Boyd Gathwright
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- Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
.... Al, I used two filters. One, which I knew as metal lathe was used with plaster in house wall construction before drywall came into use. I searched for over a month and a half for a piece of this and to my surprise was unsuccessful. I recall at one company, the owner said I know what you talking about but I have NOT seen any of that for 33 years. Where upon I said to him: are you suggesting that I am older than you, and of course all I got was laughter. I made the statement I know it's around because I see it from time to time, a piece here, a piece there sometimes at the auctions mixed in with other construction stuff. So, I could not find any of it anywhere. Finally I remembered I had bought two large metal lathe truck tool boxes at the auction some time ago. This metal lathe is heavier and has larger diamond holes, so I dug it out and used the DOOR of one of the boxes and built a wooden frame around it and it has worked out very well as the COURSE filter.
.... The other filter, the “finer” filter I purchased at the local hardware store. They know it as metal cloth and I believe it is designated with a number as I recall but I do not remember what that number was for now. I told them I wanted a piece of heavy duty RABBIT wire and that is what I got. Now, the RABBIT wire has approximately 1/2” squares (square holes) and there is a light and heavy duty grade. You very diffidently do NOT want the light duty.
Good luck and let us all here at FWW know how you make out.
.... The other filter, the “finer” filter I purchased at the local hardware store. They know it as metal cloth and I believe it is designated with a number as I recall but I do not remember what that number was for now. I told them I wanted a piece of heavy duty RABBIT wire and that is what I got. Now, the RABBIT wire has approximately 1/2” squares (square holes) and there is a light and heavy duty grade. You very diffidently do NOT want the light duty.
Good luck and let us all here at FWW know how you make out.
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