Fence project

[EddieWalker]

Harve,

The fence looks great!

I was wondering about the fence ties you used. They are so good I couldn't make them out in the picture. Did you use steel wire or some sort of strap.

I really like the finished look and want a tie that disapears once installed also.

Eddie

 

[wroughtn_harv]

The fence is just spot tied in right now. But I use steel prehooked on one end twelve and a half gauge ties. They're stiff and your teeth will hurt just out of sympathy for your poor arms, wrists, and hands after installing them, but, and this but is important, they'll hold tight and life forever.

Here's part of what we did today.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I stopped by my local rental store and rented a trenching attachment for a skid steer. Iris handled it like it wasn't nothing but a thing.

That darn gumbo is a bugger bear to do anything with but wallow and get it all over you. We did about four hundred feet of six inch trench eighteen inches deep.

 

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And that was before lunch! I had to develop a little technique because just doing it like in normal dirt didn't work worth squat. But one Iris and me got it figured out it was grass through a goose, er, uh, goose through grass?

 

[wroughtn_harv]

That job is finished and I've still got to get the finished pictures with the lamp rock etc all in place. It was a great job and a ton of fun.

For some months now I've wanted to try a new product some friends and myself have developed for building a pipe fence.

Well, today's the day. Yesterday I set the last of the posts. We had a high of thirty three degrees with a nice north breeze whittling that old chill factor into the teens. I had some visitors but they didn't want to stand outside the truck and talk. Just don't understand'em at all. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

So wish me luck. It's going to be about ten degrees warmer today and I'm going to finally get to see if this concept is a Ford or a Hudson.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's a photo of the completed gate and entryway.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

The customer requested the flood lights so he'd know if the gate was operating. I thought it an unusual request but it turned out to be a very good idea.

He can now hit his remote and know if the gate is operating (lights are hooked to the motor cycle circuit) but it's another safety thing because the drive and surrounding area it lit up.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's the lamp rock.

 

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Here's the double gooseneck feeding the keypad and talk button--speaker.

I figured a double gooseneck made it unique installation. I'm sure there are lots of rock lamps out there. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I hope the fence ties show up on this picture. One of the things folks don't consider when they use a fabric on frame fence is the importance of properly attaching the fabric to the frame. It isn't just about hanging there. It's about taking advantage of the strength of the frame.