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Some pictures and details of our first metal fence project here in Tucson. Didn’t want to setup the video camera for this given how long we were working on this and the time constraints so it’s just pics of our project along with commentary and notes. If you'd like to see what it looks like after rusting a bit, you can see shots in my review of Santa Rita Steel (my metal supplier) here: www.google.com...
Stuff I used on the project:
Evolution RAGE2 14 inch chop saw: www.amazon.com...
Just the multi purpose blade that came with it cut everything for this project no problem. I’ve been very impressed with it.
Lincoln Electric Handy Core 115V Flux Cored Welder - they no longer make this particular model but there are many inexpensive flux core welders that are quite good these days. I’ve been surprised at how many projects I’ve used it on since I got it. One bit of advice: don’t skimp on the welders helmet - a good auto darkening model is worth paying a few extra bucks for.
Adjust-A-Gate steel frame: www.amazon.com... good, not great - more heavy duty options out there if you need something wider but it did the job for this application reasonably well and was quick and easy to get up.
Since I’ve been asked - we bought the steel for the project in fall of 2017 - for the entire project (3x3 posts, 1 ½” x 1 ½” posts, caps, corrugated metal sheets, self tapping screws) for 160 feet or so of fence (there’s more to do, that’s just what we did thus far) - it ran me a little better than $2800. Metal prices vary quite a bit over time so your mileage may vary. As noted, you can get away with less metal than we used and save some $$.