. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . & Braces and Corner Post Here we have the wood brace andthe wire brace in complete in-stallation on a corner postand the secondposts. The wire brace ilr (stapled around the bottoms^I of the end post and around theN the\second post 6 inches from theusing an &W. stretcher to draw Lwire brace tightly. Then with a claw-hammer or other tool inserted between thewtresjmidway|between the posts and wood | brace intersection, twist the wire brace until it becomes a hard and taut act is done both above and below the wood brace.


. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . & Braces and Corner Post Here we have the wood brace andthe wire brace in complete in-stallation on a corner postand the secondposts. The wire brace ilr (stapled around the bottoms^I of the end post and around theN the\second post 6 inches from theusing an &W. stretcher to draw Lwire brace tightly. Then with a claw-hammer or other tool inserted between thewtresjmidway|between the posts and wood | brace intersection, twist the wire brace until it becomes a hard and taut act is done both above and below the wood brace. 58 American Steel & Wire Company. Stretching theFence As line posts do lit-tle work other thansustaining a partof the weight andholding the fencein position, they arespaced about 1 rodapart, being set 3 deep at least. Un-roll enough fenceto fasten aroundcorner or end post,as desired, standingfence up against thepost, large mesheson top and/leavingenough to go cleararound the post. ^ J Wood and Wire Braces- |Second Post The second, or brace post, also anchoredto secure a better job, is set 11 feet fromthe end post, so that afeood_bracej4x4xl2 can be placed diagonally, this bracebeing set flat against the post about 10inches from the ground at the secondt)st and the same distance from theof the end post. Thefedrebracejis attached or wound around, thesecond post about 6 inches from its top.


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