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11-01-2005, 05:54 PM

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On 2005-01-10, Daniel B. Martin wrote:

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Should be 22 I forgot it is only 5 feet tall with wires every 6 inches.

I use the same concrete reinforcing mesh.
Maybe I make them differently.
I have to bend only 11 wires per cage.
Maybe you are doing twice as much work as necessary.

Daniel B. Martin

Yes I could get away with wiring horizontals from one end to vertical
on the other, but those welds tend to give out faster so I cut in the
middle of a section and connect each horizontal wire to its countepart
on the other end.

I'm not sure what concrete reinforcing mesh is, but I use the 2X4"
galvanized wire fencing formed into rings of about 3 foot diameter, 4
foot high and I just use 3 electrical tie wraps to hold the ring
together. I love those tie wraps, they're my #1 "building supply"!
I used to spend hours and have sore hands and fingers bending the wire
around itself to form the cages, but not anymore.
Eileen