JohnnyRico
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What do most use to keep the trellis wire taut? Ive seen several designs, figured I would ask what is most popular, and what works best.
I have tried all sorts of systems. I hate the ratchet style for high tensile wire. That wire is too stiff to work well with the ratchets so it is a PITA to hook it up. I find simple gripples with the tensioning tool is all that is needed. The gripples cost a buck and that is all that is needed besides the tool, which at about $100 isn't cheap. You can improvise other ways of pulling the wire tight with the gripples, but the tension tool works best.
grapeman said:I have tried all sorts of systems. I hate the ratchet style for high tensile wire. That wire is too stiff to work well with the ratchets so it is a PITA to hook it up. I find simple gripples with the tensioning tool is all that is needed. The gripples cost a buck and that is all that is needed besides the tool, which at about $100 isn't cheap. You can improvise other ways of pulling the wire tight with the gripples, but the tension tool works best.
This is what I used with stainless steel welding wire. At Lowes about $.69 each and you have about 4-5 In. adjustment. After you tighten them sounds like a guitar string. LOL
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