Fenceman doing what fencemen do these days

[wroughtn_harv]

The disadvantage of the stretcher is you have to arrange your pulling sequences so that you can pull past your last post.

Since I prefer doing it that way anyways because you get to finish the end tighter it's not been a problem for me.

Here's another close up shot of stretcher stretching.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

One of the tricks my father taught me was how to use wood staples for attaching wire to pipe posts.

Yup, stapling wire to pipe, it works.

In this situation I had a gap below the V Mesh because we're in the bottoms and I didn't want the wire so low it'd catch all the debris from the creek in flood.

If you look close you can see three strands of un-barbed barb wire.

 

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First you drill a five sixteenths hole where you want the wire to be attached.

 

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Then you place a wood staple over the wire and you close the points together.

This part is a little tricky.

What you want is for the legs of the staple to cross inside the pipe. So you don't really bring the points together together. But you bring them together side by side together.

 

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Then you hammer the staple home with your pliers.

The only way the wire can be removed is by cutting either the wire or the staple.

The problem with just tying the wire to the post in this situation is the pasture has goats and horses. You'd think a goat would prefer climbing a fence but they're a burrowing animal when it comes to fences. They'd have the wire moved up and be out and about in no time.

 

[EddieWalker]

Harvey,

Thanks for the how to on the staples. I remember you mentioning this methond in other posts, but I didn't get it. The part I never understood was that the staple crosses and opens up inside the hole.

Pictures realy are worth a thousand words!!!

Thank you,
Eddie

 

[Dishpointer]

Harvey,

Awesome tip! I know that method will definately come in handy.

 

[DavidPerry]

Dave Williams called me today to say his tubing notcher would be fine with schedule 40 in all the supported sizes. The personal response surprised me.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Dave Williams called me today to say his tubing notcher would be fine with schedule 40 in all the supported sizes. The personal response surprised me.

I've been a fan of Williams seems like forever. He's the inspiration for my quote about a man being smarter'n water. He can run up hill without cohesive friction.

The man is a genious. In fact I think he's even smarter'n that.

And you talked to him?

Darn, I'm jealous.

; > )

 

[JeremyL]

wroughtn_harv, I just want to let you know that I enjoy your posts. I like the way you write, your pictures, and your sharing your vast experience. Thanks. Jeremy L.