Fencing, the good and the bad...

[Bury the Trash]

Estwing? I’ve got one, the softer grip is nicer on your hand after a days stapling compared to a £2 hammer, that’s about it really. I take a bench grinder to a hammer to flatten the face off for stapling and that makes more difference to the job

Just my preference but i like a rough surface better for stapes ... me 6 quid fencing hammers get a criss cross cutting with a cutting disc on the 4 inch..
Trouble is stuff can get lost in the grass when out fencing , got a hayes chain strainer out there somewhere....

 

[james ds]

Can get a Kmr one for a bit less than 400

I have the Krm gun here , it's a brilliant tool , I can staple up sheepwire and two strands on top at a rate of 500 -600mts per hour. The staples are more expensive than ordinary staples , but the time saving will pay for the gun very quickly, cuts stapling time by 80% .

 

[Danllan]

I do ! A stiletto titanium one ! Brought it back from the usa, paid just over 100 dollars for it, a fantastic thing ! I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if I was using one everyday ! Used to use estwings but they just feel like you're swinging a iron bar after using a titanium hammer ! https://www.tftools.co.uk/ sell Martinez hammers which are the dogs dangles, not cheap but brilliant ! It's like buying a draper impact gun or a Milwaukee one they both do the same job but the Milwaukee is so much better !

Being a bit of an amateur blacksmith, and therefore a hammer fetishist, I was intrigues to read your bit about Ti hammers, wondering how they could possibly stand up to hitting nails without chipping or cracking. But, of course, its the handle that's Ti, not the head - I'm sure they are great, but £250 a piece I think I stick with good steel heads on ash or hickory.

Just my preference but i like a rough surface better for stapes ... me 6 quid fencing hammers get a criss cross cutting with a cutting disc on the 4 inch..
Trouble is stuff can get lost in the grass when out fencing , got a hayes chain strainer out there somewhere....

And the really annoying thing is, that by the time you've noticed any bast*rd thing is missing, the mesh is on and you can't use a metal detector!

 

[Grassman]

Being a bit of an amateur blacksmith, and therefore a hammer fetishist, I was intrigues to read your bit about Ti hammers, wondering how they could possibly stand up to hitting nails without chipping or cracking. But, of course, its the handle that's Ti, not the head - I'm sure they are great, but £250 a piece I think I stick with good steel heads on ash or hickory.



And the really annoying thing is, that by the time you've noticed any bast*rd thing is missing, the mesh is on and you can't use a metal detector!

I try to put blue insulation tape or paint on tools so easier to spot in the grass.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Being a bit of an amateur blacksmith, and therefore a hammer fetishist, I was intrigues to read your bit about Ti hammers, wondering how they could possibly stand up to hitting nails without chipping or cracking. But, of course, its the handle that's Ti, not the head - I'm sure they are great, but £250 a piece I think I stick with good steel heads on ash or hickory.



And the really annoying thing is, that by the time you've noticed any bast*rd thing is missing, the mesh is on and you can't use a metal detector!

Dont use him much anyway tbh. We use boundary clamps with their own 2 strainers with hooked chain ends .
Dont even put single wires on top up agaisnt a hedge , just keep the net up .... as high as poss. Undergrowth will fill the bottom, saves cost, antd can fence more and faster.
Not much use for hammers either . No staples on strainers and mostly no more than 4 on each stake .

 

[Paddington]

I'm always mislaying tools, not losing them, they will turn up somewhere, sometime but just not when I need them. Don't think I could run to losing several Ti hammers a year. Have tried the bright tape round the handle thing, can't see green on grass or yellow on hay. Couldn't find a hammer covered in red tape in the barn as I'd left it next to an RSJ. An orange handled screwdriver left on a sack of carrots etc etc. Our yardbrush has several different colours around the handle in the hope that one will stand out against the thing it's been left next to. I get comments about being a LGBT supporter.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Bottom of the range metal detector has found many a tool, plus nuts and bolts aswell.....

Just got to know roughly where to look

 

[Willie adie]

Put on reflective tape and go out with torch in the dark

 

[Grassman]

I'm always mislaying tools, not losing them, they will turn up somewhere, sometime but just not when I need them. Don't think I could run to losing several Ti hammers a year. Have tried the bright tape round the handle thing, can't see green on grass or yellow on hay. Couldn't find a hammer covered in red tape in the barn as I'd left it next to an RSJ. An orange handled screwdriver left on a sack of carrots etc etc. Our yardbrush has several different colours around the handle in the hope that one will stand out against the thing it's been left next to. I get comments about being a LGBT supporter.

Sounds like your colour blind. Can you see blue things easier?

 

[james ds]

Sounds like your colour blind. Can you see blue things easier?

I wear a fencing belt , saves leaving snips or hammer on the ground.

 

[Tubbylew]

Just my preference but i like a rough surface better for stapes ... me 6 quid fencing hammers get a criss cross cutting with a cutting disc on the 4 inch..
Trouble is stuff can get lost in the grass when out fencing , got a hayes chain strainer out there somewhere....

Don't worry, it'll soon turn up...in the pick up of the forager!

 

[Paddington]

Sounds like your colour blind. Can you see blue things easier?

No, just woolly headed (I've been told)

 

[bobk]

You need a 20 oz hammer to knock staples in , most hammers are only suitable for breaking toffee

 

[Danllan]

An update... I have been contacted by a fellow from Henry Shaw & Sons Ltd, the firm that supplied the staples to Wynnstay. They were aware of the problem with the batch in question, he has apologised and has arranged for a refund and a very generous 'voucher' too. Can't say fairer than that.

 

[Grassman]

An update... I have been contacted by a fellow from Henry Shaw & Sons Ltd, the firm that supplied the staples to Wynnstay. They were aware of the problem with the batch in question, he has apologised and has arranged for a refund and a very generous 'voucher' too. Can't say fairer than that.

That's a rare attitude to a problem nowadays!

 

[Danllan]

That's a rare attitude to a problem nowadays!

It is, but credit where it's due.

 

[essexpete]

Sounds like your colour blind. Can you see blue things easier?

Blue is not a colour in vegetation other than some flowers and therefore shows up quite well.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Blue is not a colour in vegetation other than some flowers and therefore shows up quite well.

You dont grow chicory then?


The above idea about reflective somethi g ob tools is good one but the tape seems expensive , i wonder where the cheapest brightest metal paint can be bought ?