Vinyl-Clad Steel Wire
OceanMesh®
November 2009
Just arrived 250,000 pounds manufacturers surplus
Traps Aquaculture Panels Wild Bird Feeding Fencing
Rolls 6" thru 72" wide by 100', 150', or 300'
Panels cut to your specification
Kits for traps, aquaculture, cages etc.
Coming Soon 4 ½" square HD Aquaculture mesh
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Anatomy of Ketcham's OceanMesh® |
Common wire sizes in vinyl coated steel mesh |
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Gauge Wire Diameter
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Recommended Usage and Selection Guide
| Mesh Size |
Gauge |
Usage |
| ½" X ½"
12½mm |
16 | Eel and pinfish traps -- machine guards -- chum pots -- bait boxes -- peanut butter & suet-feeders -- animal caging -- aquaculture |
| ½" x 1" | 16 | Security screening for windows also see above |
| 1" x 1"
25mm |
16
14 12 ½ |
Suet feeders -- squirrel
baffles -- light fencing
Lobster crates -- cages -- fencing -- aquaculture -- guards Same as 14 gauge but super duty |
| 1" X 1 ½" | 14 | fencing -- cages -- lobster pot parts |
| 1" X 2" | 16
14 |
fencing -- deer guards -- fish traps |
| 1 ½" X 1 ½"
38mm |
16
14 X 15 12 ½ 10 ½ |
blue crab traps and birdfeeder
squirrel proofing
fish and crab traps lobster traps -- fencing --cages dog kennels -- heavy duty lobster traps |
| 1 ½" X 3" | 12 and 14 | fencing and aquaculture |
| 2" x 2"
51mm |
14
10 ½ 8 |
fish traps, fencing and
aquaculture
Lobster traps super duty components for lobster traps |
| 2" X 4"
or 3" X 3" |
11 or 14 | fencing, gabions and aquaculture grow out cages |
Need More info?
Call Bob or Myron at (508) 997-4787