15mm Security Fencing

[blackbeard]

Hi All, I want to design a heliport for my grunts games but i'm having trouble finding suitable material for security fencing anybody have any ideas

[wikkid]

Pick up some tulle from your local haberdashery merchant. Comes in various mesh patterns and sizes. Usually sold by the metre so you will end up with enough for a lifetime for under a tenner.

[RuneCaster_Aris]

For electrical wire/barbed wire, Take some pipe cleaners, and while holding one end with a set of needle nose pliers, use a lighter to burn away the fibers. Wrap in around a pencil then carefully pull it apart. Paint it, clear coat it, and boom. Also works well for thick metal cable/28mm rope/wires.

[timsnoddy]

What is tulle? What is haberdashery?

[wikkid]

Tulle is a type of material used for bridal veils etc. A haberdasher sells material and needlework supplies.

[blooddave]

I made this:



using this wire mesh from Home Depot:
www.homedepot.com/p/t/202093092?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=202093092&R=202093092#.Ub9QtPZvskI

And some wire twisted around another wire for the barbed wire top. Those are kabob sticks as fence posts, glues to the thick card base with epoxy.

Someone asks (in various forums) every few months - I really need to do a blog post about this.

[blackbeard]

Thanks for the tip Blood. Not sure we have Home Depot in UK but i expect i can find an equivalent that will do just as well. Would be well worth doing a blog I think.

[muncehead]

Check B&Q in the kitchen section for a roll of a black mesh that is used for the gaps above or below kitchen cupboards, made of plastic I believe.

Failing that they also sell sheets of mesh near the cupboard hinges/fittings section.

[GJD]

The metal mesh in B&Q is steel, I believe and a bit pricy, but Halfords do aluminium car body mesh that can be used for all sorts of things - it's ideal for security fencing and is fairly cheap at about £1 for an A4ish sheet. You can also cut along the diagonal into long strips to get fantastic, if fragile, barbed wire with actual barbs.