diff --git a/vitamins/fuseholder.scad b/vitamins/fuseholder.scad
index 2931e9e..6ec65c0 100644
--- a/vitamins/fuseholder.scad
+++ b/vitamins/fuseholder.scad
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module fuseholder(thickness) { //! Fuseholder with nut in place for specified pa
     colour = grey(40);
     vflip()
         translate_z(thickness)
-            explode(height) {
+            explode(height, explode_children = true) {
                 color(colour) {
                     tube(or = nut_d / 2, ir = thread_d / 2, h = nut_flange_t, center = false);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module fuseholder(thickness) { //! Fuseholder with nut in place for specified pa
                             circle(d = thread_d);
                         }
                 }
-                if(show_threads)
+                if(show_threads && exploded())
                     female_metric_thread(thread_d, thread_p, nut_t, false, colour = colour);
             }
     //
diff --git a/vitamins/jack.scad b/vitamins/jack.scad
index 2db8e3e..0427c91 100644
--- a/vitamins/jack.scad
+++ b/vitamins/jack.scad
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ module jack_4mm(colour, thickness, display_colour = false) { //! Draw a 4mm jack
                 spade(spade4p8l, spade);
     }
     translate_z(-thickness)
-        explode(-length)
+        explode(-length, explode_children = true)
             vflip() {
                 color(silver)
                     tube(ir = thread_d / 2, or = nut_d / 2, h = nut_t, center = false);
 
-                if(show_threads)
+                if(show_threads && exploded())
                     female_metric_thread(thread_d, thread_p, nut_t, false, colour = silver);
             }
 }