[Lowfer] LF Vert Top Hat 2

[Bill Ashlock]

Peter,

>What about substituting galvo chicken wire? Cu screen is not to be >found 
>locally and such a fine mesh could be too "aerodynamic," esp. w/ >show and 
>icing. But how about cheep chicken fence wire? It would seem >better than 
>plain perimeter wire rings about the radial poles, yet not >succumb to 
>icing and hence wind loading.

I have seen a graph somewhere that shows chicken wire has almost as much 
capacity per square foot as copper screening, or copper sheeting, for that 
matter. If a little additional diameter has to be added to make up for the 
capacity loss, the chicken wire (or hen wire) is still far lower in weight 
than screen. Much less wind resistant too.

Bill

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