DIY question
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Jun 2020
12:57am, 15 Jun 2020
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rf_fozzy
New question: I want to run a plastic coated wire through a hole in a stake to hold back raspberry canes. What I need is a way of tying off the wires in such a way that I can release them easily to adjust the canes each year. I don't want to nail them in or make it too difficult to release the wires. Any ideas? |
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Jun 2020
8:15am, 15 Jun 2020
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rf_fozzy
Bump this up for the morning
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Jun 2020
12:01pm, 15 Jun 2020
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rf_fozzy
Bumping up again for the midday crowd...
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Jun 2020
12:24pm, 15 Jun 2020
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oumaumau
Could you push a loop of the wire through the hole and twist it to hold, then adjust as required? Or is it a continuous run?
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Jun 2020
12:57pm, 15 Jun 2020
10,248 posts
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rf_fozzy
So. I have an updated plan. (thanks for the thought though). Instead of drilling holes through the post, I'm going to fix eyelets to feed the wire through. The plan is a row of 3-4 posts, with 3/4 wires at different heights running along the length of the row of posts. Secure at each end. However still the same issue of securing the wire at the end - I want to be able to release (sadly rapsberry canes aren't nice at growing straight up (hence needing the wires to hold them back) and need adjusting each year - bamboo canes aren't strong enough and are too fiddly) quickly and then adjust and retighten. The one solution I did think of is to screw a small screw at 90deg to the eyelet and pull wire (this stuff btw: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-PVC-Coated-Garden-Wire---1-2mm-x-100m/p/187724) through and then wrap it around a screw several times. I was hoping a more elegant and stronger solution might exist though. |
Jun 2020
1:00pm, 15 Jun 2020
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Diogenes
Eyelets was going to be my suggestion
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Jun 2020
1:05pm, 15 Jun 2020
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rf_fozzy
Well now that I've said it....  It's the tying off that's got me a bit stumped. I think just tying it to the eyelet won't be secure enough. Raspeberry canes are pretty heavy and easily get whipped up by the wind. |
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Jun 2020
1:07pm, 15 Jun 2020
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oumaumau
You could still use loops - just create them where you want them along the length of the wire, then let them out/tighten them as required.
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Sep 2020
11:28pm, 19 Sep 2020
11,643 posts
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rf_fozzy
Anyone know how shelf brackets weight ratings work? I've got a recess in a cupboard in which I want to put up shelves ~30cm deep and ~85cm wide. But they need to take a bit of weight. The b&q brackets seem to be rated to 40kg, which isn't a lot (e.g. a box file with magazines is 5kg, so 8 of them would be too many). I was thinking of putting 2 brackets on the back wall (which is only an internal wall sadly) and 2 additional ones on the side walls to brace from the sides. The side walls are proper structural walls. I intend to put 3 shelves up (maybe 4) If anyone can recommend options, that would be helpful. I was looking at these from Screwfix, but was put off by the comments saying the brackets weren't square. screwfix.com |
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Sep 2020
8:31am, 20 Sep 2020
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rf_fozzy
Bump up for morning
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