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Joining weld mesh

Postby woodstalker » 07 Dec 2021, 19:43

I’ve got some weld mesh with 13mm holes that I am using to make a run for my ducks due to the Avian flu lock down. I need to join the rolls of mesh but am struggling to work out a good way to do it.

Bought a set of hog ring pliers but the nose is too big to get the ring into the 13mm hole. It’s got a sort of “magazine” that doesn’t help the situation.

Anyone got a good suggestion that is neat and durable?
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby Mike G » 07 Dec 2021, 20:29

Wire twitching would be the traditional way, but how about zip ties?
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby HappyHacker » 07 Dec 2021, 21:06

I also suggest cable ties. How do you tell a modern farmer? They use cable ties instead of baler twine or barbed wire for fixing things.

I used Heras fencing panels with scaffolding debris netting to make a cage for my six birds. I am in a protection zone as a result of a nearby outbreak and have had a ministry vet visit and he was happy. I also had a visit form the local council (twice), a call from the passport office asking all the questions the vet asked when he visited and a letter telling me all the precautions I should be taking, duplicating the stuff the council gave me.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby woodstalker » 07 Dec 2021, 22:09

I was thinking something like the hog rings but better at fitting in the smaller mesh. I did think of zip ties but wondered about the longevity and resistance to fox attack vs a metal clip.

Wire twitching i assume is ruining a piece of wire to thread the two parts of mesh together?
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby Mike G » 07 Dec 2021, 22:18

Twitching is twisting the ends of a small loop of thin wire into a helix. Potato sacks were always twitched in the old days, for instance, and the wire and specialist tool are still known as "potato sack wire and puller", available from your local agricultural supplier.

I don't think you'll have any longevity issues with zip ties (cable ties). After all, the damned stuff lasts absolutely forever in the environment, as any search of the high tide line will show you. I can't see a fox getting through a zip-tied fence..........but then, they're not my chickens.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby woodstalker » 07 Dec 2021, 22:26

Mike G wrote:Twitching is twisting the ends of a small loop of thin wire into a helix. Potato sacks were always twitched in the old days, for instance, and the wire and specialist tool are still known as "potato sack wire and puller", available from your local agricultural supplier.

I don't think you'll have any longevity issues with zip ties (cable ties). After all, the damned stuff lasts absolutely forever in the environment, as any search of the high tide line will show you. I can't see a fox getting through a zip-tied fence..........but then, they're not my chickens.


Ah yes i know what you mean now, also used to join reinforcing mesh in concrete together?

Plus they are ducks rather than chickens and I am quite protective of them after one was mauled by a fox last year.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby flying haggis » 08 Dec 2021, 10:30

hog rings but just squeeze them with long nose pliers
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby woodstalker » 08 Dec 2021, 10:33

I’ve got some wire sack ties and a twister tool coming that should hopefully provide the solution :?
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby Guineafowl21 » 08 Dec 2021, 11:40

A simple wooden frame, with the mesh attached with staples, would make a much better run. Set the mesh to protrude a few inches below the frame, so it sinks into the ground and prevents tunnelling.

If you don’t want a frame, then the best way to join weld mesh is to cut away the verticals on one edge, and use the horizontals to bend around the other edge.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby Rezi » 08 Dec 2021, 12:08

Mike G wrote:I don't think you'll have any longevity issues with zip ties (cable ties). After all, the damned stuff lasts absolutely forever in the environment


I used some zip ties outside to tidy up some excess cable between my internet dish and the wall and the UV turned them brittle in about 18 months.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby woodstalker » 08 Dec 2021, 12:33

I’ll post a photo of the end result but I’ll use a single strand tensioned wire at the join and then twitch the mesh together and to the wire.
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby droogs » 08 Dec 2021, 13:27

Why not get a set of these and some wire

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3304756 ... 4ee9be4ee3
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Re: Joining weld mesh

Postby flying haggis » 08 Dec 2021, 14:20

could you join the panels before they are fixed to the framework, then hinge them apart
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