How to Cut Heavy Gauge Wire and Other Tough Metal With Little Effort
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2018
- Leah demonstrates how to cut a cattle panel (thick wire fencing) by using a bolt cutter.
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I'm going to Tractor Supply to buy cattle panels for tomato cages. Since the panels come in 16' lengths I needed to know how to cut them in the parking lot so they'd fit into my truck. Your video answered that perfectly. Thanks so much!
Leah, I just want to thank you for all the videos you put out. You by far, give the best tutorials I've seen. You are super clear and make a person feel confident. I've been binge watching your videos and I've learned so much :)
Perfect timing. I just got back from the barn where I was cutting cattle panels with an angle grinder running off my generator. With plenty of buckets of water around given that I was putting up fencing around the dry straw and hay. Neighbors have spotted a cougar around here, so I wanted to beef up the security around my goats and sheep.
Bolt cutters would have eliminated the fire risk and definitely wouldn't have freaked out the animals with all the noise & sparks!
Fire risk is an excellent consideration, thanks for bringing it up!
Leah,you are a great teacher your calm and clear in how you say things.Keep up the Great work.
Thanks, Leah! You are the best teacher ever!
Love your video's Leah. You are excellent at simplifying without sounding condescending.
Hello Leah I really enjoy your videos. I can probably shed some additional light on this matter as I am a concrete contractor and I put down 300,000 at of wire mesh last year. 4 gauge is considered roadway mesh and its the toughest! You are 100% correct a 24” Long bolt cutters is the single nest way to cut!!!!
is the 24inch specific to the strength of the bolt cutter of just the length of the handles. Like can a 14 inch do the same thing. I am also purchasing cattle panels to make my trellis for cucumbers and squash?
@@KrisGill09 3yrs later... longer handle = more torque/power for cutting. Kinda like using tiny scissors vs normal scissors
@@brohemianthis is helpful, thanks!
She's a jack of all trades I'm always proud of you for always posting positive footages that helps people I painted my own car because of how you taught me how to adjust my spray paint gun's thanks so much for everything you the best training coach Ever
Thank you. Using cattle panels as trellises for tomatoes. This answered the question of the day at our house!
Thanks. I just bought a pair of bolt cutters. So easy to cut the cattle panel. Thanks fir the tip.
The hardware store employee thought I would need to show ID but the manager didn’t ask. Pretty funny.
Excellent Leah!👍 thanks! Those bolt cutters make short work of item's like that!
EXACTLY the operation i will be doing. cutting cattle panel!
Thanks so much. I just wanted an experienced opinion on what tool would do the job well.
i'd avoid the angle grinder as well -- it can (unless everything is secured in place) grab in the created kerf and break a joint in the panel.
Thanks for the video. Saved me so much hassle by finding and getting the right tool for the job!
Very helpful, particularly with the ideas for home garden uses of cattle panels, so people without a farm background will find this useful.
thank you!
I was looking for a video specifically about cutting cattle panels with bolt cutters and found yours! Perfect, thank you.
Ever sense I seen a video from this channel 2 days ago, I've been addicted to watching every vid.
I don't even need the info it's just interesting and Leah seems like a very nice person.
hey, welcome, and thanks for watching!
Now its an older video, but thank you so much. 60 year old Gardner needing to cut some cattle panels for trellis. Much cheaper than paying someone 150 + to cut. Going to purchase right now
Yes, bolt cutters are the best way, great advice, I had to use a large cold chisel with a 4lb hammer and an old tractor draw bar as a backstop when I was a teenager.
Hey man I don’t have anything to do with building or carpentry, I still enjoy your videos. You are and extremely nice person. Please don’t stop making videos. You make my day
thank you, and thanks for watching!
Just what I needed to see. Thank you, you're a great teacher.
such a clear teacher!
I really enjoy your videos. I learn so much. Thank you for sharing your tips and secrets with us.
you're welcome, and thanks for commenting!
Just about to take on a project that involves cutting mesh panels. I was worrying that I wouldn't be able to do it. The last line of the video hit me quite hard. Thank you.
leah, what can we all say bad about you?
Not that i didn't knew this method of cutting but i'm talking here about your teaching and your teaching is GREAT!
Big respect from me as a woodworker.
Hope to see again from you
Perfect timing! - I was just wondering how I can cut metal mesh for my concrete slab project. Thank you.
First video I watched of you was the carpenter pencil explanation one. That was a few minutes ago instantly subscribed. Youre a Wonderful teacher and make your videos easy to follow with clear explanations. (Also wonderful attitude)
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Cutting that lock was cool! Reminder to get case hardened locks for anything important! I knew someone who used these to grow tomatoes and I think, climbing beans. If I had a big garden I'd be using cattle panels for sure. And using bolt cutters to cut them. Nice video!
hey, thanks!
What a charming and knowledgeable lady. Even at my age (74) I have learnt so much from these instructive video. Well done Leah from an Australian fan.
thank you so much!! 🙂
Thank you! I have three 16' panels to trim for garden trellis and I've used an angle grinder before and it will get metal everywhere and isn't all that fast. It also leaves very sharp edges on the panels. Wasn't sure if bolt cutters would handle it but now I'm gonna go buy some.
Great video. Just got the small version of that cutter
🌸🌸Wow Leah, I learn so much from you. Thank you.🌸🌸
Well that was brilliant! And just the advice I was looking for - thank you
That is great info. Thank you. Need to make a trellis
Nice bolts and fence cutters Leah👍
The country is breathtaking!!
Another great video.
Yes, bolt cutters are safer, neater, quieter and far less messy than an angle grinder but if you have a lot of cutting to do it is probably easier and quicker to use the angle grinder.
Battery technology and cordless tools have come on so much in recent years that you are no longer tied to a power cable.
With the likes of Ryobi doing their one battery fits all range of power tools having a variety of cordless tools is no longer painfully expensive.
Thank you. Just what I needed!
Everytime I need motivation I come see his videos just to hear that I can do this.
Wow! Thank you! I learn so much from your videos.
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Good tip Ms. Leah. Angle grinders also leave nasty burrs.
I have learned from you. You are so sweet and such a good speaker I could listen to you on any subject.
thanks Eddie
I study catpentary and this channel helped alot
I've always called them "The Master Key", but yeah, if you're shopping for them in a store, bolt cutter is the commonly accepted terminology.
We use cattle panels in our gardens! Perfect for trellises!
loved this!
Just happened to think of this...have you done a vid on tin snips? I think some might find it useful knowing which ones to use according to their color coding for different functions. I know I struggled until a friend told me I was using the wrong ones. :)
Leah If I remember correctly you did a video of how to cut the trim out of a 2x4 for this project you are making at home. You should show your finish project I love all that farmhouse style. and I can see from your past videos you have a really cool older home cottage home similar to mine,.Would be nice to see that fence.
As a retired locksmith, I'd like to let you know that Master locks are a joke in the lockie world. They're the cheapest and most poorly constructed locks that are mass produced. Never trust anything of value to a Master brand lock.
John Lee Pettimore III, Thanks for that info. Very useful to know which brands to steer clear of
how should i protect my toolbox
Well then what's a good lock to use?
Thank you I can do my project now
Easy to understand in layman's term,. Definitely send people your way.
Thank You!
The right tool for the job.
Bolt cutters are great for getting the springs from a mattress frame for all those different crafty things. But not all master locks can be cut with bolt cutters. That was a selling point back in the late 70’s - the shackles couldn’t be cut with a hacksaw blade or bolt cutters, had to use an angle grinder.
Great video!!! I have to cut 14g welded galvanized steel hardware cloth with 1/2" x 1/4" openings. I started with my bolt cutters. It took so long to cut, that I gave up. I really need to get my 50' roll cut into sections ASAP for my chicken coop and tractor. We have bears, cougars, weasel species, etc. Do you have any advice that will make this cutting faster? I live alone in the wilder area of NW WASHINGTON state. No help with my diy projects. Thank you ma'am for all you do!!! 🙏
Wow TQ.
I think another good reason not to use an angle grinder is that galvanizing is only on the surface of the metal, if you slip even a little with the grinder there goes the galvanization. With bolt cutters you can always paint on some rust retarder on the cut ends if you want to. And as you said Leah, who wants to be dragging out the grinder when the bolt cutters do such a great job.
There are accu powered angle grinders too. Probably if I have one, I would use it, so it depends on what one has at hand.
your a genius !
Cool!
His Nibs was cutting wire like that for my rabbit pen. He laid it flat on the ground and held a chisel to the bits he wanted cut and whacked it with a hammer. My new crazy paved patio was covered in the holes he made and they'e STILL THERE.
I have a pair of 8 inch HK Porter Mini bolt cutters I can cut nails and screws and cut fence wire easily and the HK Porter ones are a lot less expensive than the Knipex ones and I think they’re just as good.
What a nice lady! ♥️
Awesome!
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wow! awesome :)
does that 4ga come in 6 foot tall rolls? In Florida.
Never needed to use Cattle wire . But I know how to cut it if I ever do .
Abel Casanova I used it to hold up my beef steak tomatoes. Cheap way to do it but I cheated and had the store cut the panel to my preference.
Thanks for the demo. I can now put away the angle grinder and just pick up a bolt cutter. There oughta be more women making diy vids like this one.
I bought one panel for tomatoes. I cheated and had the store cut them into 4foot widths. They loaded it on too my car, tied it down and off I went!
you have to have a lot of strength to use a bolt cutter which I do not have. I'm gonna try a carbide oscillating tool blade, I hope it works.
is the 24inch specific to the strength of the bolt cutter of just the length of the handles. Like can a 14 inch do the same thing. I am also purchasing cattle panels to make my trellis for cucumbers and squash
The longer the bolt cutter, the less force you'll have to apply. Longer =Easier
Thank you
How about 16 gauge fox proof mesh? I have 1 inch square wire (hardware cloth) and not sure what kind of cutter to use :)
I have a large bolt cutter and love it. My first time using them was while in boot camp and I locked the keys to my footlocker in the footlocker and my drill sergeant sent me to the supply room to get the master key to unlock my lock. That was when I was given the bolt cutter and told it would unlock my footlocker and it did, and I had to buy another lock out of my pocket. I will never forget that incident, and I had to get a pair to add to my chest of tools.
Hey Sidney, you always have a great story to tell...thanks so much for sharing that with us!
Hi Leah. I'm a complete novice. Just wondering if a circular saw blade will cut through metal, or do you need a special blade, or perhaps that angle grinder you mentioned? Likewise, I'm wondering if you need special drill bits for drilling through metal? Thank you.
I think as long as you're using a diamond blade for your circular saw, you'll be good! You'd wear down a blade real fast otherwise lol
I suggest NOT trying to cut case hardened chain with the big bolt cutters however.
I broke my 36" "master key" trying to cut a piece of chain that I didn't know was case hardened. One jaw had a large piece break out of it, and it really flew. Case hardened locks will likely act the same..
Mild steel ones like you cut in the video do cut nicely.
"\Hardened" is a pretty ambiguous term, especially with "imported" locks.
BTW those panels make wonderful trellises for beans, peas, and any climbing plants. Also you can cut them and make great tomato cages out of them.
I just need to learn some tool skills ..... thanks
I really apreciate this to rescue a turtle. If a hool is is embedded on its lip. It woould be easier to remove. But i hop they are still other ways to cut it without bring huge tool
so if we're on a construction site or out on a job or something, how can we protect our tools from theft if a lock is so easily broken?
You seem like a nice person.
Cattle panel, 24inch bolt cutters = trellis 😊 now how do I mount cattle panel to a cylinder block wall 🤔
Bolt cutters also come in different sizes too
Yep and a 14 inch set would of cut that panel easy. Someone with half strong hands could of cut it with single handed Knipex wire cutters.
Cordless angle grinder with cutting disc lithium battery
You can get cordless bolt cutters as well :-)
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Also you don’t want to throw sparks outside
Oh it's a master lock.... What else!?!
Rich Evans?
YK Osiris out now
Don't even know why I click these videos
Beware if you try to cut a good quality lock you'll ruin your bolt cutters. I've ruined cutters without leaving a mark on the lock.
It happened to me too. I had to purchase a new one. Locks are hardened.
You don't need to cut masterlocks. They're so poorly designed they practically fall off.
you just ruined a beautiful lock....(joking) good idea....
Locks are good for nothing...
why dont you put adds on your vids
This was horrible, everyone knows to use cutters with wire mesh, you gotta have videos about topics ppl don't really know
Give us a few examples of what you'd like to see, David! Leah may not take requests as such, but ideas are worth sharing!
This is Leah, saying you Can break into people's possessions!