Building Pipe Fence

For taller fences an intermediate rail is needed centered between the top and bottom rails.

Building pipe fence. I would like to build a 5 tall by three row pipe fence to keep in some horses and a donkey. For an ordinary fence 48 to 60 tall a bottom rail 6 inches 15 2 cm from the panel bottom and a top rail 4 inches 10 2 cm from the panel top is sufficient. Until now there was not an easy way to build pipe fence braces. So get it right the first time.

Saddling and uphill welding 2 3 8 to 2 7 8 post. I have about 1000 feet i want to run this fence along. I have secured some used oilfield pipe for next to nothing. Building pipe fence the simple little tool that makes it possible if i d been blogging about seven years ago i might have had a blog post about how i built the pipe fence along the road in front of the barn but i wasn t blogging so i didn t blog about it.

Using a purox torch with 4202 3 tip. Pipe fence question 12 03 2007 01 47 pm i am building a steel pipe fence 2 3 8 for my home and need suggestions on how to cut the saddle out of the line post so the top rail rail sits smooth on top. The instructions below are for just one panel. Posts were set in concrete and stays had been pre cut in our fab shop then using our pre cut pipe fence saddles the flatback 2 3 8 for 2 3 8 pipe our we.

Until now welding was the only option. 3 pvc pipe 8 long x4 3 4 pvc pipe 10 long x5. Build pipe fences without hiring a welder thanks to bullet fence s pipe fence connectors. Also called fishmouth or coping pipe.

Already i can see i am a little off from post to post. Building fence especially of this caliber should be a one time ordeal. 2 schedule 40 pipe with the liner. Welded braces are labor intensive require special skills and expensive equipment causing welding to be costly in terms of both time and money.

The pvc pipe should last a lot longer and the price is not much different from the wood fence.