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Quote: Well, hardware cloth is a welded wire, but has smaller gauge wire and openings so it is more flexible, like cloth.
I think the change from HC to welded wire happens at about the 3/4" to 1" opening size....the largest common HC is 19ga 1/2".

HC can be rougher and sharper on feet from galvanizing the smaller mesh.