We called it " chicken wire" in upstate N.Y. Chris K2FO S.C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Foxworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cable work
>> > Oddly, it's called "poultry wire". >> >> If it's the stuff I am thinking it is, about 1/4 inch squares > openings, steel >> wire woven together and dipped in molten zinc, they call it "hardware > cloth" >> out here. >> >> I've used it a few times years ago when I needed a wide fat ground > connector >> from a radio shelf to a metal plate on a concrete floor. I was having > RFI >> issues and the setup took care of the feedback. >> >> Rick Kunath > > > Archaeologists are fond of this stuff. You build dirt sifters > out of a wooden square frame and the cloth makes the > "bottom". Pour in the dirt and shake the frame (the more > elegant ones suspend the entire frame so your arms don't) > and you sort out the larger items. You can get a 1/8 inch > mesh, as well. And yes it is known as hardware cloth > in Fla as well. It is quite stiff. The wires make exact squares. > > What I know as "chicken wire" has a hexagonal-shaped > "opening" about one inch on a side and is much more > flexible, and surely costs a lot less. Just enough to keep > the chicken from escaping. It's woven much like a chain link > fence. > > I never heard the term "poultry wire". > > - Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
