Chain Link Fence

[MVW]

Chuck, I really appreciate your posting this. I have a need myself, and had been wondering about the how. Thanks for leading (and sharing)!

Jim

[SandyEggoJake]

Looks great!  Much better with tulle trimmed back. 

So final touch? 

Remember that the wind blow crap into those corners.  Our here in the west, they often become little corrals for piles of tumble weeds.  And plastic shopping bags. 

Also, the bushes and weeds seem to grow well along and into these fences.  Likely the result of mowers not getting close and bird resting on the top bar and ...well... doing their business. 

[jimmo]

  You can also get real wire screen . This place http://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh-material/stainless-steel/fine-stainless-wire-cloth has a 90 mesh that may work in N scale .

I just tried 90 mesh and it is too fine (maybe good for Z-scale) so I have ordered another sample 3x3 square of 45 mesh. We'll see how that goes...

[Mike C]

I just tried 90 mesh and it is too fine (maybe good for Z-scale) so I have ordered another sample 3x3 square of 45 mesh. We'll see how that goes...

  I used to work in a plastics compounding plant where we used the screen to filter out impurities in the molten plastic . That's where I got the idea to use it as a fence material . I knew there were a bunch of mesh sizes from 10 mesh all the way up to 2000 mesh . Figured something in there would work for N scale fence material . And I'm guessing it should be easy to solder , making a much stronger assembly .

[Lemosteam]

Great Product! Thanks for that link @Mike C !

I like this one for N Scale, openings are a scale 2.32" and the thinnest wire dia I could find:

http://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh-material/stainless-steel/medium-stainless-meshes/50-mesh-t316-stainless-0055

[Kisatchie]

I like this one for N Scale, openings are a scale 2.32" and the thinnest wire dia I could find:

http://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh-material/stainless-steel/medium-stainless-meshes/50-mesh-t316-stainless-0055

I see the minimum order for steel mesh is $75. That's a lot of fence.


Hmm... I'm sitting on
the fence on this one...

[MVW]

I see the minimum order for steel mesh is $75. That's a lot of fence.


Hmm... I'm sitting on
the fence on this one...

Group purchase? Or something like Max is doing with the whatsthestuff?

Jim

[Lemosteam]

I am considering offering it through Keystone Details In 3, 4 and 6 scale  foot rolls.  The other thing is they will cut it parallel with the openings, I will have to re-cut it at 45 degrees.

[MVW]

Keep us posted, John. I imagine you'd have at least a few takers around here.

Jim

[Lemosteam]

Heck, I need over 1000 scale feet myself!

[jimmo]

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Great Product! Thanks for that link @Mike C !

I like this one for N Scale, openings are a scale 2.32" and the thinnest wire dia I could find:

http://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh-material/stainless-steel/medium-stainless-meshes/50-mesh-t316-stainless-0055

I got my 3x3 sample of the #50 mesh with .0045 wire and put together a little experimental fence. I think this size is a good choice for N-scale. Even painted grey you can not only see the mesh but you can still see through it. The 90 was too tight to see much through. I wouldn't go any more smaller than #60 mesh.

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This direct sunlight pic shows the relative size to other N-scale items. This mesh has a couple of coats of Tamiya grey primer so it looks thicker than it should.

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This backlit pic shows the transparency of the fence

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The fence as a non-subject background

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This low-light indoor shot shows the weave of the mesh.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Wow, that's damn near perfect.

[C855B]

Agreed! Maybe a skosh thinner on the posts, but that mesh is damn effective! Good find! 

[jimmo]

The posts are only .02 styrene, .01 rails and .005 for the diagonal truss.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I mean, not only is it sized well, but it's got the right weave too. Just wow.

I need like, 20 linear feet of this stuff.