How I Build Impossible NO DIG Aluminum Fence

[@TheHaughtyOsprey]

Man, great video. Im a disabled vet and Ive been looking for a way to fence my yard in that won't leave me hurting. I love how you have a fabrication set up. Just banging out tools on the CNC gear is a dream Im working towards in the future. At the moment my buddy who lives a few hours away (Im in N Central FL, he's in the panhandle) has a Lincoln Electric plasma table and puts things I need in the mail after he cuts and coats them. I own and operate a registered homestead that does a few things for income and being able to fab up my own tools will be a huge leap forward for us. The only hurtle I have to deal with to put a fence like this in will be tree roots. I want to have my buddy fab up a blade I can put on my air hammer to make quick work of em. As of now Im using and axe head on the end of a staff that I drive with a sledge. Works, but its slow and can be dangerous. Again, dude, great video. Thanks.

[@c50ge]

I finally bought a full face shield when I cut aluminum with a circle saw. Still wear safety glasses under that. (I know I’m getting old and soft)

[@Uglybastid]

Metal in the eye is a horrible experience, not soft but smart

[@TheCoolStuffHD]

You're never too hard for PPE.

[@mohammadwasilliterate8037]

SAFETY IS BEST DUDE,,,,,WELL DONE!!!

[@nickbravos5473]

"Hang on, I got an idea" or "Hang on, I have a tool for that." The best lines to use for every DIY project.

[@davelindgren5245]

good looking fence. The best part is that if you get some damage, you can fix it without having to dig up a post set in concrete

[@SWiFence]

Right?! One of my favorite aspects.

[@dimbaboy]

I am so encouraged by our choice for about 300 linear no dig fence. Our install date is coming soon and we've heard nothing but good things about our contractor, The Vinyl Outlet. I hope they've watched your video because I will be on them like white on rice! My best for continued success. Training the young guys is what will keep this country turning strong for a long time.

[@aquasaltyfishing4933]

@ 12:04 AMEN, I have run into the same thing..solve a problem when all others say noway and now they hate you because of solving the problem

[@angelofjustice5081]

Your gate needs a Triangular metal plate on each corner - screwed on after adjustment, to prevent anyone from pushing down on the top - and bending it out of alignment! Just a tip I learned doing gate Instalments. 😉

[@trailexplorer3965]

Your honesty is refreshing. Learning a lot. Much appreciated.

[@SWiFence]

Hey thank you!

[@lindawilson4625]

You make it look so easy. The true mark of a pro!

[@SWiFence]

Well thanks!

[@landmarkcreations1183]

30 minute SWI video? Yes please 😎 This system is sweet

[@man-observing-world]

What a great fence system! I’ve been helping with building fences off and on for a decade and I haven’t seen these no dig black aluminum fences yet.

[@finallyfriday.]

Whaaaa??! Man, digging is the best, most fun, most rewarding part of fencing!! Dont take that away from us. Please, I beg you.

[@chuckmiller5763]

Yep we love our digging bars and post hole diggers, best combination of tools ever.

[@finallyfriday.]

@@chuckmiller5763 Shoulders like Godzilla!

[@snowgorilla9789]

​@@chuckmiller5763until you get older, then you will pay

[@user-lv7qn4gw3g]

The sarcasm runs deep with this one. lol.

[@everestyeti]

😂🤣😂

[@NoahDevine91]

As usual great Job Mark 👍 always appreciate the longer videos 💪

[@cooders71]

Awesome. When I'm ready, I'll be calling.

[@131dyana]

I have clay in my back yard. I never thought of just driving the posts in. Thanks.

[@tomjokr]

The company I work for is swapping over to a no dig aluminum system and I'm super excited to start working with it

[@SWiFence]

Sweet!

[@rubinbrown8142]

Like your fence, and your knowledge to overcome all the obsticals of building !😊

[@bentickner1]

this was a great video. nice job and thank you for teaching so much about your lessons learned.

[@blh3741]

I love your sarcasm! always educational with laughs added in. Thanks, Brian

[@SWiFence]

I appreciate that!

[@iamdarshann]

Can you make a full video of no dig vinyl fence installation for residential property. I really love the content you guys put, it is valuable information and I cannot tell you how much your tips n tricks have helped me. :)

[@SWiFence]

You mean like this one? 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGS2kpZ-pbN8msU

[@notapplicable9312]

close your eyes and its Hank Hill

[@powershop1903]

Omg. I'm dead

[@Bobthebuilder898]

Lmao so true

[@jerometeal1994]

I was just thinking that also 😅😅

[@ShaunBest]

9:55 Fence Post Pliers 💡 I think this is the best part of the video. Now please build fence from steel to keep down the cost of canned beer 🍺

[@rogerbettencourt9654]

I would have done everything differently, except for the things I would do exactly like you did. It doesn’t look that bad for being the first time you have ever installed a fence. 😂.

[@SWiFence]

🤣🤣 Well you know... One day I'll be a fence-builder.

[@metapatriot]

No dig fence they said, it'll be easy they said.

[@neilkratzer3182]

If you have decent soil you can dig faster and set than this no dig fence system and less expensive. Will say those h beam inserts will make it stronger.

[@tessamoland797]

😂😂😂😂

[@niccolealdrich4890]

I cannot wait to be able to order my new fence from you guys! My dog's are going to love their new play yard when we move to our new home! ❤ I'll likely need to add about 2 feet of poultry fence at the bottom. One of my dogs is very small and can fit through the fence.

[@wondernutts]

Oscillating flush cut saw, but you have inspired me to start calling it a jiggle saw in its official capacity and see what happens. I started watching your videos to decide on what fence I wanted, now I just want to hear what cool stuff you're doing.

[@spacemanspiffy6596]

Hey I want to ask if you've ever used or heard of a surveyors bubble level? Think you guys could find it useful.

[@KPVFarmer]

Excellent video, great tools and craftsmanship!

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@brianh6272]

Very funny cool business owner. Cool video. Dont know why i watched the whole video. I have no yard for a fence no need for a fence.

[@thebuckeyegardener9591]

So what's the cost of the Inserted I Beam compared to the cost of a Bag of concrete and the added security of knowing that especially in some rocky ground that stuff isn't ever going to heave later in life or snap and break after those I beam post have already been compromised by the added torque from driving and twisting call me old school but I'll keep digging holes , and mixing my concrete nice thought bad idea.

[@guytech7310]

2" I Beam is $45/USD each 2.5% is $69/USD each

[@richardthompson2494]

That corner post is leaning out after the gate adjustment.

[@Overpar73]

Boy I wish you were closer to me!! I love your work and the new shop looks amazing! I'm in the process of putting up a new shop/man cave, 60x120x16 to store a bunch of classic cars. Take care and don't work too hard!

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@neilkratzer3182]

It may have an application, but the everything has to be close to perfect. No one tells you the cost of those inserts which are not cheap.

[@danzarlengo7127]

The way I never overdrive fasteners... 1. Start with the drill up and down the way you already do. This makes sure the fasteners go in straight 2. As the fastener goes in, let the natural drill torque slowly turn the drill 90 degrees counter-clockwise (the bottom of the drill moving to the right). 3. Stop the drill just before the fastener is seated. 4. With the drill motor OFF, rotate the whole drill back down, like it was a big ratchet wrench. 5. Stop when the fastener is perfectly seated. This gives you perfect control of the fastener depth. It feels strange for a few times, but quickly becomes second nature. Once you are skilled with it, it doesn't take any longer, and lets you seat any fastener perfectly. This is especially helpful for putting fasteners into soft, easily damaged materials, like plastic electrical boxes, anything else plastic, and even wood.

[@AVION360]

0:34 It's called an oscillating multi tool, but "jiggle saw" seems to fit it better. Awesome video! Cheers.

[@dchall8]

It is also the modern day bone saw in hospital operating rooms. Of course that version can be sterilized.

[@flocksbyknight]

Please don't spend too much time on the negative comments. Great video. Appreciate your honesty and problem solving.

[@SWiFence]

I appreciate that!

[@itsROMPERS...]

How do you make sure they're plumb? Just bend them! Brilliant.

[@matburn88]

My client has these gate latches, they're awesome

[@Ron-FabandBuild]

Awesome product and installation. NO Ugadugas!!. LOL.

[@haulingit1793]

You need to check your spacing where you cut the fence panels, some spacings are bigger than others, you said you dont do that, but you did.

[@danecarpenter8735]

I need you come do my fence in Broken Arrow Oklahoma. I like you detailed work. I'm about to have a fence put in and am really concerned about quality.

[@bobbg9041]

Looks good but its a pricy system. And i don't see the fence just the post.

[@SWiFence]

We don't have the whole system on the website at this point. Phone or email to order that.

[@MountainBabyRoses]

Dang it Mark, I see a couple tools already that I do not believe Jake has. That angle to straighten is genius btw! And I believe... that's called a "vibrator" ...... .. "SAW"... ya... "vibrator saw" ... at least thats the name for it in this house.

[@honkingantalope]

I always called them vibrating saws. But I think he knows what they are actually called and being sarcastic.

[@mrfofff]

all of the sudden my wife wants to buy this fence tools? anyone know why?

[@danielcourtney7045]

Shirts are lookin nice as hell 👍🏼

[@dkbb12]

I like your experimental spirit.

[@SWiFence]

Thank you!

[@wilson2455]

0:46 - 71 and 5 8th's or 71 & 3/4 inch jig. If the U.S. moved to the metric system (or base 10), that jig post could be as simple as 2 metres or 78 inches..

[@SWiFence]

True. But what's the fun in that? 😆

[@TheCoolStuffHD]

I call it a buzzer tool lol. I don't know what I'd do without one.

[@markHolmes81274]

This might sound dumb...but...they make skill saw blades for cutting metal? Why did I not know that?😮

[@user-wh1yo6ln4k]

Where do you get your notcher

[@jwjustinwatkins]

yo I just wanted to shout out, you guys got 100k views in 1 day on a fence building video. wild. keep it coming.

[@SWiFence]

Thanks! We'll do our best!

[@everestyeti]

Brilliant system, do you know if its available here in the UK?

[@darrenbeavers8099]

Multi-tool

[@wolfpacva]

it is an oscillating saw not a jiggle saw

[@mordysalem1498]

Are blue required for the eye site technique? :/

[@tnasituning8173]

Love this system, however id like to have seen you hit those areas of exposed metal with some epoxy primer on a brush, let dry and go over with the matching black semi gloss paint, done! (So that these fences will last sooo much longer!!!) How much less are we expecting them to last cause of rust an degrade where all that exposed metal was??? 🤔🧐 I'd say the fence is going to last 10 years less because of just not doing this crucial step... Other than than, GREAT video 👍🏽

[@BigP85]

I need 40,000 feet 👣 of that type of fence. Need to do my driveway plus around my 12,000 foot house. Just seems as it’s going to be expensive for aluminum at this time. I may wait though until the prices drop in 2025. Hopefully prices will drop in a year or two.

[@guytech7310]

"Hopefully prices will drop in a year or two." Probably not. Might see and end to inflation for a brief period when the next great financial crisis happens (likely this year). Unfortunately, inflation is here to stay because the gov't now needs to print trillions just to keep its door open & inflation is going to get much worse.

[@klpittman1]

If you tell your fabricator you need a special tool and he has an assortment on the cutting table already cut out, he’s not a fabricator…he’s a wizard. If the special tool actually works, he’s a wise wizard. You have two wizards, you live in a predominantly clay area yet you keep hitting rocks and concrete so much you find you are always consulting the wizards? There’s some kind of sorcery going on at the job site the day before you get there. Check the wizards trunk for post hole diggers and quick set concrete bags. If you don’t find anything, the wizards have KZbin and somebody probably tipped them off.

[@SWiFence]

😆

[@sirgardensalot]

You can use an AirSpade to locate the gas main

[@JT-616]

awesome video . awesome fence.

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@danny6905]

Nice!!

[@ronnymcdonald2543]

Is there a life span on rusting with these systems ?

[@iamgriff]

What does this system cost per foot with installation?

[@jasonthurston799]

Wash with water and the dust goes away, until it dries and then it shows up again! ;). Concrete dust is a pain to deal with!

[@SWiFence]

It is that!

[@macdawg6403]

Nice Vid!

[@GingrBreadMan]

what is the name of the midwest tool you are using? i cannot find it. Also the gate latch post panel needs to be cut and screwed back together, looks like the panel pushed the post at the corner out of level. Also for some reason every single gate I get isn't quite level, usually I end up cutting the first two rails at the top and I re-screw it back together so the post is slightly out of level to fix it.

[@Triplerfence]

It's a rail end clipper

[@kennymager4233]

Milwaukee makes a nice metal skills saw stops most of the metal flying I have one worth every dollar.

[@thedivide3688]

LOL jiggle saw ahahhaaaaaa

[@Hermetic7]

Your “jiggle saw” is called an oscillating tool.

[@DiscoFang]

Or the more colloquial Multi-tool.

[@FoxProLandscaping]

Hey I just want to let you know HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS !

[@SWiFence]

Ah yes, thank you. 😂

[@FoxProLandscaping]

@@SWiFence On a more serious note we had a vinyl fence put in around our pool last year. They didn't put anything inside the post, it's just the vinyl fence and they cemented them into the ground. There was over 3 feet of clean fill around the entire pool except for one area. I can't understand why they didn't put in a pole or even a pressure treated post. I am in Southern NH. We own a landscaping company and we are thinking of adding fencing to our services because of your videos, which have created a ton of you tube rabbit holes. 🙂

[@mikewileczka9852]

What size sds drill bit did you use?

[@snowgorilla9789]

Nice to see a tradesman who cares. The shortcuts are hidden so who cares

[@vincentpereira8416]

Very nice stuff

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@RonHelton]

"I don't know what you call this but we call it a jiggle saw". "They call me tater". ; )

[@JL-je1wt]

Sink the fence another foot and unlock it's electric upgrade with no hassle. 🤣

[@SWiFence]

I'll pass. 🤣

[@gregorylewis9442]

Awesome.💯👍

[@Whosurdaddy71]

Good and solid. Grabs pipe it moves all over the place 😂

[@bmorefrsh]

I like it. Just putting a small bend that's all.... it ain't goin nowhere

[@sirgardensalot]

Stop the debris from flying up at you hitting you in the face landscape container and drill a hole in it and put the airspace through the middle and that will contain dust and soil

[@markknudson1074]

Racking a gate keeping your strap under 45 % will help stop the gate from swishing.

[@user-cs1qq8ps7x]

git r done rocks

[@ImmortalOnyxHD]

My company drives timber, auger, helical, and sheet piles down here in southern Louisiana. I’d go crazy dealing with all this rock

[@DiscoFang]

Did you watch the vid of the Scottish guys driving their posts? They have similar boulder infestations.

[@SWiFence]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJysn6Kjqp6Dl68

[@DiscoFang]

@@SWiFenceJust Gotta remember those Scottish guys ARE a little bit crazy. Maybe it was the rocks.

[@dean5263]

I'd say you're good, but you already know that.

[@SWiFence]

😆 Hey thanks!

[@adanr150]

Are these stronger than chain link fence. I need to replace mine?

[@SWiFence]

No. On the decorative to strong and ugly scale these slide closer to decorative, chain link slides closer to strong and ugly.

[@Whosurdaddy71]

Impossible to drive posts. Fun part is in cold climates with lots of frost heaving they don’t make it long

[@SWiFence]

Except that doesn't seem to hold up. Driving is incredibly common the further north you go. They do a ton of it in Canada.

[@Whosurdaddy71]

@@SWiFenceExcept that the military did this around base in Alaska to be cheap and half the fence is laying on the ground after a few years😂

[@nime1stname]

I called 811 in Florida to locate my utilities and they were off about three feet.

[@SWiFence]

😬

[@PhotonHerald]

"Oh! NO DIGGING!" But... We have to DRILL!!! Which is just using a tool to dig through another substance, or when a shovel is not optimal.

[@SWiFence]

Well c'mon now. Did you expect me to just prop it up on the grass? 😉 And when you've got ground like we do, you welcome not having to pick up a shovel.

[@danniel7308]

What happens when the post start sinking by themselves when the ground gets loose with rain?

[@SWiFence]

If you have the kind of ground things start sinking into by themselves then this probably isn't the method for you. I'm curious where you are. We have river rock and heavy clay--that does *not* happen here.

[@ryanb6658]

Buzz tool

[@donkeyhole2782]

Technically, you are drilling a hole. Only that you are using the post to drill the hole. Still cool stuff, so thanks.

[@SWiFence]

Technically, you are correct. 🙂 I still maintain that there's a huge difference between this and pulling out the shovel. 👍🏻

[@Casmige]

Hey Mr. Happy? Where can a DIY’er in the Lonestar State get the fence materials from?. Not “proprietary” sourced from SWi, But local perhaps?.

[@SWiFence]

Well, the I beams come from us: shopifence.com/ We can also ship the entire system to you, or you can source your own aluminum locally. You should have some options locally between big box stores and fence suppliers. 👍🏻

[@hairpuppet]

Oscillating cutter tool.

[@AustinConroy]

does the pipe bending too work on post masters as well or do you guys do something different?

[@SWiFence]

We are likely going to make a mod or different tool for that. Haven't gotten to it yet though.

[@AustinConroy]

@SWiFence I'm in SW washington and I just sold my first job to try the no dig privacy with postmasters. Super stoked the 2nd biggest company in our area said they don't do it cause they can't get the posts straight enough which I thought was odd so I went ahead and make a clamp I can put around the post and use concrete steaks to keep it from shifting that goes 2 ft up the post idk if it will work but I tried planning ahead!

[@AustinConroy]

have you guys tested out the G3xd from skidril? its showing that it as like 14llbs more of driving force than the us hammer and i cant find specs on the rhino xa for its driving force but the cost of the G3XD is definitley for desireable and with more driving force seems to be a good deal?@@SWiFence

[@SWiFence]

No, sorry, we don't have any experience with it.

[@sebastianjoaquin1506]

I like the this and this 😊

[@SWiFence]

🙂

[@trailrunner6823]

What material was the block you used to drive the posts to height. We have been using scrap 2x4s and they work well and don’t damage the post tops are murder on our hands. As always a great video

[@SWiFence]

Some kind of plastic composite.

[@goldieswitzerlox]

That ratchet deal will get you out of the yard and through the video but, they be calling soon! 😅

[@guitarlife6190]

At 7:49, where did you get that post puller?

[@SWiFence]

bit.ly/SWIpostremoverjack

[@zj8554]

Looks like a home owner can’t buy this ?! Checked the website and it appears you need to be licensed ? Can anyone confirm please ?

[@SWiFence]

The license is for fence installers wishing to use the system for their customers. Homeowners are welcome to install the fence without a license.

[@DiscoFang]

I think the name jigsaw is already taken.

[@NoahDevine91]

Gotta be careful of the ugudugus with the jigglysaw