Tpost clips from TSC (or anywhere)?

Anonymous-0 · Nov 30, 2011

what do these things look like? Only thing I find online is a pic of a bag of 50. Do the ends you bend over the wire close to 90 degrees, or if not, can they be bent easy enough? Need to fasten flat material about 5/8" wide to the posts. Think they'd work or are the ends too short?

Other option is the plastic insulators for electric band, but didn't want to put out that money on an experiment...

Thanks, Dave

Stephen Newell · Nov 30, 2011

I believe the kind you are asking about is just a piece of elbow shaped wire with a hook on each end. They make a special tool to install them if you have a lot of them to do. I have always just used a pair of pliers to twist the ends. Unless you plan to electrify the fence, I would use the wire ties.

DownSouth · Nov 30, 2011

<img src-http://www.okbrandwire.com/images/t-post_clip_photo_01.jpg>

You can just bend some yourself if you have some heavy wire.

DownSouth · Nov 30, 2011

OK, let's try this...

Anonymous-0 · Nov 30, 2011

(quoted from post at 05:52:10 11/30/11) OK, let's try this...
<img src=http://www.backyardstyle.com/shop/shop_image/product/279227a2ea707216b83da446b95cf748.jpg>

this is what comes in the bags??? Should work just fine......

Thanks

1936 · Nov 30, 2011

Downsouth pic on left side just bend it up some after on the wire and post.

Mike (WA) · Nov 30, 2011

I don't think you could attach 5/8" flat material to a post with them- the ends would be too short. There must be some existing fences around, from which you could borrow a clip for research.

One thing you might try- there are "light" T posts, and "heavy" T posts- I suspect you could get enough slack if you used "heavy" clips on light posts (would take some creative bending on the ends).

In the end, I think you'd do better just using some wire bent around the material and the post.

Fergienewbee · Nov 30, 2011

When I put up snow fence around my garden I used short lengths of copper-coated #12 wire to attach the fence to the T-posts. So far it's holding fine.

Larry

rrlund · Nov 30, 2011

I strung 60 rolls of new barbed wire using those. They're kinda touchy as to the size of the post and all. I got the posts from TSC too and they worked fine,but there were a few old posts in some fencerows that I left there. For some reason,the old ones were just a little bit bigger and I had quite a time getting the clips around them. I've got a pair of blunt nosed pliers here with a notch in them that work great for twisting them on. They'd be a bear without those though.

Mike (WA) · Nov 30, 2011

Very best thing I've found for twisting the loop around the wire is a 20 penny nail. Fits nicely in the loop, one twist and you're done. Used to use small plier handle, but nail is quicker. Got one in my fencing bucket that I've used for years- worn nice and smooth now.

Another tip- I use a lot of "field fence"- also called horse fence, wove wire, etc. Splicing is a pain because there are so many wires to splice, especially on the "no- climb" horse fence. I have a piece of flat metal about an inch wide and 2 inches long, with a hole drilled in each end- one is slightly larger than the large wire on top and bottom of the fencing, other is slightly larger than the other size wire. Cut the ends to be spliced about 2 inches long, from the upright wire. Overlap the uprights so they secure against each other. Slip the tool over the wire, about 3 twists around, and your done. Much easier than pliers.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 30, 2011

we sell them for .03 each in any quantity call 27=0-528-2133 days ask for larry

JR Frye · Nov 30, 2011

I used an old small streat bit srew driver and cutt off the tip and that works great
JR FRYE

RayP(MI) · Nov 30, 2011

I have a small vice grip pliers to wind ends of hooks around fence wire. Fits in most openings in woven wire fence. Allows me to pull ends of hooks into position when things don't match up will. My expereience, a full rotation (wind) is necessary on both ends.

Tpost clips from TSC (or anywhere)?

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