Texas Pipe Fence

[@txdoodlebug]

The reason it is called 2-3/8 or 2-7/8 is because it is upset tubing and not pipe and it certainly isn’t drill stem. Drill stem is much larger in diameter and heavier. It is what is used to attach the bit to and drill the wells. This stuff you are building your fence out of is upset tubing which is used to get the oil out of the well once it is drilled. It would twist up like a pretzel if they tried to use it as drill stem. I know lots of people call it drill stem but it ain’t.

[@caracarametal]

Wow, so impressed, great job! I learned a lot watching this.

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you. Do you ever do metal or fence projects too?

[@caracarametal]

@@LewisRenovation I’ve been welding gym equipment for about 10 months now. Been contemplating doing our own fence (we’re in the hill country) but have been overwhelmed by the task!

[@j_craft11]

You must have the patience of a monk. The detail is incredible. Great fence cowboy!

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you!

[@elopez1369]

This video alone is worth a sub. Great job on the fence and some good tips and tricks to be had in this video. Thanks

[@LewisRenovation]

Thanks for the very nice comment!

[@steann1]

Nice job… enjoyed watching all of the hard work. ..boilermaker/welder here from the 70’s…😵‍💫 A lot has happened since 2021… I was looking for buckets of water or a hose.. but didn’t see any. Farmers here in South Australia are always setting the countryside alight with grinders and welders..😊

[@LewisRenovation]

I cause a small fire all the time welding. Yikes!! I bet a lot has changed in your welding career. Thanks for the nice comment

[@ryanullom7353]

Good work man! For someone who doesn’t do this kind of work for a living, it is damn good.

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you!

[@TexFarmer]

That's one stout looking fence. I like that you used pipe for the intermediary connection rather than the more commonly used and cheaper sucker rods. We've build fences with sucker rods but they are so dang hard to get a good weld sometimes the welds break and leave portions of the fence dangling.

[@LewisRenovation]

I've heard of sucker rods being hard to weld. My neighbor just had a fence built with sucker rods. Hopefully it works out for him Thanks for the nice comment!

[@choricrudo]

You have to 7018 sucker rod

[@tori5977]

BEAUTIFUL FENCE!

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you!!

[@dragmedownineverett]

BTW, your fence looks really good. High quality

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you sir!

[@swatisquantum]

i wish one day to be able to weld like that :) came out nice

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you! Just get experience whenever you have the opportunity

[@benjamincastillon2568]

Thats a great job man, and a very good video too...

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you for the very nice comment!

[@talkitorchalkit]

Great looking fence!

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you for the comment

[@tedbastwock3810]

Fantastic video, and great looking fence. Watched bc I have the intention of doing something similar, although there isnt drill stem pipe readily available within several hundred miles. I might use new or junkyard pipe, on a smaller scale than yours I think. New sub, hope to see more cool projects from your channel.

[@LewisRenovation]

Good luck with your fence project! And thanks for commenting and the sub

[@tedbastwock3810]

@@LewisRenovation Thanks for the good luck. Wishing the best to you, yours and the growth of your channel.

[@davegc16]

Happy New Year, and stay safe. Dave Enfield England

[@LewisRenovation]

You as well!

[@mikecentex]

Very impressive sir.. that is worthy of being called a “Texas Fence”.

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you! You from Texas too?

[@jamesparnell6226]

Great job and attention to detail!

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you!

[@chargermopar]

I wish I could get 10 dollars a post here! Also use a string line but the rock is so bad here in some places it takes an auger and concrete to set steel posts. Lucky for you the pipe you used is thick wall and unlikely to bend when being hit. Never saw pipe saddles cut with a plasma cutter before. I hate cleaning metal so if I was ever able to find pipe like that I would also have performed electrolysis first to make cleaning easier. I enjoy your videos, too bad you have to work alone!

[@LewisRenovation]

I know what you mean by rocks. My parents place 20 miles west we had to rent an air powered jack hammer just to get t posts in. Thanks for commenting. Take care!

[@johnstripling]

Great Work!

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you. Happy 2022!

[@rudyrivera5256]

Great job! Thanks for sharing! 🤙🏻

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you for the nice comment!

[@leandroogavadepaulasouza5012]

Thanks for the video! Nice 2021 to you brother

[@LewisRenovation]

Take care and be safe

[@skeon67]

Nice work, I've been doing the same, I just use 3/4 inch sucker rod for rails.

[@LewisRenovation]

How do you weld the sucker rods? I hear they are hard to weld

[@skeon67]

@@LewisRenovation They will weld, but they are hard to weld, I'm not a trained welder but I can get it done.

[@terryschmidt1845]

@@LewisRenovation I weld one inch sucker, i like to punch a hole in the up right stick the sucker rod in the hole then weld around it. I built all my cattle pens using that method and the welds have held up over 25 years.

[@LewisRenovation]

@@terryschmidt1845 that's a good technique I'll try sometime

[@daviddemay8778]

7018 is designed to go up hill not down but good job

[@LewisRenovation]

Thanks for the feedback

[@snowismas]

Im sure this is long completed, and looks great. I would have made two hangers to hang the intermediate pipe off the the above pipe, then weld.

[@LewisRenovation]

That's a good idea. I'll give it a try on my next fence build

[@monsanto.official]

what i like about setting without concrete is that in 5 years you can come back and redo the whole fence again. gives me something to do. that’s the biggest scam of lazy ppl trying to get into fencing without doing things right.

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment

[@dontblameme6328]

Well done sir.

[@naterichardson8169]

Thanks for that partner 👍

[@LewisRenovation]

Your very welcome!

[@hector9408]

Hello I was wondering if you still had them guys contact I’m trying to fence my 6 acres and was wondering if they still do that and see what they would charge me. Thank you.

[@LewisRenovation]

My phone died end of last year and o lost his contact. Sorry

[@cc31612]

Did you still need his contact info?

[@joedoakes8307]

6011 is easier to build pipe fence WITH ! 7018 makes strong welds but UNless you're building Cow pens the Xtra strength isn't necessary ! Nice fence by the way !

[@LewisRenovation]

7018 probably overkill but I've got 50 pounds of them so might as well use them up. Thanks for the comment

[@bun9000]

Where'd you find the post driving service? I'm west of Fort Worth and struggling to find a place.

[@LewisRenovation]

They were working on a neighbors fence, but I’ve seen others listed on Facebook marketplace

[@joedaddy8044]

Good job bro that looks amazing and a really good video too

[@LewisRenovation]

Thank you for the nice comment

[@fitclown123]

Where did you get the pipe saddles and what can i expect to pay for the piping you used in the video? Great job by the way.

[@LewisRenovation]

Pipe around here right now is $90 per joint. If oil prices ever really drop, it will go down to $45. The further you are from active drilling the more it will cost. 6 hours west of here they are drilling Iike crazy so it's pretty cheap. Pipe saddles I got from a welding supply store but Amazon has the same ones.

[@andrewsanders8167]

On your joints it's best to side a foot of 2 3/8ths inside do like there you put slices. Those saddles or copes would have been much easier with a chop saw. Set saw at 32 degrees. Your mind makes you think it has to be cut half circle but it's not it's a flat cut. A grinder would have been easier with a cut off wheel to cut on post that plasma cutter. When you cut at 32 degrees it already beveled for weld. Your post was a little short to just drive but should be fine. I just had to stand one back up that had drove 8 foot post and was trying to fall over in only 5 years. When I drive I make a t post and drive Evey 5th one. Just saddle a 2 foot peace of scrape and weld then drive tell t is a few inches under ground just dig out trench with shovel. I have fences I put in 30 years ago that are still perfect

[@LewisRenovation]

Thanks for all the feedback. Take care

[@daviddemay8778]

@@LewisRenovation theres no way a cut wheel or chop saw compares to the way this man cope that pipe . i been a welder a long time i would run a man off my job if he cut drill stem that way

[@dragmedownineverett]

I am just curious, not being critical. Why are you cutting off the coupler for the top rail? I was concerned the threads wouldn't allow me to couple the pipes together, but with a little wire brushing and a bit of silicon spray on the threads, I have been able to thread them up pretty well

[@LewisRenovation]

I just like the look of it being smooth across the the top rail instead of seeing the coupler. Visual preference only.

[@dragmedownineverett]

@@LewisRenovation I cannot fault you for that. I wish I had enough confidence in my welding to do as you did. But I feel the couplers will look alot smoother than my welds hanging out there in the open😁

[@LewisRenovation]

Join the pipe on top of each post. I’m sure you can do it

[@travtrd]

We are building a house in north Texas (about 20 min. north of greenville) … about to have to build a pipe fence around my 3 acres here soon…. where did you get all the pipe? and roughly what was the cost per foot? …. your fence looks awesome!

[@LewisRenovation]

I got the pipe off Facebook. Just search for drill stem. Material cost was about $6/ft. Prices have doubled since then. I'm guessing for my fence labor would cost at least $2k. Good luck and thanks for commenting!

[@joecorrie1]

Nice fence but that shits really gone up in price? On the west coast it’s anywhere from 98 to 120 a joint and 4 years ago I bought it for 40 per joint.

[@LewisRenovation]

$120 is expensive. Around here it’s currently roughly running about $70 per joint. It’s been the for 3 years

[@joecorrie1]

@@LewisRenovation that price sounds ok, just quoted a job 900’ of two rail, 85 joint, holes,concrete and no climb fencing, I cut my labor and told them 19,000 it would have been my first job in oregon but they said no? Was hoping to get one done in this area, anyway thanks for the reply

[@LewisRenovation]

@@joecorrie1 good luck man. I’m know it can be tough out there

[@NoNo-uu8mz]

Great video! Do you know the approximate weight of used 2 7/8 drill pipe per foot? I was looking to build a fence and some other stuff. I don’t want to overload my trailer..

[@LewisRenovation]

Little less than 6# / ft. Good luck with your projects

[@NoNo-uu8mz]

@@LewisRenovation thank you!

[@fitclown123]

How long is a joint of the pipe you used? Keep up the good work

[@LewisRenovation]

They are around 32'. Used oilfield pipe is kind of random in length. Thank you!

[@fitclown123]

Thanks for the quick response

[@turnertv9925]

Hey! I'm located in the Moody Tx. Area! What height did you end up going with for your fence? Thanks!

[@LewisRenovation]

Cool. I'm in Academy. Top of the fence is about 50 inches of the ground. You building a pipe fence?

[@octaviobedolla860]

How do you find some one that could install the post like you did what’s the name of the attachment on the bobcat

[@LewisRenovation]

I found the guy because he was working on a fence 2 miles up the road. Try searching on FB marketplace or Craigslist for fence or skid steer services. The attachment is generally called a hydraulic fence driver. Good luck!

[@Montanaboy533]

Doesn’t your pipe still have threads and couplers? We have installed miles of pipe. We don’t cut and weld butt joints we just spin it together and continue on. Each to their own I guess.

[@LewisRenovation]

I didn't want to have the joints seen in the fence.

[@Montanaboy533]

@@LewisRenovation I see. Up here in Montana people love the joints. Some say we are different up here lol. I’m ok with that.

[@albundy8052]

Where is is your land, Sweetwater Texas, has a lot of mesquite trees 🌴.

[@LewisRenovation]

Temple area. Where are you located?

[@titopagan1561]

Nice job.....why not just build the fence out of heavy gauge square tube just to avoid all the coping work

[@LewisRenovation]

New Square tubing is 3x the cost of used oil field pipe

[@westonandelin4556]

amazing! How much do you pay for pipe out there. Here in Idaho I was just quoted $85 per stick for 2 7/8

[@LewisRenovation]

Thanks! I paid $45 per joint 18 months ago. I think it's $60 now.

[@jeromegomez9325]

What is the name of that machine to pound the pipes down or the company I’m in Texas also close to Bryan college station. Thanks for your help. PS Great work.

[@LewisRenovation]

It's called a hydraulic post driver. I'm sure a couple companies around you have one. I'm up near Temple so only an hour apart. Good luck and thanks for commenting!

[@dougb27]

You should screw your top rail together if you can to cut down on your waste and cost.

[@LewisRenovation]

I could definitely do that, I just prefer the clean look of welded joints

[@gulfcoastinNTX]

Nice work from a fellow Texan. I have the same plasma and saddle templates. How many amps were you running with the 1/8th 7018?

[@LewisRenovation]

The Bobcat has a dial that doesn't shoe amps directly. I always weld on 6. Which hich seems similar to 115 amps on my Evetlast plug in

[@gulfcoastinNTX]

@@LewisRenovation Thanks. I'm using an esab rebel and was burning through at 110a. It seems like the sweet spot is the low 90s for me but I'm by no means an expert, still learning.

[@bubbaholmes6673]

That’s an up hill rod bud not down hill..

[@josiahmeyer5665]

How much does it typically cost per foot for pipe fence like this installed?

[@LewisRenovation]

Last year I was quoted $9 per foot. Probably has gone up significantly since then

[@bethlewis4500]

No cows on the porch please!

[@LewisRenovation]

Cows need shelter in the rain too!

[@monserratvaladez5246]

Mi papá es el que está ayudando a sostener los tubos.

[@oscarborjon6112]

You were welding down hill with 7018 that’s a no no

[@LewisRenovation]

Not something I normally do but works just fine on a fence

[@Txdrew4525]

Up up uphill my freind it 7018

[@LewisRenovation]

Unless your in Australia