Great idea. Been using this method since zip ties came out. Best beware of UV - both in the zip ties and spreaders. The black ones are UV resistant. The white ones get brittle and break easily. This is not good at top of tower! I've built line for past 50 years and whatever material you use must be tailored to where you live. Some plastics have endured weather. Some disintegrated in 12 months or less. Choose wisely. I don't know about plastic in pens. Time will tell. Should be fine. AA4BQ
Ingenious!! I've seen plenty of papers and videos on ladder line construction, but this has got to be the easiest and most inexpensive method I've found. Thanks for posting a great idea!!
Spacing between pens is whatever you feel is needed. If you don't pull the wire ties real tight, you can slide the pens as needed, add more pens then yank them tight when finished. I used 14ga electrical wire from Lowes. This is not critical.
Great idea. Been using this method since zip ties came out. Best beware of UV - both in the zip ties and spreaders. The black ones are UV resistant. The white ones get brittle and break easily. This is not good at top of tower! I've built line for past 50 years and whatever material you use must be tailored to where you live. Some plastics have endured weather. Some disintegrated in 12 months or less. Choose wisely. I don't know about plastic in pens. Time will tell. Should be fine. AA4BQ
Govner2 7 months ago
This is so simple but I think I will try using the dripper water line used in the garden.
I believe this is UV stablized as are the cable ties.
Thanks,
Peter, VK5HPC.
samgalah 10 months ago
Those tubes look horrible. Large with fins? Water would stand on them. Better stick with smaller tubes like the pens or acrylic tubing.
n4lq 1 year ago
thats clever!!! 73 de KB3SJV
Direnzojohn123 1 year ago
Ingenious!! I've seen plenty of papers and videos on ladder line construction, but this has got to be the easiest and most inexpensive method I've found. Thanks for posting a great idea!!
radiobugslapper 1 year ago
great idea :-)
humaxf1 1 year ago
Spacing between pens is whatever you feel is needed. If you don't pull the wire ties real tight, you can slide the pens as needed, add more pens then yank them tight when finished. I used 14ga electrical wire from Lowes. This is not critical.
n4lq 1 year ago
What is the spacing between the pens and what type ga wire is used? Great hombrew !
KC8YOQ 1 year ago
Brilliant, why didn't I think of that!
dwardley 2 years ago
Awewsome, much better then the hotglue and cutting board video, thanks for the idea.
pellingt 2 years ago