Re: Cage makers : wire
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Forget local feed stores your wasting your money it’s mostly if not all made in China garbage it’s a hard wire with poor welds some welds will break just trying to bend it over the cage frames. Even the good old American brand name makers are made with junk wire now.
Klubertanz in Wi is the place to get real cage wire another is Bass but I never dealt with Bass yet. Know your wire if you go with the 12.5 you can go with 1X2 rather then 1X1 also get the galvanized AFTER welded as it protects the welds that way. Buy your main body wire then get roll of end wire in 1X1 to save time cutting up full rolls to cover the ends.
You need help on this PM we can talk about it in depth lots of things a can do with cages with adjustments and wire applications depending what your looking to do. I made a break out of 2X4s to make sharper corners to square them up.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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TSC carries Red Brand wire. Most do not have cage wire but I would think they could order it. I am not sure if you have TSC there or not. Red brand is made in the states.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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TSC carries Red Brand wire. Most do not have cage wire but I would think they could order it. I am not sure if you have TSC there or not. Red brand is made in the states.
Was looking at them. Might have to run by and ask what they can do tomorrow
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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Lowes has an option can order some types and sizes as well.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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Where do the guys along the coast get their wire from for crab pots, lobster traps and such I'd look into that maybe. Riverdale makes that wire I use for Lobster traps I read somewhere.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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Make a brake out of 2X4s to make nice corners easier just need 3 2X4s and some cage bolts.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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I get Riverdale wire for crab, conch pots, but it's the vinyl coated stuff, (PVC) . Riverdale wire isn't like it used to be either...long story. There's also an Italian maker of PVC coated wire thats a little cheaper then Riverdale and just as good, begins with a C, but can't remember the name...The dealer I use carries both. Not sure the PVC wire would be good for cages, but it's pretty tough stuff, Holds up in salt water and sun for years.
Hardware store Galv. wire is crap, The old hot dipped wire was good, but about impossible to find, or afford.
The whole problem with wire is the delivery cost.
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Re: Cage makers : wire
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The 1X2 wire is cheaper then the 1X1 wire of the same thickness per roll as it takes less wire to make a roll so less material is used, Also get the 1inch cut across the end of the roll so your not losing 2 inches every time you make a cut.
Then get a short roll to cover the ends and even the bottoms I buy a 15” X100 ‘ 1X1 rolls for my 14X14 cage ends that is to save the bigger rolls from being chopped up to cover the ends openings.
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