I shudder when I make something and someone says, you should patent that. I am a big fan of open source and even if you post stuff and its not %100 right some one can put their two bobs worth in and we all learn from it. John
Super appreciate you sharing your knowledge. They wanted 18 bucks at home Depot for a piece of metal with 3 holes in it to use to twist wire. I was pretty certain that there was a way to replicate and improve on this overpriced ridiculousness and so I find myself here watching your video . Thank you much!
G’day mate, that tip with the pliers is a bottler. Wish I’d known about it when I was fencing for years. Thanks for all the videos. All the best to you and the boss, oops I mean wife 👍🇦🇺
Mate that was awesome, your inventions are fantastic. They are simple, and do a Bloody good job. Saves you a lot of money from buying all those fancy tools. You are a genius, well done. Cheers. 🇮🇳👍👏
Thanks for that Roderick Davidson I just like things that are simple that work. And I am a big believer in the Kiss principle. And I'm not into spending money for gadgets that make the job harder. John
OMG. That's perfect at the side view. Now I can really see how it all works. Thanks. I'm hoping this will be exactly what I need by myself. Trying to get any man in San Diego, CA to help you paid or not is impossible! I have a dog pulley system because of no fenced yard. 1 main overhead wire that attaches each end to a pole, then each pole is anchored to a stucco wall. The one-side anchor is constantly loose and it's extremely difficult to push the pole taught, then tighten the wire at the same time with just 1 person. I'm using turnbuckles but they don't seem to work right. It's hard to use a ladder because the ground is wet and you sink down. At least every time I do this, I'm using a different technique, so I totally understand making your own tools. Thanks
Thank you for your informative video showing tools that you have made and how to use them. I think they will help me with my fence installation. Washington State, USA
The tie-wire twister is cool. I made one from an old 22mm spade bit in just a few mins with a grinder & cut-off wheel,. Makes neat ties every time. The pliers took a little longer and it's dusk now so I'll have to wait to try them out tomorrow. Thanks!
The pliers add on is the best thing since sliced bread. They don't sell them like that because they must own shares in the company that makes strainers. John
Grate Video im in TEXAS working on Setting a 4FT & 5FT Welded Wire Fence i am taking a few minutes to make the same Tools thanks Keep Up the Good Work i am about to Subscribe GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS BROTHER! THANKS AGAIN
Hey John, this type of stuff is brilliant. Years of experience and ingenuity to make ya job easier. Love watching what’s happening on ya farm. Add a bit more of this stuff and a bit of your sculpture, would be really interesting 👍🏻🍻
Appreciate your twist and tweaks. Wire can get the best of you sometimes. Liked the flat end rod with a hole for sure. You may need that tomahawk. Thx again stay well
Still got a handful of the old axe heads that the old man collected when cutting in the areas occupied by the army camps during the war. As good as any new stuff! 😉
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Someone stole my 2 pair of ones with the hook on them ,from my farm shed. then they cut all my barbed wire in 4 spots on the road fence and let the cattle onto the road
Its better to join barb wire together by placing 2 wires parallel to one another and twist one wire 1 way and take other end and twist opposite direction.. so much better and stronger ...🙂
I don't think the cow approved, I believe she was trying to tell you she worked hard to make that fence loose and then you had to come along and mess it up, and then she said don't you have some wild kitty cats to go shoot😜 anyway thanks for sharing your wisdom on here.
I assume you mean the little twisty tool with the hole in it. I heat the end up red hot then use a hammer and the anvil and make the end flat. If you dont have an anvil any large piece of metal will do a piece of railway line is perfect. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Steering turntable casting from an old steam traction engine makes a great anvil and the shaft is handy for hammering bends around! Drive wheels make good entry gate ornaments and flywheel makes a killer birdbath. And nobody's going to walk off with them! 😜😊
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Ok I will keep an eye out I'm not exactly falling over traction engines lately. The good old stuff is getting hard to find. John
Can’t beat old school stuff.
The old fellers forgot more than we will ever know. John
These are the true gems of you tube. Open source experience
I shudder when I make something and someone says, you should patent that. I am a big fan of open source and even if you post stuff and its not %100 right some one can put their two bobs worth in and we all learn from it. John
Thanks for the help sir I work for Master Halco fence in Georgia USA thanks again
Thanks for watching. John
Excellent ideas. Takes a farmer to figure out what works for farming. Well done.
I guess necessity has a bit to do with it. John
Aussie ingenuity! Necessity is the mother of invention, and all that!
Yes I like to look at things and find easier ways of doing it. John
Wow,..sooo cool,..thanks for sharing,..well they say,..great minds are named alike,..good day John
Ah yes with a name like that I am sure you are a great fellow. John
Your a wonderful human being!
Thanks I don' really know what to say. John
Super appreciate you sharing your knowledge. They wanted 18 bucks at home Depot for a piece of metal with 3 holes in it to use to twist wire. I was pretty certain that there was a way to replicate and improve on this overpriced ridiculousness and so I find myself here watching your video . Thank you much!
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting. John
HI there from NZ. Great video. I started thinking about making some pliers like yours before the video finished. Thanks so much!
Makes the pliers much more useful. John
I deal with fencing problems almost every day. This will help. Thanks for sharing good tips.
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Nice video. Knowledge like yours takes a lifetime to acquire. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks very much for your support. John
G’day mate, that tip with the pliers is a bottler. Wish I’d known about it when I was fencing for years. Thanks for all the videos. All the best to you and the boss, oops I mean wife 👍🇦🇺
Thanks 👍 Yeah the nob on the pliers gets you out of trouble when all you have is a pair of pliers and a bit of wire. John
John this is brilliant. My husband is going to love this video. You have so much “on hand” knowledge and it’s so useful.
Anyone who lives long enough learns stuff I guess. John
Great JOHN, I like the tools design, I did not need them but I KNOW is must be in any FARM like your. Be well and healthy mr JOHN
Thanks Primoz Not everybody needs to make a fence. Not many barb wire fences in the city. HA HA HA. John
Mate that was awesome, your inventions are fantastic. They are simple, and do a Bloody good job. Saves you a lot of money from buying all those fancy tools. You are a genius, well done. Cheers.
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Thanks for that Roderick Davidson I just like things that are simple that work. And I am a big believer in the Kiss principle. And I'm not into spending money for gadgets that make the job harder. John
Great ideas, thank you from Texas
Thanks for liking my ideas. John
Great stuff cobber. Thanks for the show.
Thanks Bruce M. John
Thanks John, great tools mate. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
No worries. Hope it helped. John
OMG. That's perfect at the side view. Now I can really see how it all works. Thanks. I'm hoping this will be exactly what I need by myself. Trying to get any man in San Diego, CA to help you paid or not is impossible! I have a dog pulley system because of no fenced yard. 1 main overhead wire that attaches each end to a pole, then each pole is anchored to a stucco wall. The one-side anchor is constantly loose and it's extremely difficult to push the pole taught, then tighten the wire at the same time with just 1 person. I'm using turnbuckles but they don't seem to work right. It's hard to use a ladder because the ground is wet and you sink down. At least every time I do this, I'm using a different technique, so I totally understand making your own tools. Thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Thank you for your informative video showing tools that you have made and how to use them. I think they will help me with my fence installation. Washington State, USA
Thanks for watching commenting JR Thompson. I hope you get some use out of my ideas. John
Good info, thanks! Camera work was just fine.
Thanks for watching. John
That's really interesting! Thanks for sharing with us.
No worries Cindy's Place. Thanks for watching and commenting. John
The tie-wire twister is cool. I made one from an old 22mm spade bit in just a few mins with a grinder & cut-off wheel,. Makes neat ties every time. The pliers took a little longer and it's dusk now so I'll have to wait to try them out tomorrow. Thanks!
Glad you could get something useful out of the video the knob on the pliers is very handy once you get used to it. John
you have given us some great tip's but this is brilliant .thank's john.both stay safe.. gary
Thanks Gary Good to hear from you. John
G'day mate, great home made fencing tools. Love the pliers great idea. God bless you guys. 🦘👍
Thanks Josh
Just awesome.... home made tools.... great going.
Thanks a lot 😊 John
Great tools John, I’ll have to show this to my Dad, he’ll love this! xx Cathi xx
Thanks Cathi. Hope your dad likes it. John
Nice work, thanks for the clues!
Thanks for watching. John
thank for sharing your ideas. its very simple but very effective ideas.
Thanks for watching. I like simple ideas that work. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 that's good everybody can do and it's very economical. Thanks once again. I will do this in my farm.
@@oscar86456 Good on you. John
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences, much appreciated
Thanks for watching and commenting James Hill. John
I am going to make up some of those pliers for sure. We have barb wire and board fence. So I knew that I can use the pliers. Thanks. Jim
The pliers add on is the best thing since sliced bread. They don't sell them like that because they must own shares in the company that makes strainers. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 No doubt about that! Jim
Thank you Sir, from Argentina.
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Grate Video im in TEXAS working on Setting a 4FT & 5FT Welded Wire Fence i am taking a few minutes to make the same Tools thanks Keep Up the Good Work i am about to Subscribe GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS BROTHER! THANKS AGAIN
Good luck! Hope it goes well for you. John
Very Clever!… I Like your creativity…I always try to re-purpose tools and things that I find, you are doing the same.
Yeah I tend to look at things and wonder if they could be improved. John
Luv ya work👌🇦🇺
Thanks for watching. John
John this is some great stuff my friend. I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel.
Thanks very much for the support. John
Thanks for your support. John
Big Thank you from Brazil, mate!
Fence strainers are not cheap/accessible here.
I will make good use of your ideas.
That's true blue Aussie stuff hey
Thanks Paulo B. I am glad if you can use any of my ideas. John
Good show mate 👍
Thanks for the visit. John
Hey John, this type of stuff is brilliant. Years of experience and ingenuity to make ya job easier. Love watching what’s happening on ya farm. Add a bit more of this stuff and a bit of your sculpture, would be really interesting 👍🏻🍻
Thanks Mickq Morgan I like passing on anything I can. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 hey mate don’t know how the q got there after Mick. Left it there mainly because I don’t know how to change it 😂😂😂
@@michaelmorgan6154 It Doesn't matter. John
Outstanding John! I reckon you should give the cattle away and manufacture and sell those master farmer tools on eBay all over the world!
I am sure a lot of farmers do similar things though I havn't seen the pliers one very often. John
Appreciate your twist and tweaks. Wire can get the best of you sometimes. Liked the flat end rod with a hole for sure. You may need that tomahawk. Thx again stay well
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Nice , thanks .
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Cheers Cobba this is grouse!
Thanks for that. John
Bonza mate
Thanks. John
Still got a handful of the old axe heads that the old man collected when cutting in the areas occupied by the army camps during the war. As good as any new stuff! 😉
Getting hard to get that old stuff now. I have an old side axe a small one and its the best steel I have ever come across in an axe. John
Dad still has a pair of those pliers since 1940s. .I think hes still got them
Can never have to many pairs of fencing pliers. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Someone stole my 2 pair of ones with the hook on them ,from my farm shed. then they cut all my barbed wire in 4 spots on the road fence and let the cattle onto the road
@@Bernie5172Thats no good buggers hangings to good for them.John
Hey that's pretty cool.
Glad you think so Seth Black. John
😎👍😎
Nice ...
Thanks for the visit. John
Its better to join barb wire together by placing 2 wires parallel to one another and twist one wire 1 way and take other end and twist opposite direction.. so much better and stronger ...🙂
Thanks very much for the tip. John
Great video, learnt a lot from it. Is there a shortage of vaseline or oil to add to tools? I hate rust.
We live in a area that everything rusts I have never seen anyplace like it. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Okay, apologies. Live in S Africa Inland far from salt water but have to keep my tools from rusting.
@@russel2352 No worries The rust here drives us nuts. John
Heat up old motor oil and the hatchet head and put it in the hot oil. The metal will adsorb the oil and rustproof it for years of work.
pliers are great.
Yeah I use that one all the time. John
thank you sir!
Thank you. For watching and commenting. John
Muito bom 👍
Thanks. John
Cheers cobba
Thanks for watching. John
I don't think the cow approved, I believe she was trying to tell you she worked hard to make that fence loose and then you had to come along and mess it up, and then she said don't you have some wild kitty cats to go shoot😜 anyway thanks for sharing your wisdom on here.
Thanks for that. John
The barb wire tool could be made from an old bottle cap opener
Yeah thats an idea. John
Great video, what do you use to flatten the metal?
I assume you mean the little twisty tool with the hole in it. I heat the end up red hot then use a hammer and the anvil and make the end flat. If you dont have an anvil any large piece of metal will do a piece of railway line is perfect. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Steering turntable casting from an old steam traction engine makes a great anvil and the shaft is handy for hammering bends around! Drive wheels make good entry gate ornaments and flywheel makes a killer birdbath. And nobody's going to walk off with them! 😜😊
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Ok I will keep an eye out I'm not exactly falling over traction engines lately. The good old stuff is getting hard to find. John
They make them in NZ with 3 diff size holes they are real cheap on Trade Me or Farm shops if you dont want to make it yourself
Someone can tell me if this guy is the GDI Commando voice of Command & Conquer from 1995?
I can tell you its not my voice. But this GDI Commando must be good if he sounds like me. Ha Ha.😀😀 John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 listen this th-cam.com/video/LdDy05ug3VM/w-d-xo.html
braw video, what length of pliers do you use??
Usually the big size 12" long. John