Great videos. I send all apprentices your way to learn a few skills. Would be great if you could show an end knot under tension. We like to alternate the direction of wraps around the strainer so they don’t twist it off the strut, but too many people don’t centre the knot, leaving gaps that lambs can get through
Tim the orange knot seems to be similar to the Tex brown correct? If so as some have asked how do these two compare strength wise? Also I would be curious as to the difference between the Donald knot vs. the speed knot as these also look to be very similar, which would be stronger or more beneficial ?
According to recent tests I have done I believe that the speed knot might be stronger than the Donald knot. I’m planning on doing a video on it soon. Stand by a bit for an opinion on orange vs tex brown.
Have had to use fencing wire(discarded ) a couple of times . Once to tow a car 80ks and once to tow a motorbike 160ks. Didnt think it would work. I was surprised.
A Tip here Tim for display purposes. Rather than using plastic over the wires , maybe spray them with flouro traffic paint yellow/blue. That stuff will stick to anything.
Thanks for the suggestion. Check out my old knots videos that’s exactly what I did. Plastic is WAY better. The wire heats up as you bend it and paint cracks straight off. Plastic wrap stays put and is easy to see on camera. Cheers. Hope you’re liking the videos
Is there a chance you could test the braking point of wire crimps vs gripples. I have been wrapping on either side of wire crimps so the barrel pruner doesn’t catch the wire does this make the wire joint stronger ? Is it better than a figure 8 that is wrapped on either side?
So Tim.... for years I've been using the strainer/speed knot you showed us 6 years ago... the orange knot is a little more involved.... in your opinion is it that much better than the speed knot?
as you say at the end, the tightness of the bends weakens the knot. i was hoping you would have strain tested the knot with the plastic sleeves on it. if the sleeving increased the breaking strain it might mean that thicker sleeving might improve breaking strain even more. i know that when the wire snaps it goes straight to the ground but i still get nervous watching it and want to chuck an old towel over it.
Depends on the application mate. Plain wire, the best so far has been the Donald knot. Featured this one in several straining videos. I like the orange knot for soft wire. Same as tex brown. ruclips.net/video/ngWdp96iMd0/видео.htmlsi=aidU8pQuTM8HOCCb
@@FarmLearningTim I make mini vineyards and every now an then something runs into a wire and I go fix it. I buy what I thought is high tinsel, but it never snaps when I twist the handle. So for arguments sake we'll call soft. In this case I've been using the figure 8 knot. If you know grapevines you know how heavy they get at full growth for the season and all that weights on a couple wires. I've never had a figure 8 break, but wanted to know if I should look into something else. Honestly I just like the art of making knots in wire.🤙
Beautiful explanation and teaching Tim. You make it all seem doable! Thanks
Good morning, Tim, thank you for the fencing tutorial, I will have to watch it again as the knot looked brilliant. Cheers
Great videos. I send all apprentices your way to learn a few skills. Would be great if you could show an end knot under tension. We like to alternate the direction of wraps around the strainer so they don’t twist it off the strut, but too many people don’t centre the knot, leaving gaps that lambs can get through
I’ll keep that in mind for when I shoot my next end knot video coming up in a few weeks.
Tim the orange knot seems to be similar to the Tex brown correct? If so as some have asked how do these two compare strength wise? Also I would be curious as to the difference between the Donald knot vs. the speed knot as these also look to be very similar, which would be stronger or more beneficial ?
According to recent tests I have done I believe that the speed knot might be stronger than the Donald knot. I’m planning on doing a video on it soon. Stand by a bit for an opinion on orange vs tex brown.
Great video, but i still couldent do the knot but iam hopeless with knotts lol
Have had to use fencing wire(discarded ) a couple of times . Once to tow a car 80ks and once to tow a motorbike 160ks. Didnt think it would work. I was surprised.
Careful…. I was towed on a bike once… interesting experience…..😳
A Tip here Tim for display purposes. Rather than using plastic over the wires , maybe spray them with flouro traffic paint yellow/blue. That stuff will stick to anything.
Thanks for the suggestion. Check out my old knots videos that’s exactly what I did. Plastic is WAY better. The wire heats up as you bend it and paint cracks straight off. Plastic wrap stays put and is easy to see on camera. Cheers. Hope you’re liking the videos
Is there a chance you could test the braking point of wire crimps vs gripples. I have been wrapping on either side of wire crimps so the barrel pruner doesn’t catch the wire does this make the wire joint stronger ? Is it better than a figure 8 that is wrapped on either side?
Wrapping makes no difference. Check out this video ruclips.net/video/R009-OzJE9w/видео.htmlsi=UX4FyhzL-5WHJkYe
Thanks Tim. So I see you’re using the Fence-Line strainers. Are they your “go to” vs the Strain Walker Pro from Wireman ?
So Tim.... for years I've been using the strainer/speed knot you showed us 6 years ago... the orange knot is a little more involved.... in your opinion is it that much better than the speed knot?
No the speed knot is better
@@FarmLearningTim Thank you Tim.... hard teaching an old dog... me... new tricks anyway.
as you say at the end, the tightness of the bends weakens the knot. i was hoping you would have strain tested the knot with the plastic sleeves on it. if the sleeving increased the breaking strain it might mean that thicker sleeving might improve breaking strain even more. i know that when the wire snaps it goes straight to the ground but i still get nervous watching it and want to chuck an old towel over it.
What is the best knot to use thus far?
Depends on the application mate. Plain wire, the best so far has been the Donald knot. Featured this one in several straining videos. I like the orange knot for soft wire. Same as tex brown. ruclips.net/video/ngWdp96iMd0/видео.htmlsi=aidU8pQuTM8HOCCb
@@FarmLearningTim I make mini vineyards and every now an then something runs into a wire and I go fix it. I buy what I thought is high tinsel, but it never snaps when I twist the handle. So for arguments sake we'll call soft. In this case I've been using the figure 8 knot. If you know grapevines you know how heavy they get at full growth for the season and all that weights on a couple wires. I've never had a figure 8 break, but wanted to know if I should look into something else. Honestly I just like the art of making knots in wire.🤙
@@caburtnett1980 figure 8 is not a straining knot but is stronger. So ideal for your situation. Cheers mate