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Custom barbed wire

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:42 pm
by General Blasto
I thank those who refered me to the site that carries rolled barb wire, but it'd cost me a mint to do my camp's fences :( So I've deceided to make my own. I'm using 26 or 24 gauge rolled wire and am inter-twining 2 pieces together with a barb about every 3/8 to 1/2 inch. Time consuming this is, but I will have something that IS barbed wire and not something that looks like barbed wire with notches instead of actual barbs and that's from a distance too. I know, I received some in an Evil bay transaction and am glad I didn't invest in the $8 for 3 10-12" pieces. So when I get the first few sections of the fence built, I will post a few pictures and see what y'all think. One things for sure, it WILL hurt you if you lean into it or brush your hand across it :shock: Prickly stuff this barbed wire will be :P The General

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:07 pm
by 1958Zelda
Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:17 am
by scope uk
I do the same for all my Barb wire i got the idea off of a modeling site but i can't remember which one. It is a great technique especially as it save loads of $ i have just started making my own sandbags too and am already up to 300 i could never have afforded so many if i bought them off line.

Looking forward to your fence! BTW if you want to curve it it's easy to do just get a thick tube and wrap it around it just be careful of those barbs! :D

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:04 pm
by TOOL
What is the technique you use for sandbags....I would love to give it a try.