Fence Insulators Made From 1 Quart Oil Cans

Fence Insulators Made From 1 Quart Oil Cans FENCING Miscellaneous 18-2-39 "I got the idea one day when I ran out of insulators and came back to the shop to see what I could use in a pinch. There was a case of empty plastic oil containers and I decided to experiment with them," reports Greg Krause who says plastic 1-quart containers worked so well he now uses them instead of conventional insulators. He takes the cap off the container and uses a knife to make a slit down through the neck that runs a little deeper than the cap. Then he inserts the wire in the slit and puts the cap back on to hold it in place. He says the slit shouldn't be too deep or the threads will collapse and the cap will come off. The slit is made so the widest part of the oil bottle will fit up and down lengthwise with the post to provide maximum support to the wire. He nails the oil containers to the post with long spikes, driving them diagonally down through the top side of the container "Some of my oil bottle insulators have been up 5 years now with no problems. They hold every bit as well as commercial insulators yet cost almost nothing," says Krause, noting that he also uses oil bottles to run power to fences by spiking the bottles sideways to the top of posts. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Greg Krause, Rt. 1, Box 97, Engadine, Mich. 49827 (ph 906 586-9707).

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