Wire Twisting Attachment

Wire Twisting Attachment FENCING Tools 33-4-25 Jerry Cooley, New Virginia, Iowa, came up with a cordless drill attachment that he uses to attach barbed wire fence to posts. "I came up with the idea when I had to rebuild a barbed wire fence. I decided to place a 4-ft. tall hedge post between existing posts, to serve as a stiffener," says Cooley. "The hedge poles were about 2 in. in diameter and I wanted to wire them to the barbed wire. I needed about 90 poles and, with five strands of barbed wire on the fence, I would've had to do a lot of wire twisting before I was done." To make the job easier, he developed an attachment for his cordless drill that consists of a 3-in. long, 1/2-in. dia. bolt and a 3/4-in. dia. flat washer. He ground the bolt head down a little, until the washer would slide over it, and then welded the bolt head and washer together. He drilled two 1/8-in. dia. holes in the washer about 1 1/4 in. apart. The holes are in line with and an equal distance from the center of the bolt head. "I pre-cut some 12-ga. wire and bend it into a U shape, then place the U-shaped wire around the hedge pole and the barbed wire," says Cooley. "Then I stick the two ends of the wire through the holes in the flat washer. With the 1/2-in. bolt engaged in the drill chuck, I slowly pull the trigger. The two wires twist together, fastening the barbed wire to the hedge post." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Cooley, 21100 95th Ave., New Virginia, Iowa 50210 (ph 641 449-3755).

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