Firewood Cage From Reinforcing Mesh

[Steve Bramwell]

I’m just wondering if anyone has any experience of using reinforcing mesh to make firewood cages. The delivery on IBC totes is prohibitive but I have a few euro pallets that I could make a cage on. I was thinking of using the lightest reinforcing mesh for reinforcing concrete (A142 mesh)

Any advice from anyone who has tried this would be appreciated 

[Dan Maynard]

I'm sure I've read on here some people are using stock fencing, if you're prepared to make a circle rather than square cornered rectangle then it doesn't need to be too strong. I've the same issue, only 10 ibcs but do have some more pallets.

[Steve Bramwell]

Hi Dan thanks for your reply. The IBC cages seem a good idea but unless you can collect or buy more than I can take the delivery kills it

I stacked a cord in an open stack building a stacked wall around and putting all the irregular shaped stuff in the centre. To be honest throwing it into a cage would be much faster.

The reinforcing mesh seems to be the most cost effective way compared to other options. I was  thinking of making it into a circular shape and welding it so it can’t open out then fixing it onto a pallet base. 

[Steve Bramwell]

Stock fencing might be an idea, hadn’t considered that. I’ll price it up as a comparison, thanks.