don't forget the T posts....

We make T posts that go perfectly with this!  
Especially if you want to make a roll of snow fence waiting be installed with a pile of posts beside it.

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http://www.pdc.ca/rr/catalog/1404/

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That's very cool Joe and Randy.

Andrew

Construction Barriers

Down here in the deep south we don't often get snow, but we still see this material quite often.  It is frequently used for temporary construction barriers, particularly surrounding excavations.  It is also sometimes used for crowd control at large open events.

It's also used for erosion

Great technique

There is a lot of this fencing around the area of my layout in northern Manitoba, both as snow fencing and barriers for construction work.  Great tip, I'll be putting it to use on my layout.

Marc Simpson

I'm going to experiment

and see if I can do this in N scale.  my kids have some toule from an arts and crafts kit - and its already pink.  I wonder if I can get this to work.  I suspect the acetone would dissolve the toule - which is plastic AFAIK - but I'm wondering if 91% isopropyl might have the same softening effect.

N scale fencing

Phil, I started out using orange toule I found at the local Hobby Lobby.  Here it is in an earlier iteration of that scene:

The orange tulle would work,

The orange tulle would work, but you need to rotate it 45 degrees (which is going to limit the length, unless you got some really WIDE tulle!

The holes in chain link fence are diamonds: <> <> <>

The holes in the snow fence are rectangles: [_][_][_].

Size will make less of a difference than orientation in this case.

The holes are not square either...

Hmmm... Time to play with my laser for this one... Stay tuned.

Hmmm... in a light, sheer

Hmmm... in a light, sheer nylon fabric perhaps? I wonder if you can laser cut that without making it rigid from melting too much. You'd have to vaporize rather then just melt the material in the holes - but the laser should seal the holes and prevent them from unraveling, I'd think.

I was thinking...

I have some .003" acetate that would probably work well for this.

Most of snow fences have been

Most of snow fences have been used in areas that accumulate snow. Snow fences are used to control drifting snow. The fences vary in design from a simple picket fence held together with twisted wire to taller panels like those depicted in this kit.

Snow and Sand

First time a friend visited from the coast, he said "Wow, you have sand fences all over". I said "Those are snow fences"

How's this?

Here is my prototype of HO Snow Fence. It's a scale 4ft tall and you can see about 18ft in the photo.

It's made from .010" Orange Card. The final thickness is .008" to .009"

The other side of it is light brown, so if that were going to be visible, it would need to be painted.

Do you think there is a market for this?

@ Bill

That looks really good! I would think it would make a good product for you. Modern era modelers should be interested. Not sure how it will "sag" and bunch like the real stuff does. It looks stiff. maybe some water soaking should help form it.

Sag

It seems to form relatively well.

Crunched up and saging.

Rolled. I was able to roll it tighter than this, but it had expended before I took the photo. I bit of glue would have solved that.

And here it is after I have abused it a bit. Looking old and tattered like a used fence.

Nice!

You should have a winner there Bill!

Nice!

I like it Bill!

"Do you think there is a

I'd rather buy it than pound acetone soaked screen :> )    Looks quite nice to me, the prototype in the photo looks like it has square holes while your sample looks like they are a bit rectangular. Does the stuff come in various patterns? ......DaveB 

Patterns

There are a few patterns and a few "weights"

This is the most common I have seen in use for construction and commercial use.
The lighter weights usually just shred by the end of the winter.

 
(photo from my garage)

Keep it up Bill!

Because if you do I'll have to switch to HO to buy all your stuff!

That is cool

That is really cool I like the look of it. Is it possible to get in contact with him I am interested in some.

Snow Fence Market?

Bill
Depending on the price I would think yes there is a market (nice looking, and feels right for scale).

I would think that rotated 45 degrees and in a faded silver or light gray, it would make for chain link fencing.

Alan

Chain link...

It's way too heavy for chain link. Is there something wrong with the current chainlink fence offerings from other vendors?

@ Joe - Apologies for hijacking your thread!