Wire to Wire ... more details
Other uses Use mdy dates date February 2012 Infobox television show name The Wire image File The Wire.jpg ... 9 num seasons 5 num episodes 60 list episodes List of The Wire episodes website http www.hbo.com the wire The Wire is an American television drama series Baltimore in fiction set and produced in and around ... Simon , the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States. The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002 and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 List of The Wire episodes episodes over five seasons. Each season of The Wire focuses on a different facet of the city of Baltimore. In chronological ... winning major television awards, The Wire has been described by many critics as the greatest television ... ref ref name metascore1 cite web url http www.metacritic.com tv the wire season 4 title Wire, The Season ... tv the wire season 5 title Wire, The Season 5 accessdate March 7, 2008 publisher Metacritic ref ref cite news url http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews 5095500 The Wire arguably the greatest television programme ever made.html title The Wire arguably the greatest television programme ever made date April ... culture tvandradioblog 2007 jul 21 thewireisunmissabletelevis title The Wire is unmissable .... Production Conception File DavidSimon2007 crop.jpg left 150px thumb David Simon , creator of The Wire ... s pessimism. Simon wanted to avoid a repeat of these conflicts. He chose to take The Wire to HBO because ... Rafael year 2004 title The Wire Truth Be Told publisher Pocket Books location New York pages 18 19 ... dvd review the wire the complete first season 477 ref The looks of the cast as a whole have ... name NPR cite web author Bill Wyman title The Wire The Complete Second Season publisher National Public ... wire entire season title Local figures, riveting drama put The Wire in a class by itself publisher ... Jay Landsman The Wire the character of the same name , ref cite web year 2006 title Character ... thewire cast crew season 2.shtml title The Wire season 2 crew accessdate October 14, 2007 publisher ... more details
Endless Wire may refer to Endless Wire The Who album Endless Wire The Who album , or the title song Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot album Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot album , or the title song disambig ... more details
wiktionary wire tocright A wire is a strand of drawn metal used especially in electrical conductors and fencing. Wire , or Wires may also refer to Abbreviated These terms are often shortened to simply wire or wired Wire service , a journalism jargon for news agency a news wire or wire service Wire tap , police jargon for covert telephone listening device Wire transfer , a banking jargon for the act of using a wire transfer Wire, informal term for a telegraph , or the act of using a telegraph Wire, a covert listening device Entertainment Books, films, and magazines The Wire magazine The Wire magazine , a British music magazine, founded in 1982 The Wire Re up , 2009 books, Books about television Music Wire album Wire album , a 2004 album by Christian rock band Third Day Wire band , a British post punk group 1976 present Wire song Wire song , a 1984 song by U2 on the album The Unforgettable ... Wire , lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers Radio stations WIRE CA , a television station at channel 40 licensed to Atlanta, Georgia WIRE FM , a radio station at 91.1 FM licensed to Lebanon, Indiana the WIRE , University of Oklahoma s student radio station Television Wire TV , a 1992 1995 UK cable television channel The Wire , a 2002 2008 HBO police drama TV series The Wire The Wire episode The Wire The Wire episode , the sixth episode of the TV series List of Doctor Who villains The Wire The Wire , a Doctor Who monster The Wire Curb Your Enthusiasm The Wire Curb Your Enthusiasm , the sixth episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm The Wire Star Trek Deep Space Nine The Wire Star Trek Deep Space Nine , an episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Organizations ... Wales, Australia Wide coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System WIRES The WIRE project , a charitable organisation in England Sports Wire, nickname of the Warrington Wolves , a British rugby ... Other Wide Field Infrared Explorer WIRE , a spacecraft intended to produce an infrared survey of the entire ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Image IMG 5637cropped72.jpg thumb right Wire sculpture jewelry Image redwireamy.jpg thumb Wire sculpture jewelry Wire sculpture refers to the creation of sculpture or jewelry sometimes called wire wrap jewelry out of wire . The medium was experimented with by Alexander Calder . Because the needed tools are simple, wire sculpture can be learned and performed in home studios by hobby artists. Some of the tools used include pliers , pin Vise tool vises , File tool file , wire cutter s, and mandrel s. The wire used may be of a variety of decorative metals in different cross sections. Wire sculpture jewelry may have bead s or gemstone s integrated into the design. Jewellery DEFAULTSORT Wire Sculpture Category Sculpture techniques Category Jewellery making Category Wire Category Article Feedback 5 Sculpture stub ... more details
Bird on a Wire may refer to Film Bird on a Wire film Bird on a Wire film , 1990 film starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn Bird on a Wire , 1974 documentary film by Tony Palmer about Leonard Cohen Film and television Leonard Cohen s 1972 European tour Music Bird on a Wire Tim Hardin album Bird on a Wire Tim Hardin album , 1971 album Bird on a Wire Toby Lightman album Bird on a Wire Toby Lightman album , 2006 album See also Bird on the Wire , a song by Leonard Cohen disambig no Bird on a Wire ... more details
saved book title The Wire subtitle The Complete Guide cover image DavidSimon2007 crop.jpg cover color sort as Wire, The The Wire The Complete Guide Overview The Wire The Wire David Simon List of The Wire writers and directors Writers and directors List of awards and nominations received by The Wire Awards and nominations Seasons and episodes List of The Wire episodes List of The Wire episodes The Wire season 1 Season 1 The Wire season 2 Season 2 The Wire season 3 Season 3 The Wire season 4 Season 4 The Wire season 5 Season 5 Characters List of The Wire characters List of The Wire characters Police Police of The Wire Police of The Wire Jimmy McNulty Kima Greggs Bunk Moreland Lester Freamon Herc Herc Hauk Roland Pryzbylewski Ellis Carver Leander Sydnor Beadie Russell Cedric Daniels William Rawls Ervin Burrell Stanislaus Valchek Jay Landsman The Wire Jay Landsman Law enforcement Law enforcement characters of The Wire Law enforcement characters of The Wire Rhonda Pearlman Maurice Levy The Wire Maurice Levy Street level characters Street level characters of The Wire Street level characters of The Wire Omar Little Bubbles The Wire Bubbles Dennis Cutty Wise Stringer Bell Avon Barksdale Marlo Stanfield Proposition Joe Spiros Vondas The Greek Chris Partlow Felicia Snoop Pearson Wee Bey Brice Bodie Broadus Poot Carr D Angelo Barksdale Cheese Wagstaff Wallace The Wire Wallace Docks Characters from the docks of The Wire Characters from the docks of The Wire Frank Sobotka Nick Sobotka Ziggy Sobotka Sergei Malatov Politicians Politicians of The Wire Politicians of The Wire Tommy Carcetti Clarence Royce Clay Davis Norman Wilson The Wire Norman Wilson School School system of The Wire School system of The Wire Howard Bunny Colvin Michael Lee The Wire Michael Lee Duquan Dukie Weems Namond Brice Randy Wagstaff Journalists Journalists of The Wire Journalists of The Wire Augustus Haynes Scott ... of Music from The Wire ... more details
A guide wire may refer to A step in the Seldinger technique A misspelling of guy wire The character called Guide Wire from the anime series Rave Master Guidewire Software dab Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
unreferenced date February 2008 Image Wire stripper.jpg right thumb A simple manual wire stripper A wire stripper is a small, hand held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wire s. Manual A simple manual wire stripper is a pair of opposing blades much like scissors or wire cutters . The addition of a center notch makes it easier to cut the insulation without cutting the wire. This type of wire stripper is used by rotating it around the insulation while applying pressure in order to make a cut around the insulation. Since the insulation is not bonded to the wire, it then pulls easily off the end. This is the most versatile type of wire stripper. Another type of manual wire stripper is very similar to the simple design previously mentioned, except this type has several notches of varying size. This allows the user to match the notch size to the wire size, thereby eliminating the need for twisting. Once the device is clamped on, the remainder of the wire can simply be pulled out, leaving the insulation behind. Automatic When engaged, an automatic wire stripper simultaneously grips the wire from one side and cuts and removes the insulation from the other. To use it, one simply has to place the wire in the jaws and squeeze the handle. While this device allows even a novice to strip most wires very quickly, it does have some drawbacks. An automatic wire stripper only works on wires in a certain size range. If a wire is too small it may be broken by the pulling force, and if a wire is too large it will not fit in the jaws. When stripping the wire, an individual should grip and pull outwards to prevent injury. Mechanised automatic wire strippers can strip 10 gauge or thinner wires. See also Electrician Lineman s pliers Needle nose pliers Types of tools Category Mechanical hand tools Category Electric power Category Wire de Abisolierzange fa fr Pince d nuder nl Draadstriptang ja pl Stripper ru sv Kabelskalare ... more details
Refimprove date March 2011 For the structure pattern in chemistry Chicken wire chemistry File Chicken Wire close up.jpg thumb right 250px Close up of chicken wire used in a chicken coop. Chicken wire , or poultry netting , is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible galvanized wire, with hexagonal gaps. Available in 1 inch about 2.5 cm diameter, 2 inch about 5 cm and 1 2 inch about 1.3 cm , chicken wire is available in various wire gauges usually 19 gauge about 1 mm wire to 22 gauge about 0.7 mm wire . Chicken wire is occasionally ... from animals though the thinness and zinc content of galvanized wire may be inappropriate for animals prone to gnawing and will not keep out predators. In construction, chicken wire is used as a matrix to hold cement or plaster, in a process known as stucco ing. Concrete reinforced with chicken wire ... film The Blues Brothers film The Blues Brothers . History Chicken wire netting was invented ... with fused carbon rings are often compared to chicken wire see chicken wire chemistry . In photonics , the chicken wire effect is a predominant pattern of low transmission lines between multifiber ... sensor. The lines have a pattern similar to that of chicken wire. In machine tool design, chicken wire may be used for safety guarding. Chicken wire commonly used in construction has been found to block ... in Wi Fi Failures Chicken Wire publisher The Wall Street Journal date 31 DEC 2009 page A6A author Geoffrey A. Fowler ref See also Chain link fencing Welded wire Oligodendroglioma , a brain tumor with a microscopic chicken wire capillary pattern ref cite book title Oncology of CNS Tumors editor1 first ... Paulus page 17 publisher Springer year 2010 isbn 978 3 642 02873 1 ref Chicken wire chemistry References Reflist External links http www.meshdirect.co.uk Wire Gauges Explained p 9.html Wire gauges SWG used in Chicken Wire YouTube FZnU6JlhshU Gabion Machine a machine that makes chicken wire. Category ... more details
Wire haired may refer to a number of dog breeds with a harsh, wiry coat German Wirehaired Pointer Istrian Coarse haired Hound , also known as the Wirehaired Istrian Hound Styrian Coarse haired Hound , also known as the Wirehair Styrian Mountain Wire Fox Terrier Wire haired Dachshund Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Wirehaired Vizsla disambig ... more details
Move by wire can refer to fly by wire the original by wire , used in all but the smaller of present Fixed wing aircraft aeroplane s for maneuvering Electronic throttle control drive by wire , also known as electronic throttle control, used in vehicle A fictional cyberware technology that appears first in Shadowrun II supplement Cybertechnology . It pilots a human like a plane, allowing for inhuman swiftness Downsides is the use of extremely even lethally invasive implants. disambig ... more details
File PGrand wirebound notebook100.JPG thumb Wire bound notebooks 3 1 pitch 3 holes per inch 3 1 File Wire o.jpg thumb 300px Wire binding Wire binding is one of the most popular commercial book binding methods used in North America and is known by a number of different names including twin loop wire , Wire o , double loop wire , double o, ring wire and wirebind . With this binding method, users insert ... spine and then use a wire closer to squeeze the spine until it is round. Documents that are bound with wire binding will open completely flat on a desk, ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id I4QQ7GbxEc8C&pg PA156&dq wire book binding&hl en&ei DA ATv7DMYvRiALd2OC3Aw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 10&ved 0CHUQ6AEwCTge v onepage&q wire 20book 20binding&f false title Self Publishing ... wire. Each hole pattern has specific sizes and applications where it is best suited. Here is a quick ... is most commonly used for binding small sized documents with double loop wire. Spines for this binding ... does not allow for larger spines to be manufactured. The hole pattern used for 3 1 pitch wire binding ... diameter books. Two to one pitch wire is most commonly found in sizes ranging from 5 8 15.9 ... 2 1 pitch wire for binding documents as small as 1 4 6.4mm . 19 loop wire In the past, some comb binding machines would come with a wire closer. These machines were designed to be used with 19 loop wire. Nineteen loop wire is designed to be used with a plastic comb binding pattern. This hole pattern ... by the General Binding Corporation this type of supplies was discontinued. Today, 19 loop wire is commonly called Spiral O Wire. Wire binding equipment In order to bind documents with double loop wire a binding machine and a wire closer are required. Smaller organizations will often choose a small manual wire binding machine that offers a manual hole punch and a built in wire closer. Medium sized users will often choose a wire binding machine with an electric punch and built in wire closer. The highest ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2009 Image Staalborstel.jpg thumb Wire brush Image Staalbostels Roterend.JPG thumb Round wire brushes A wire brush is a tool, consisting of a Handle grip handle , usually wood or plastic, occasionally bone, and a brush . The brush is usually made from a large number of steel wire bristle s. The steel used is generally a high carbon variety and very hard. Other wire brushes feature bristles made from brass or stainless steel, depending on application. Wires in a wire brush can be held together by epoxy, staples, or in some cases one continuous wire. Some types of wire brushes can also be used on an angle grinder or electric drill . Uses Image Bench Grinder Brush 1.jpg thumb left convert 8 in abbr on wire brush mounted to a bench grinder The wire brush is primarily an abrasive implement, used for cleaning rust and removing paint. It is also used to clean surfaces and to create a better conductive area for attaching electrical connections, such as those between car battery posts and their connectors, should they accumulate a build up of grime and dirt. When cleaning stainless steel , it is advisable to use a stainless steel bristle wire brush, as a plain carbon steel brush can contaminate the stainless steel and cause rust spots to appear. Brass bristle brushes are used on softer surfaces or in potentially flammable environments where non sparking tools are required. Wire brushes are also used to clean the teeth of large animals, such as crocodiles and pigs. Powered wire brushes are commonly used to create brushed metal and to deburr edges. History The origins of the wire brush are unknown, although it is believed that the Ancient Rome Romans used similar tools in the manufacture of roof tile s. As the Roman Empire fell, the tool fell out of use. For the wheel types Types of tools DEFAULTSORT Wire Brush Category Cleaning tools Category Hand tools For the hand held types Category Metalworking tools For the wheel types Category Metalworking hand tools ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2010 Image Elwire.jpg thumbnail Close up of El Wire of a variety of colors Image ElWireFuelRails.JPG thumbnail El Wire Project Electroluminescent wire often abbreviated to EL wire is a thin copper wire coated in a phosphor which glows when an alternating current is applied to it. It can be used in a wide variety of applications vehicle and or structure decoration, safety and emergency lighting, toys, clothing etc. much as rope light or Christmas lights holiday decoration Christmas lights are often used. Unlike these types of strand lights, EL wire is not a series of points, but produces a 360 degree unbroken line of visible light. Its thin diameter makes it flexible and ideal for use in a variety of applications such as clothing or costumes. Structure EL wire s construction consists of five major components. First is a solid copper wire core, coated with phosphor. A very fine wire is spiral wound around the phosphor coated copper core. This fine wire is electrically isolated from the copper core. Surrounding this sandwich of copper core, phosphor, and fine copper wire is a clear PVC sleeve. Finally, surrounding this thin, clear PVC sleeve is another clear, colored translucent , or fluorescent PVC sleeve. File EL wire.svg thumbnail left Diagram of El Wire ... between the copper core wire and the fine wire that surrounds the copper core. The wire can ... be produced efficiently by phosphors are limited, so many types of wire use an additional fluorescent ... load of the EL wire, using an inductive coiled transformer makes the driver a tuned LC circuit LC oscillator , and therefore very efficient. The efficiency of EL wire is very high, and thus a few hundred feet of EL wire can be driven by AA battery AA batteries for several hours. See also Commons category Electroluminescent wire EL wire sequencer Artificial light sources Category Lighting Category Display technology Category Luminescence Category Wire de Elektrolumineszenz Folie id Kawat pendaran ... more details
File Razor Wire.jpg right 250px thumb Concertinered razor wire Concertina wire or Dannert Wire ref cite ... Dannert Wire work Online Thesaurus publisher English Heritage accessdate 18 September 2010 ref is a type of barbed wire or razor wire that is formed in large coils which can be expanded like a concertina . In conjunction with plain barbed wire and steel Picket fence pickets , it is used to form military wire obstacle s. ref http www.globalsecurity.org military library policy army accp en0065 le4.htm BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS . ref During World War I soldiers manufactured concertina wire themselves, using ordinary barbed wire. Today, it is factory made. Origins File concertina wire.png right thumb A sketch of a typical concertina wire obstacle File BOPBarbedtape.jpg thumb Concertina razor wire can be a feature of prisons. In the First World War, barbed wire obstacles were made by stretching lengths of barbed wire between stakes of wood or iron. At its simplest, such a barrier would resemble ... with multiple lines of stakes connected with wire running from side to side, back to front and diagonally ... time. Barbed wire obstacles were vulnerable to being pushed about by artillery shells, and in the First ... would deploy barbed wire in so called concertinas that were relatively loose. Barbed wire concertinas ... coils of barbed wire were converted into concertinas by the simple process of winding them round and round seven upright stakes in the ground every new lap of wire was fastened to the one below it at every other stake by a twist of plain wire the result, when you came to the end of a coil and lifted the whole up off the stakes was heavy ring of barbed wire that concertina d out into ten yard lengths. sfn Adams 1917 p 269 Concertina wire packs flat for ease of transport, but can then be deployed as an obstacle much more quickly than ordinary barbed wire. A platoon of soldiers can deploy .... Today, concertina wire is factory made and is available in forms that can be deployed very rapidly ... more details
File F wiresag 1.gif thumb 250px A wire saw Unreferenced date January 2010 A wire saw is a machine using a metal wire or cable for cutting . There are two types of wire saw machines continuous or endless or loop and oscillating or reciprocating . Sometimes the wire itself is referred to as a blade . The wire can have one strand or many strands braided together. The wire saw uses Abrasion mechanical ..., or diamond impregnated beads and spacers can be threaded on the cable. Wire saws are often cooled ... type of wire saw is the inexpensive survivalist emergency type sold in hunting and climbing shops. These are intended for sawing branches. Construction Continuous type wire saws are used to cut ... wafer s for the semiconductor industry. Machine shops Diamond wire Diamond impregrated wire saws are used in machine shop s to cut metal parts. Research and engineering Wire saws are used in laboratories to cut fragile crystals, substrates, and other materials. Foam Abrasive wire saws are used ... glass. Stone Mining industries commonly used a wire saw to cut hard stone into large blocks that can then be shipped to processing plants to be further refined. These wire saws are large machines ... explosive s can cleanly cleave the slab. Foam Foam Manufacturers commonly use an abrasive wire saw ..., Chair Cushions , and entertainment Foam fingers, foam accessories . Abrasive wire cutting is often ... advantage of wire saws is their smaller kerf , as compared to a blade. Another is the precision of the cut ... the wire will break and any surface imperfections can cause the errors in the cut. Diamond wire cutting Diamond wire cutting DWC is the process of using wire of various diameter s and length s, impregnated ..., thin diamond wire cost around 10 20 cents per foot 0.7 m in 2005 for 140 to 500 micrometer diameter wire, to manufacture and sells around 1.25 a foot 4.10 m or more, compared to solid diamond impregnated blade cutters costing thousands of dollars. Thus a 1,000 foot 300 m spool of diamond wire ... more details
Wollaston wire is a very fine less than .01 mm thick platinum wire clad in silver and used in electrical instruments. For most uses, the silver cladding is etched away by acid to expose the platinum core. History The wire is named after its inventor, William Hyde Wollaston , who first produced it in England in the early 19th century. ref http www.zeiss.com C12567A100537AB9 Contents Frame 177A4B2FE53F8313C125695A0034012A William Hyde Wollaston Research in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology , Carl Zeiss AG, Germany, accessed 2009 07 09 ref Platinum wire is drawn through successively smaller Die manufacturing Wire pulling die s until it is about convert .003 in mm in diameter. It is then embedded in the middle of a silver wire having a diameter of about convert 0.1 in mm . This composite wire is then drawn until the silver wire has a diameter of about convert .002 in mm , causing the embedded platinum wire to be reduced by the same 50 1 ratio to a final diameter of convert .00006 in um . Removal of the silver coating with an acid bath leaves the fine platinum wire as a product of the process. Uses Wollaston wire was used in early radio Detector radio detector s known as electrolytic detector s ref Lee, TH, The design of CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits , 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004, p8 ref and the hot wire barretter . Other uses include suspension of delicate devices, sensing of temperature, and sensitive electrical power measurements. References reflist Category History of radio Category Radio electronics Category Wire ... more details
Image wirebond ballbond.jpg thumb right 250px Gold wire ball bonded to a gold contact pad Image transistor ... using thick 250 to 400 m , wedge bonded, aluminium wires. Wire bonding is the primary method of making ... semiconductor semiconductor device fabrication . Although less common, wire bonding can be used to connect an IC to other electronics or to connect from one PCB to another. Wire bonding is generally ... Aluminum Copper Gold Wire diameters start at 15 m and can be up to several hundred micrometres for high powered applications. Copper wire has become one of the preferred materials for wire bonding ... wire ball bonding in sizes up to 0.003 inch 75 micrometres . Copper wire has the ability of being used ... coininginc http www.coininginc.com Copper Wire.asp ref Copper wire up to 0.010 inch 250 micrometres can be successfully wedge bond ed with the proper set up parameters. Large diameter copper wire can and does replace aluminum wire where high current carrying capacity is needed or where there are problems ... to use large diameter copper wire to wedge bond to silicon without damage occurring to the die. ref name coininginc Copper wire does pose some challenges in that it is harder than both gold and aluminum ... in order to protect copper wire and achieve a longer shelf life. ref name coininginc Pure gold wire doped with controlled amounts of beryllium and other elements is normally used for ball bonding ... strength and conductivity requirements typically determine the most suitable wire size for a specific wire bonding application. Typical manufacturers make gold wire in diameters from 0.0005 inch 12.5 micrometres and larger. Production tolerance on gold wire diameter is 3 . ref http www.coininginc.com gold wire and ribbon.asp ref Alloyed aluminum wires are generally preferred to pure aluminum wire except in high current devices because of greater drawing ease to fine sizes and higher pull test ... plague brittle gold aluminum intermetallic compound sometimes associated with pure gold bonding wire ... more details
For drill bit and drill rod gauge sizes Number drill sizes Image Wire gauge PSF .png thumb A device for measuring standard wire gauge. unreferenced date October 2008 Wire gauge is a measurement of how large a wire is, either in diameter or cross section geometry cross sectional area . This determines the amount of electric current a wire can safety safely carry, as well as its electrical resistance and weight per Units of measurement unit of length . Wire gauge is applicable to both electrical and non ... gauge measurements, notably the Stubs Iron Wire Gauge Birmingham B.W.G. and the Lancashire or Stubs. The origin of the B.W.G. is lost in obscurity. The numbers of wire were in common use earlier ... lower size. This is now the American wire gauge AWG , and is used to a considerable extent in the United States . The Imperial Standard Wire Gauge , which has been sanctioned by the British Board of Trade ... wire, is BS 6722 1986, which is a solely metric standard. This replaces the now withdrawn BS 3737 1964, which used the SWG system. Measuring In commerce, the sizes of wire are estimated by a device, also ... of different widths round their edges to receive wire and sheet metals of different thicknesses. Each notch is stamped with a number, and the wire or sheet, which just fits a given notch, is stated to be of, say, No. 10, 11, 12, etc., of the wire gauge. The circular forms of wire gauge measurement ... into which the wire is thrust one edge being graduated, the point at which the movement of the wire is arrested gives its size. The graduations are those of standard wire, or in thousandths of an inch .... A few gauges are made with holes into which the wire has to be thrust. All gauges are hardened and ground to dimensions. In some applications wire sizes are specified as the cross sectional area of the wire, usually in mm . Advantages of this system include the ability to readily calculate the physical dimensions or weight of wire, ability to take account of non circular wire, and ease ... more details
pairs of drilled head bolts Refimprove date April 2010 Safety wire or lockwire is a type of positive .... Safety wire is available in a variety of American wire gauge gauges and materials, depending on the application. In aircraft and racing applications, stainless steel wire is used, most commonly in .032 diameter. Typically, the wire is threaded through a hole drilled into a fastener or part, then twisted ... techniques for different applications. Non proprietary safety wire systems all work on the same principle, which is that the tension of the wire on the fastener prevents it from working itself loose due to vibration or other forces. The wire itself maintains tension and remains in place ... which could be another fastener on the other end. Since safety wire is made of a malleable alloy ... shackle Mousing pronounced mouzing is the application of safety wire, called mousing wire in this use ... wire through the hole provided for this purpose in the unthreaded end of the clevis pin and around ... of loops of mousing wire through this hole serves the same purpose and secures the shackle ... must be secured, but easy removal is required. Use Howto date January 2010 Safety wire installation ... in question. First, a length of wire is cut off of a spool. The length of the piece of wire to be used ... which will act as an anchoring point for the safety wire. The wire should be cut to a length ... wire through the hole and pull it back upon itself, such that the two ends of the wire are now equal in length and form a loop through the fastener. The wire is then grabbed a short distance before the loose ends with enough wire left so that it can be secured around the anchor point with the tool of choice and pulled taut. Using safety wire pliers or the twisting tool of choice simple pliers can be used effectively, if not efficiently , the wire is twisted to the optimal number of twists per inch. The wire is then released from the tool, with the two loose ends remaining adjacent to each other ... more details
Piano wire , or music wire , is a specialized type of wire made for use in piano strings, as well ... steel . Manufacture and use General purpose, high carbon steel, drawn music wire such as ASTM A228 is manufactured in both inch and Metric system metric music wire gauges m.w.g. in diameters as small ..., high tensile polished wire intended for limited music instrument markets, which is manufactured ... when plucked. Piano wire must also be extremely consistent in size variations greater than 0.0003 inch 8 m will produce audible falseness in modern instruments. Fact date February 2007 Piano wire is sold ... quickly dull the cutter. Other applications Piano wire is also used in the fabrication of springs ... . History The oldest record of wire being made for musical instruments is from Augsburg in 1351 ref name Dolge Dolge 1911, 124 ref this probably predates the harpsichord and may have been wire for a psaltery . Earlier wire, used in harpsichords, was of brass or iron . Starting around 1800, the piano ... tension. This led to innovations in making tougher piano wire. In 1834, the Webster & Horsfal firm of Birmingham brought out a form of piano wire made from cast steel according to Dolge it was so superior to the iron wire that the English firm soon had a monopoly. ref name Dolge But a better steel wire was soon created in 1840 by the Vienna Viennese firm of Martin Miller, ref name Dolge and a period of innovation and intense competition ensued, with rival brands of piano wire being tested against one another at international competitions, leading ultimately to the modern form of piano wire ... from other special wire products like telegraph and barbed wire . Innovative piano makers kept pace ... en articles wiretests.php Chronologically arranged wire tests . Stephen Birkett & Paul Poletti ... Wire for Musical Instruments http books.google.com books?id dVQOAAAAYAAJ&pg RA7 PA319 Steel Music Wire ... . Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 1895 Category Piano Wire Category Wire ca Corda ... more details
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