Rings Make Rail Fence Easy To Build
Building a rail fence for horses and keeping it well-maintained was a pain for Gary Thumser until he came up with the idea for "rail rings". The rings let him easily hang rails on posts and holds them more securely than simply nailing or screwing them in place.
"Rail fences are great for horses, but they like to rub against them, and that's tough on the fence," says Thumser.
His solution was simple. He cuts 1 1/8-in. wide rings out of 4-in. dia. steel pipe and welds each ring to the center of a 13 1/2-in. long piece of flat steel.
To set his rails, Thumser nails or screws the steel bracket to the post and slips rails through the rings. There's a nail hole in the outer side of each ring. He drives in a nail or screw to secure each rail.
Thumser notes that you could also use a longer piece of flat stock and weld more than one ring to it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Thumser, 655 N. Thomapple Ave., White Cloud, Mich. 49349 (ph 231 689-1372).
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Rings Make Rail Fence Easy To Build FENCING Miscellaneous 31-4-3 Building a rail fence for horses and keeping it well-maintained was a pain for Gary Thumser until he came up with the idea for "rail rings". The rings let him easily hang rails on posts and holds them more securely than simply nailing or screwing them in place.
"Rail fences are great for horses, but they like to rub against them, and that's tough on the fence," says Thumser.
His solution was simple. He cuts 1 1/8-in. wide rings out of 4-in. dia. steel pipe and welds each ring to the center of a 13 1/2-in. long piece of flat steel.
To set his rails, Thumser nails or screws the steel bracket to the post and slips rails through the rings. There's a nail hole in the outer side of each ring. He drives in a nail or screw to secure each rail.
Thumser notes that you could also use a longer piece of flat stock and weld more than one ring to it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Thumser, 655 N. Thomapple Ave., White Cloud, Mich. 49349 (ph 231 689-1372).
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