When looking at the hexagonal negative space in chicken wire, you have to wonder: How the heck do they make that? Well, this GIF shows you the gist of it:
It took me a few moments of watching it to register that those wire-feeding cylinders are actually splitting in half.
Here's what the entire contraption, called a gabion machine, looks like in action:
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Mesmerizing GIF of How Chicken Wire is Made
I am not aware of this. You have explained the concept through video, it is great for me. Thank you.