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Northern_Lad

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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 1:54 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Blacksmith wrote:

Get someone to help you hold the "spinney thing" post hole borer's have a tendancy to tear your arms out of their sockets.

I've hired a wookie?

You're thinking of a porcupine. Wookies are fluffy, not spinney.

tahir

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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 1:56 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

able to defend myself against sudden attacks.

Not if they're eplieptic, or asthmatic, or....

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 2:05 pm Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Blacksmith wrote:

Get someone to help you hold the "spinney thing" post hole borer's have a tendancy to tear your arms out of their sockets.

I've hired a wookie?

You're thinking of a porcupine. Wookies are fluffy, not spinney.

No - Wookies tear your arms out if you don't let them win games

gil
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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 2:08 pm Post subject:

Concreting-in your strainers ? Why ?

If you weren't using concrete, a useful tip to get your fence looking really good once it's been up for a bit is to put the endposts in leaning slightly outwards. That way, after you tighten the line wires, the posts move to a vertical position, i.e. not leaning inwards, (which they will if you start them from vertical, and then your fence wires will sag and look carp). All depends what your ground's like.

To apply net to a fence, unroll alongside the fence and get someone to help you raise and staple it up, each of you working from the middle outwards. If you are joining nets.... Probably the subject of another post or an article, with photos...

Getting your stobs in level. NL's suggestion is good, but not so easy on undulating / hilly terrain. If you have to cut the tops of your fenceposts off afterwards to get them level, make sure you have a tin of wood protector to paint the cut/untreated tops (or put old pan lids on them like my neighbour does). Otherwise the stob will start to rot from the top and down the interior.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 2:12 pm Post subject:
No strainers. It's ranch fencing with D-rail and chicken wire behind it to keep the varmints in.

Gervase

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Posted: Thu May 03, 07 4:52 pm Post subject:
Ah, the last post explained it. Six foot is very tight spacing for posts. Standard DEFRA spacing is three metres, but if you've got rails rather than wire, they'd be a bit bendy at that length.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 11:31 am Post subject:
Auger was double booked so I don't get it until three. bum. All marked out and ready to go however. Does anyone have the mix ratios for post mix?

Northern_Lad

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 11:39 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Auger was double booked so I don't get it until three. bum.

What about the Wookie?

RichardW

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 5:26 pm Post subject:
Post mix? Concrete? Post hole borer? WHY? For what you are doing a thumper (hand held or tractor mounted)would be more suited. Just hammer the posts in after a small pilot hole is made with a heavy bar to push the stones aside. Concrete will make the post rot much quicker. If you do go with the hole maker make sure ALL what comes out goes back in. It will just tamp it down well. Justme

Gervase

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 7:07 pm Post subject:
justme is right - a post knocker is far faster and more efficient, and will not encourage the posts to rot.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 7:41 pm Post subject:
They only work with round posts don't they?

RichardW

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 7:50 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

They only work with round posts don't they?

Nope, We use one to put in 1/4 & 1/2 split posts.

Justme

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Fri May 04, 07 8:15 pm Post subject:
These are 4"x4" with angle tops and flat bottoms, I don't think there's anyway of knocking them in without ruining them. They are for the front garden along the lane.

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