For best manual cutting, use a long bladed hedge trimmer (like big garden scissors). It can easily cut 8+ cells at a time. Have the hardware cloth laying on the ground. Open the trimmer fully, and slide the bottom blade under the cloth until the vertex hits the cloth. Cut by using the ground, push down on the top handle while using the ground to push the bottom handle. Repeat til cut through,

@Mamafish68

7 ай бұрын

Like budda!

Loved the side by side comparison! Thank you for saving my hands. Getting one of these now.

I have terrible tendinitis in my elbow, and it was from cutting things in the garden. It lasted over a year and I barely could lift anything with that arm; it was so painful- this is a game changer! When you have repetitive motion issues, you have to really pay attention and do what’s right for your body. You’re certainly not being a baby when you’re building chicken coops. You’re protecting your body for the long haul ;) Thanks for the great information

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yeah, the wire cutters start to hurt after a while, I would use them for small projects, but when I was going to build that large chicken run, I knew I had to do something different. These electric shears worked out beautifully for the large run. We just uploaded a tour video of it this morning!

Awesome! I just ordered these from your link for my husband. I told him this is me showing him how much I love him❤

Angle grinder also works great, really fast (ditto with the eyewear using it). The easiest hand tool I've found are those Wiss roofing shear things, can cut several pieces per snip. Run about $17. Would never have thought scissors would work lol.

@littleridgefarm4073

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video from y'all .. This will definitely help others looking to cut hardware cloth with no real tools .. I will be back in contact with you soon .. Hopefully we can set up a date and time for interview

@inthewoods3237

2 жыл бұрын

Was going to say the same, angle grinder with cut off wheel, use it a lot for cutting many things! And I already have one!

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

I was using scissors after I saw someone else do it, but these electric ones did it so well. The angle grinder intimidated me a little bit and with the sparks and all that, but it looks like it works great!!!

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Looks like that works great too, I just don't own one either.

@ruidadgmailcanada8508

11 күн бұрын

Full Face shield!!! I ❤ my angle grinder but… I’ve had a couple of near misses…22,000rpm is a great way to launch things. 😢

You just saved my hands! I got a beautiful new coop & pen, but have uneven ground. I pulled out the hardware cloth to make a predator proof "apron" around the bottom perimeter. I needed to cut the hardware cloth into 10" strips. Thank you for your video!

I just ordered the electric shears using the link you posted. Thank you!

Excellent presentation!

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Wow! That is a sweet run!!!

Beautiful chicken run and coop!!!

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Tour of this coop/run is coming to our channel tomorrow morning, editing as we speak! Stay tuned!

OMG, that's a miracle tool. It's now on my must buy list. Thanks for sharing.🤗🐥

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

definitely!!! I felt like some people may have not used this tool, just like me lol

Like Butttah.... Love tools that save time and wear and tear on yourself. Enjoy your channel!

Thanks.. used your link and bought the scissors!! I have a lot of hardware cloth to cut this week and this will be so helpful!!! Thank you!!!!

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Hope they work out for you. I have used them to build large runs and it definitely saved me lots of time and my hands!

Thanks for sharing! Also, your chickens are beautiful

THE BEST!!!! THANKS!

Got a set myself, Milwaukee. Harbor freight sells a set for about $100 which is good and they work. Also these work for R panels, and galvanized sheet metals as well, for roof or walls ect. Tx🤠

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I just went cheap and bought these for under $50. They've been working out just fine, Milwaukee makes some good tools though!

Thanks for the video showing how simple anyone can cut the hardware cloth with even just scissors.. I'll be in touch again soon to set up a date and time with y'all

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

yeah, even the scissors work, though it makes your hand hurt after a while. These electric ones are the way to go.

Thanks, I just ordered one. It will come in handy when I build my run.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Most definitely! I just used it again on a large walk-in run.

Perfect! And no sparks...I used my angle grinder and before that a dremel tool. Never again....Thanks!

I haven't built my full run yet, but I built a 2.5'x4' brooder box and mostly used tin shears. They were cutting about 3 wires per snip, so an improvement over wire cutters or scissors. I had to make a couple angled cuts also and I broke out the angle grinder for that. It worked great, as others have mentioned, but your electric shears still look faster and easier. I don't think I'll buy the electric shears for my run build though since I already have the angle grinder, but thanks for sharing. I didn't even know those existed.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

I almost went with a angle grinder too but then thought of this. Not sure what else they are intended for but they worked great for this

Ricardo! Dude! That is awesome!

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!😊

Gotta love how this stuff is called "hardware cloth." Thanks!

Love that chicken coop and run! Request a up close and personal tour of it for us when your done!! Tool idea is great to cut that hardware cloth!! It’s a bear!! Thank you for sharing!

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

Tour video coming out tomorrow morning (Sunday Aug 14th) as requested by you!!! Stay tuned!

Awesome!! When I built my coop that dang roll of hardware cloth chased me all over the yard as I was trying to cut it with my wire cutters. It’s like it was possessed or something. HAAA!! Sure wish I’d had one of these tools.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, it is awful to work with. I usually use something heavy to weigh it down on both side to help with the springing back of the roll. Been scratched by it many times lol

Already have a cheap HF electric metal shear and didn’t even think of using it? I have trigger finger that acts up horribly the next day, after doing a repetitive task like tin snipping. Good idea!

Operation ivy!!! Yessss

Dope video! Operation Ivy best ska band ever!

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!!! Still waiting for their reunion some day, for now we get to see two of their members in Rancid

Nice shirt.

I want to watch the coop and run build. It looks amazing. Before the chickens dirty it up. LOL.

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

HAHA!! Thank you! Tour of this coop/run is coming to our channel tomorrow morning, editing as we speak! Stay tuned! It is not too dirty and they have had it for about a month or so

I bought it. Hopefully you get credit

Looks like modified cement siding shears. I've cut a lot of 8 mesh cloth with tin shears making bottom boards for beehives, works fine. Powered shears are pretty slick tho.

Angle grinder was our discovery, and it eliminates the sharp bits when that is needed, too. :D I think we're going to test it with poultry wire too, hah!

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

good to hear!!

Those cutters are great but I still haven't found anything faster than a disc grinder with a cutoff wheel. The other problem I've had is the shears can get clogged up with wire. They do have the advantage of not needing a consumable disc though.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

I am just a little intimidated with the disc grinder. This was just very easy for me to use.

You make it look easy. I went with the 16 gauge hardware cloth, do you think those shears will cut through it? Do you have hardware cloth under your run? We have ground squirrels and gophers that we want to keep out and I was wondering how deep to bury it to prevent chickens from scratching down and causing bumble foot or worse.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Yes we have a predator apron around our entire chicken run to prevent things from digging under. These shears cut up to 20 gauge wire

@todddavidmoore

Жыл бұрын

Although the Amazon description says "up to 20 gauge stainless steel and 18 gauge sheet metal," at least two positive reviews mention using these shears with the thicker 16 gauge.

Hello, We're raising chickens for the fist time here in the Santa Cruz Mtns. We are super aware of the predators in our area and I'm looking for advice on using the Hardware cloth. In building our run, we ran out of the roll that was 4'x25'. So we figured we could use some of the other hardware cloth that's 2'x5" and put the 2 pieces together and attach them with a flexible wire down the center (span of 2x4 run walls is 4') we're wondering if you feel that would be safe to do or should we just go out and buy another roll that will fit the span of 4ft. Thank you!

@d.a.tsun5104

Жыл бұрын

What type of predators do you have? If they're cougars or bears, no hardware cloth would stop them. If smaller, like racoons or opossums 'stitching' the 5' should work, even though rather unsightly, and tedious. I did that for one 'window' on my emergency coop and it worked and my fingers were tired from weaving the wire that I used to stitch the 2 pieces together.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, like the previous comment reads, I'm sure it would be fine to tie it, but I would probably just buy another roll so that it would just be one piece since it is not incredibly expensive for a piece like that. Santa Cruz is nice!

We are putting up hardware cloth. It's hard to keep it straight when screwing it into the wood. How do we make it smoother when putting it up?

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

I like to do my hardware cloth on whatever I am building flat on a table or the ground. I then use weights to hold it down while I screw/staple it down to the frame. I can't imagine how annoying it must be to try and lay it out on a vertical piece. If you are doing it vertically, maybe some clamps would help a lot.

Hi thanks for a great video on how to cut hardware cloth. I was wondering where did you purchase the scissors or the wire cutter tool from plus would that work on Galvanized steel at 23 gauge? I using my hardware cloth to keep pigeons out of my apartment plus flying objects thrown out of someone else window, so any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. The other tool is too expensive for my budget.fixed income at 60+ Thanks in advance.

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

The electric shears are listed in the description of this video for the one I am using. Not sure about the 23 gauge, but you can look at the listing on Amazon

@margaretdarden8366

Жыл бұрын

@@BockBockBouquet What gauge of hardware cloth where you using in the video? Because you suggested that scissors or wire cutter tool as possible chose because electric shears are strictly out of my budget.

Huh, I used a compact cut off tool, I don’t think those sparks were worth ut

Not finding link....clicked on link to Amazon store and says page not found ?

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

Just updated it now, sorry!

@KeepPrayingCA

2 жыл бұрын

What section or under what category in your Amazon store page? Not trying to be lazy but limited on time and can’t look through all sections even though I plan to do so because I LOVE other items you shared.

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepPrayingCA here’s a direct link to the electric shears amzn.to/3p1w34t 😊😊

so , this is gonna sound dumb , i do stucco on foundations and cut thousands of feet of wire by hand , im getting this tool and i i feel really stupid for being so old school

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha!!! We were really late on this too, I just figured there must be a better way. This cuts up to 20 guage, this hardware cloth is 19 gauge

angle grinder with a cutting disk. tin snips

@BockBockBouquet

Жыл бұрын

I almost went and bought an angle grinder, but it seemed a little intimidating. Thought this was more user friendly for someone without experience, such as myself lol

That hardware cloth alone must have cost $1K alone = 30 years worth of eggs! Do you have a secret, affordable source of hardware cloth or just a sky's-the-limit budget?

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you, hardware cloth is pricey, this was a project I built for a client and if I'm going to be transparent, the hardware cloth for this whole run was about $350-$400 alone.

@ooohhitskaren63

Жыл бұрын

I found Amazon had the best pricing for 19 gauge half inch hardware cloth. I bought 2 rolls 4x100 ft each.

That shirrrtttt!!!

@BockBockBouquet

2 жыл бұрын

heck yeah! Punk rock homesteaders here ♥

Hello, I am a hardware cloth manufacturer from China. The products in your video are produced by us. If you are interested, we can consider cooperation.😊