16 gauge welded wire

Cutting barbed wire fencing.

Cutting barbed wire fencing

Hi all, I have quite a lot of barbed wire fencing I need to cut through, I have tried a metal bladed B&D jigsaw and some hand held wire cutters, but the amount of pressure you have to put on the cutters really makes your hand/wrist hurt after ten minutes. Do you think bolt cutters would be any good?

Cordless angle grinder?

A pair of bolt cutters will take all of the effort out of it but if you’ve got lots to do…

Knipex mini bolt cutters

15years in fencing, the last 4 primarily agricultural, so I’ve put up thousands and thousands of metres of the stuff.

Bolt cutters ftw!

Bolt croppers

The longer the handles the heavier they are, but the less effort you need to put in.

Knipex mini bolt cutters

15years in fencing, the last 4 primarily agricultural, so I’ve put up thousands and thousands of metres of the stuff. Got those, they flew through a tangled load of barbed wire I dragged out of a hedge on the side of our field - think I paid about 18€ for them about 7 years ago, still working fine!

Tin snips might work?

Knipex mini bolt cutters

15years in fencing, the last 4 primarily agricultural, so I’ve put up thousands and thousands of metres of the stuff. Got those, they flew through a tangled load of barbed wire I dragged out of a hedge on the side of our field - think I paid about 18€ for them about 7 years ago, still working fine! They’re a great tool. Size of a pair of pliers and for fencing they’re unbeatable. The sprung ones are about £45 these days but worth the investment.

The best....

Don't get tempted by other makes which offer same spec for half the price... My son-in-law has nicked mine after wasting cash on a knock off.

Cheers, Knipex it is then.

I'm a firm believer, with any tools get the best you can afford.

Interesting fact

It was barbed wire that ended the era of the cowboy.

Tin snips might work?

They won’t or Atleast wouldn’t for long, jaws area designed for flat metal, bolt cutters are what op wants, another vote for the knipex mini bolt cutters, they are excellent.

Either bolt cutters or one of these tools

They'll cut barbed wire in the bit that opens up next to the main pivot. That being said you the pointy bit is good for removing the staples. You can then roll it up into a ball. Leather welders guantlets are also your friend for this job!

Ordered Knipex bolt cutters from Amazon £38.00.

They seem to have excellent reviews Thanks to all who replied.

I've spent many, many days removing barbed wire.

I found it can be done by hand quite quickly once you get into a rhythm. All you need to do is bend one piece back and forth until it snaps, if you do this in 10m lengths then you can just roll it up. Don't bother using gloves as they just get caught in the barbs. At first it will seem like it will take forever but once you get the hang of it you'll be fine.

Either bolt cutters or one of these tools

They'll cut barbed wire in the bit that opens up next to the main pivot. That being said you the pointy bit is good for removing the staples. You can then roll it up into a ball. Leather welders guantlets are also your friend for this job! Cutting much wire with a fencing tool gets dull pretty quickly IME.

Either bolt cutters or one of these tools

They'll cut barbed wire in the bit that opens up next to the main pivot. That being said you the pointy bit is good for removing the staples. You can then roll it up into a ball. Leather welders guantlets are also your friend for this job! Definitely not. OK if your arms are like Popeye - but OP is cutting up barbed wire not putting up a fence.

Battery angle grinder for me.

Cut it off at the post, fold it up, stack em in a bin.