I recently got sidetracked into taking down the fence surrounding the once was veg plot in the lower field of my land....
This wasn't an urgent task, but it just got the point where that damned fence, in various stages of disrepair, was getting more and more irritating both aesthetically and practically because it's so much harder strimming up to the edges of the fence (eight edges if you think about it) rather than it just not being there.
So I decided it just had to come down before I strim again....
This meant cutting through the three small pieces of wire on each post that had been used to secure (or in some cases 'secure') the fence to said posts.
And there were a lot of posts...Probably around 60 in all - so that was 180 snips in total.
As I said above, I got sidetracked into this - I just sort of decided one afternoon last week I wanted to start on it, and so initially started using the cutters on the pliers I had to hand.
This was fine on the more loosely tied wires - either because of age loosening them or because of initial slackness, I could easily get the pliers right the way into the base for cutting, but on the tighter (better!) connections this was an effort and this meant spending quite some time forcing the pliers through the make the cut.
Eventually I gave up, after about 6 posts, settling for having done something and resolved to buy some proper wire cutters, and the next morning I evolved to using these....
The difference was AMAZING - I mean I sort of knew it would be, using a tool specifically designed for a task JUST LIKE THIS - snipping fencing wire!
With this tool it just made it easier to get a corner into the tiniest gap on on tightest wires and snip, snip, snip, less than one minute per post (I still had to contend with pulling the fencing and post out of the tall grass in places, and the bottom wire could be difficult to see).
It also cam in handy for cutting the actual fencing - where it was wrapped around the last post it just wasn't worth saving the last little bits at each end.
Made my money back already on this tool...
These wire cutters cost me 12 EU, which I personally think is a real bargain for some nice ergonomic wire cutters - they cut through relatively thick wire no problemo (2MM easy) have a large head but with corners that make it easy to get into tight areas and cushioned handle on relatively long arms, with great leverage.
The difference in time using these compared to my pliers was at least ONE HOUR - and factoring in an hourly rate of, well, say 12 EU, I've already made my money back in time terms!
Final thoughts...
Don't start a job until you have the right tools!
If you do so you're just wasting your time!
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