post and wire fencing

[rhydddu009]

anyone got any ideas for fast and effective post and wire fencing?  I have loads to do (I mean loads!), so ratio GWR fencing is out because you have to glue each wire into slots on the posts. 

I also tried some posts with wire already attached, but couldn't get it to sit straight, what I really need are some decent posts with holes through them so the wire can be held taught and fixed after the posts have been glued in place.  anyone know of a source?

[Alan Feldon]

slower to start with but have you thought of drilling matchsticks?once you have a supply its quite easy,and they follow contours.
Alan Feldon

[clanky]

  totally agree with alan , that's exactly what  i used  , drilling two holes in each stick ,( using a pin vice drill ) there is still enough left to secure your'e matchstick into your scenic ground  , it's then just a case of ( i use fine nylon fishing line ) ,  threading the line through the ( bottom hole first ) the holes . it's quite easy to anchor the ends . and as alan says it follows the contours of your layout , it maybe slow at the start but once you get the knack ( using a mass prodution method ) the results are not to bad . cheers spo .
hopefully this makes sense i feel like i've been  waffling for the past hour !!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

[rhydddu009]

Thanks but does anyone have a source of pre driled posts, perhaps with a taper at the bottom so they can be planted easier???

[Darren Hedges]

Colin,

Slaters do a fence post with small holes and ratio do a slightly larger post with a large hole designed to take round plastic rod, both these are intended to represent concrete posts. I might be wrong and without nipping into the country side to check, I think wooden fence posts drilled to take wire are pretty rare, in most cases the wire either passes through a screw eye or is simply fastened to the post with wire staples.

Darren.

[rhydddu009]

Thanks.  I'll give the slaters ones a go...

[pilotfriend]

I have made metres of post and wire fencing using Ratio posts. The trick is to use 3 amp fuse wire and touch with a soldering iron enough that the wire just sinks into the post. It is quick and really works. The posts have to be well glued in first of course.


post and fusewire fencing

JdF

[ASK]

I always wondered how people got those posts to work, the plastic wire (if i remember correctly) that is supplied with the posts, does not glue well, and I gave up, and drilled mine. Good advice which will make the wire and post less daunting for myself. Good tip..... :D