Barbed Wire Making Machine

Today barbed wire is commonly available as two strands of 12½ gauge wire with four-point barbs of 14 ga. wire spaced 5 to 6 inches apart. This wire is formed from low tensile steel with a breaking strength of about 950 pounds. Commonly the zinc coating is less than or equal to Class l. Most barbed wire is made from two wires, one central line and one smaller wire that's wound around the central line at regular intervals. The ends of the smaller wire point outward, creating sharp “barbs” that can deter people or animals wanting to cross over the wires.