James and Dave take you through how we install Rabbit Netting fence, with some comedic relief of course 😉 #fencing #agriculture #farming #learning #quality #educational #funny
Interesting to see that you don’t use a strainer board on the netting. Are the top and bottom wire made a bit more heavy duty to allow attaching a strainer on them? Be interested in your thoughts. Cheers fellas.
Hi John. Thanks for commenting. The top and bottom of the Waratah rabbit netting, that we use, has 2 x 1.4mm wires that the netting pattern starts and stops on. This means that the only part of the netting you can pull without stretching the diamonds is the top and bottom wires. We don't strain the netting too tight, but just enough to take the belly (slack) out. Straining boards would work just as well, but are slower to attach and easier to overstrain. Cheers Steve
Hey J M. My thoughts only...I prefer the notched for pull down (handles No.8 better) but probably flat for construction as you can cut any size wire in any part of the jaws (don't have to avoid the notch). I only use the 200mm, but again, only my preference. Cheers Steve
@@WaltersFencing Awesome thanks, it's a tough decision, might get the flat ones new then and see if I can score a notched one second hand as having something that can cut a lot of wire quickly will be handy for pull down as you say. I have those end nippers at 200 which are great for some tasks but a real pain to cut heavy wire with
Thanks for your interest. The netting is primarily for aesthetic reasons, in that it looks good on a house yard fence. It helps keep tennis and cricket balls in too, but we don't use it to keep rabbits out. The gates are standard 'off the shelf' with weld mesh infill. Cheers Steve
Interesting to see that you don’t use a strainer board on the netting. Are the top and bottom wire made a bit more heavy duty to allow attaching a strainer on them? Be interested in your thoughts. Cheers fellas.
Hi John. Thanks for commenting. The top and bottom of the Waratah rabbit netting, that we use, has 2 x 1.4mm wires that the netting pattern starts and stops on. This means that the only part of the netting you can pull without stretching the diamonds is the top and bottom wires. We don't strain the netting too tight, but just enough to take the belly (slack) out. Straining boards would work just as well, but are slower to attach and easier to overstrain.
Cheers Steve
Do you guys use the notched knipex cobolts or the flat ones? Just checking as they are fairly pricey here. Also do you prefer the 200's or 250s?
Hey J M.
My thoughts only...I prefer the notched for pull down (handles No.8 better) but probably flat for construction as you can cut any size wire in any part of the jaws (don't have to avoid the notch). I only use the 200mm, but again, only my preference.
Cheers Steve
@@WaltersFencing Awesome thanks, it's a tough decision, might get the flat ones new then and see if I can score a notched one second hand as having something that can cut a lot of wire quickly will be handy for pull down as you say. I have those end nippers at 200 which are great for some tasks but a real pain to cut heavy wire with
what clip gun are u guys using?
Hi Luan. We are using a 1.8mm Air Operated Clip Gun from Marchant Engineering in Sydney
Rabbit netting?. What about the gate ways?.what did you do there?
Thanks for your interest. The netting is primarily for aesthetic reasons, in that it looks good on a house yard fence. It helps keep tennis and cricket balls in too, but we don't use it to keep rabbits out. The gates are standard 'off the shelf' with weld mesh infill.
Cheers Steve