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Stormin Mormon - 21 Apr 2007 00:28 GMT

Please forgive me for posting on topic, I promise not to do it
again.

Today I had a service call, to a cat shelter. There is an outdor
cat run, probably 15 by 15 feet. The walls and "roof" such as it
is are rolled chicken wire.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/Chicken_wire.jpg/250px-Chick
en_wire.jpg

And these rolled out chicken wire are connected together by
literally many hundreds of nylon tie straps.
http://www2.gpmd.com/image/g/gwse2036.jpg

But, with the sunlight, the nylon gets brittle and breaks. This
is a constant struggle, to keep put on new tiestraps. And a LOT
of labor. I can get UV resistant black tiestraps at my wholesale
parts house. But, it seems like there should be a metal crimp, or
something to hold the chicken wire together. What is there, for
this purpose?

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Gandalf - 21 Apr 2007 01:30 GMT

>Please forgive me for posting on topic, I promise not to do it
>again.
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>something to hold the chicken wire together. What is there, for
>this purpose?

I would use wire. If you can get a hold of some aviation 'safety wire',
used to keep nuts and bolts on aircraft from vibrating loose, it would
be a good solution.

It's kind of expensive, but once installed, will last forever.

I like the 0.032" diameter; it's fairly easy to work with, and very
strong. A pound of it lasts a very long time; once you have it, you will
find LOTS of uses for it!

I googled for it and found this:

http://www.skygeek.com/nonelecticwire.html?engine=adwords!8017&keyword=%28aviati
on+safety+wire%29&match_type=&gclid=CJyF9NbG0osCFQkjWAodmV9uGw

or

http://tinyurl.com/2bflrx

Good luck.

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shawn - 21 Apr 2007 13:27 GMT

>>Please forgive me for posting on topic, I promise not to do it
>>again.
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>
> Good luck.

check this out. Used for making cages

http://tinyurl.com/27nj7z

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Stormin Mormon - 22 Apr 2007 19:54 GMT

: I would use wire. If you can get a hold of some aviation 'safety wire',
: used to keep nuts and bolts on aircraft from vibrating loose, it would
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:
: I googled for it and found this:

http://www.skygeek.com/nonelecticwire.html?engine=adwords!8017&keyword=%28aviati
on+safety+wire%29&match_type=&gclid=CJyF9NbG0osCFQkjWAodmV9uGw

: or
:
: http://tinyurl.com/2bflrx
:
: Good luck.

CY: Excellent suggestion. And thank you. That would last a lot
longer than nylon ties.

Bailing wire, or maybe electric fence wire. Twist the ends
together
on the outside, and bend them over.

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CY: You know, I do have some aluminum wire for electric fences. I
tried it for stringing up mufflers, but it broke almost
immediately.

Hog rings would work quite well.

http://doitbest.com/DoItBest/Main.aspx?pageId=108&CategoryName=Hog+rings

CY: Someone else suggested that. An excellent idea.

Usually when you build a chicken run you overlap the wire where
you
staple it to the wooden supports.

Bud
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The night is just the shadow of the Earth.

CY: Usually..... but I guess these folks didn't know that. The
enclosure is large enough it's not practical to get on the "roof"
of the enclosure.

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Ted Davis - 21 Apr 2007 02:50 GMT

>Please forgive me for posting on topic, I promise not to do it
>again.
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>something to hold the chicken wire together. What is there, for
>this purpose?

Bailing wire, or maybe electric fence wire. Twist the ends together
on the outside, and bend them over.

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William Hamblen - 21 Apr 2007 05:40 GMT

>But, with the sunlight, the nylon gets brittle and breaks. This
>is a constant struggle, to keep put on new tiestraps. And a LOT
>of labor. I can get UV resistant black tiestraps at my wholesale
>parts house. But, it seems like there should be a metal crimp, or
>something to hold the chicken wire together. What is there, for
>this purpose?

Usually when you build a chicken run you overlap the wire where you
staple it to the wooden supports.

Bud

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Daniel Mahoney - 21 Apr 2007 13:39 GMT

> But, with the sunlight, the nylon gets brittle and breaks. This
> is a constant struggle, to keep put on new tiestraps. And a LOT
> of labor. I can get UV resistant black tiestraps at my wholesale
> parts house. But, it seems like there should be a metal crimp, or
> something to hold the chicken wire together. What is there, for
> this purpose?

Hog rings would work quite well.

http://doitbest.com/DoItBest/Main.aspx?pageId=108&CategoryName=Hog+rings

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