The EASIEST Way To Terminate Your Wire Fence | Knots Are So Yesterday

[@tonyclack5901]

As I have arthritis in my hands, I can no longer wrap wire but the gripple system has enabled me at 66 to carry on installing quality stock fence.

[@F479999999999]

I did it both ways. One side two posts hand tying took me all day in 90 degree heat like 4-5 hours. This is my first fence. Then the other side with these t clips took me 1 hour.. I’m doing the last side with these t clips lol. They look really neat imo too. Very useful for the bottom wire. They get cheaper the more you buy.

[@youhen01]

Knots are free and take skill which is very fulfilling

[@SWiFence]

Yes! Absolutely. 👍🏻 Not everyone has the skill or time.

[@MD-uu5nt]

Time is money. I don't think tying off up to 130 of these a day on long runs is particularly satisfying of good for the long term health of your hands. My father's hands are full of arthritis after 30 years of fencing.

[@bigonprivacy2708]

Can you use those at both ends? The start AND the finish after stretching? Thanks for showing us how to use this!

[@SWiFence]

Yep, you sure can. 👍🏻

[@tcfencing]

I’ve had tons of those “ears” break off over time. I used a lot of them when I first started. Great gadget! Easy to use. Maybe if I don’t tighten the wire so tight and they won’t break 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SWiFence]

I haven't seen that yet but can see where impact may cause that.

[@rogerbettencourt9654]

Those are cool. I look forward to the “Things with those Things “ video.

[@67L48]

Time or money. Which do you value? Take a 2x4 welded/woven wire fence: 4 corners and two gates. That's going to be 12 termination posts. 13 wires per post. That's around 150 gripple t-clips that you'd need (or around 150 knots you have to tie). Tying knots is free and the t-clips will retail for around $230 at Tractor Supply as of May 2022. If it's my time and other people's money (e.g., professional hire), then I'm pushing hard for t-clips. For my own DIY project, though, I have more time than money.

[@SWiFence]

That's a fair assessment. Those are always the two factors in life. 😏

[@Jpettygrove11]

Will these work on pvc coated wire?

[@SWiFence]

I cannot be certain. It could cause them to slip if the coating is too thick.

[@mathewthomas7616]

Any way to terminate a 10 gauge wire on T-post for a grape trellis?

[@trackmader]

🌪 tornado wire, the best wire on the planet

[@trackmader]

Available at swi fence

[@wyflyguy114]

You’re not lying!

[@SWiFence]

#truth

[@troyalec50]

How would you do that around a steel T post? Do the edges cause the wire to break prematurely?

[@SWiFence]

We just wrap it twice like you would with a standard tie off.

[@curly-hairedcountrygal1275]

I'm working on pig fencing using field fencing and it's my first time... how would you get/keep tension if this was the end of the fence? Thank you!

[@SWiFence]

With a chain strainer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6jVhp-dpL6teZY Or a wire puller for short runs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXikdIZ8g8mjh6c

[@cornbrains]

I need to run woven wire about 1300 feet. How long can I stretch each section and what do I tie off to? Do I make an H brace or a double H brace to terminate one roll of wire and begin the next to eventually get to 1300 feet?

[@SWiFence]

You can do the entire run in one stretch. Build a brace at each end and either stretch to one brace or gut strain it with our wedge boards and boundary strainers. We like the Rance brace better than the H brace: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3K9lJaHmMaGmrc Here's a strainer board in action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnKZ6Cti6x4r7c T-Gripple termination: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqu7h5WriqqXp5Y

[@Raul28153]

is there something in the thing that grips the wire? A sliding ribbed wedge maybe?

[@SWiFence]

There is definitely something in the thing that grips the wire. 👍🏻

[@profesormarioenriquemolina7712]

Ha ha ha gooood!!!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

You forgot to mention the stabbed wrists and pinched gloves that invariably occur during the traditional tie off! Now, let’s see how they compare in holding the fence!!! Minion 1 is kind of a budding SWI philosopher.. ain’t he?

[@SWiFence]

Totally!

[@crascocrascoconstruction3852]

Are there any dumb questions allowed? I have a dumb question! Can those be re-used?

[@SWiFence]

They can. 👍🏻

[@papalilburn]

At $1.10 each they're pretty expensive!

[@rogerbettencourt9654]

@307Driftwood , very valid point. I agree.

[@SWiFence]

1348-2 is where they more than pay for themselves.

[@67L48]

Closer to $1.50/each around here. Super cool. Great way to build a fence. And, I'll never use them. Would love to, but not for that cost. I think these are for professional fencers, where time is money and there is also an opportunity to pass along these higher material costs to the customer. For DIY, it's a tough sell.

[@koreywhitt9484]

Dude just twist it on the next square and you’re done. No need for that “high tensile knot”. That piece you are using is bound to fail over time and a waste of money that could be in your pocket.

[@Biffbaker]

Gr8 channel guys

[@Grggeorge]

Not how you do that at all both the knots and this new gimmick a huge waste of time learn to build

[@SWiFence]

Learn to build? Oh man--that never occurred to me! Stink! I've wasted so much of my career... 😂

[@82GHOSTKIDKODY]

Work Smarter Not Harder.

[@82GHOSTKIDKODY]

Good job 👏 on the Video.