Chainlink How Do I Cut These?

[Kung Foo Chicken]

I have gotten about 100ft of 4 foot heavy duty chainlink free.

I was wanting to use on top of the run and tried before but,

these things hurt if you are stabbed in the head. Nothing I have will
cut this stuff. What tool does this and about how much is said tool?

I basically want to cut the spike things off.

This stuff is 1970's heavy duty chainlink!

 

[Tala]

I'm thinkin bolt cutters would do the trick. Might be better to just bend the points up (like towards the sky instead of your head) or fold the pointy ends down like the other end of the chainlink probably is -- coz I think the twists are what holds the wires together so you wouldn't want to cut them off.

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

Yeah I know about how it is held together. Just want to cut right below the spikes.
It is really difficult to bend with pliers and such.

 

[Jeffomatic]

There are wire cutters that will do it... I know they can be expensive! One solution is to go to a Harbor Freight store if you have one nearby. Tell them you want to cut chain link and they'll show you what they have that will suffice! They have very good prices on tools, but they usually are a bit below professional grade. For home use, they are usually fine.

You can cut it a bit past the cross-points and use pliers to loop it back on itself to lock it together AND provide a non-pointy edge.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

I got a pair of lineman's pliers from TSC that will do the trick. I have used them to cut nail heads off of the pallet wood I have been working with to build hutches.

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

Thanks all for the replies!

 

[PremierSilkies]

We just bent the top & botoom open, and twist threaded it out. That way in the future I can put it together if needed.

It is not that hard to do.

Connie

 

[patandchickens]

Don't cut them off, it will weaken the fence and anyhow you'll just have *shorter* sharp stubs.

Whatcha want to do is cover them.

Get yourself either some 1.25" corrugated sump hose, or 4" corrugated drainage pipe (doesn't matter if it's perforated or not). Both are black, and look nice and professional and conservative when installed

Make a long straight slit all the way down the hose/pipe -- a scissors works well for sump hose, a saw is necessary if you use drainage pipe. Now slip it over the poky edge of the chainlink, and attach it tightly with black zipties.

You will often see this done on municipal baseball fields, to protect players from the chainlink that surrounds the field. It looks good and lasts a long time. I have also used it where a chainlink fence is shared with a horse paddock, so the silly horses don't slit their throats

, and on some chainlink panels inside my chicken building so I don't slice my scalp open when I whomp into them. Perfect solution.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Junkmanme]

I would bend them in toward the twist and cover with short lengths of old garden hose.

IF necessary, some caulking squirted inside the garden hose pieces would hold them in place indefinitely.

-Junkmanme-

 

[fishman65]

awesome idea with the hose. That is a great idea.