Screw picket

Metal device to secure objects to the ground

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A wiring party with shovels and screw pickets. A soldier using a barbed wire anchor spike to screw in a picket at Fort Belvoir, Virginia (August, )

A screw picket is a metal device which is used to secure objects to the ground. Today, screw pickets are used widely to temporarily "picket" dogs. They are also used to graze animals such as sheep, goats, and horses. Screw pickets are also used to stabilize small trees, tent poles, and other objects that are intended to remain upright.

The original picket was a stake hammered into the ground to secure a horse by tying it to the stake. This required a second tool (a hammer) or the availability of a rock to use instead of a tool. The screw picket is screwed (by turning it) into the ground. In hard ground, it requires a second tool (a leverage bar, or a spare screw picket) or the availability of a length of wood. Screw pickets can be easily bent or broken, but less easily pulled from the ground.

Military non-equestrian use

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Barbed wire picket

Screw pickets (used as supports for barbed wire defences) were introduced c. as a replacement for timber posts. Crown Iron Works Co. (Minneapolis, MN) made over 10 million of these screw post pickets for WW1, WW2 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The French name for this type of "steel stake" was "queue de cochon" or pigtail. The World War I steel stake became known in the British Army as a "corkscrew picket". The corkscrew picket was made from a steel bar which had its bottom end bent into a spiral coil. It also had three loops or "eyes" (some even had four) formed, one at top, one at midway and one just above the corkscrew spiral. The final product was about eight feet long.

Groups of soldiers known as wiring parties went out at night into no man's land to position these supports. They later strung the barbed wire through the loops to form a defensive wire obstacle as a protection for their trench line. The British called this type of stake a 'corkscrew' picket because it was screwed into the ground rather than hammered in as the timber posts had been (the hammering made loud noise, usually attracting enemy fire). The screw pickets replaced the timber posts (although screw pickets were less rigid than timber posts), because they could be installed rapidly and silently. A wiring party is described in detail in World War I novel All Quiet on the Western Front by contemporary author Erich Maria Remarque.

The corkscrew picket was screwed into the ground by turning it in a clockwise direction using an entrenching tool's handle or a stick inserted in the bottom eye of the picket for leverage. The bottom eye was used in order to avoid bending the vertical bar of the picket.[1]

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1. ^[1] Army War College. "Notes on the Construction and Equipment of Trenches." April : Government Printing Office.

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What is the Star Picket and what makes it a great choice?

There are many different kinds of fences for various functions and locations. Each type has its own purpose, and it should not be too difficult to choose the fence that is perfect for you. While a good choice of fence material is important, the integrity of your fence must also be optimal for overall efficacy and high quality.

Most fences nowadays use a Star Picket. Whether this is the first time you&#;ve heard about it or you have already looked into this type of post, here are some things you should know about a star picket.

What is a Star Picket?

A star picket is a pointed metal fence post. It is the vertical element that holds down the structure of your fence. It has three strips of metal, so it can also be called a T or Y post because of its cross-section shapes.

It is commonly made of carbon steel, and also sometimes manufactured using rail steel. These steel fence posts are used to support different types of wire or wire mesh. They have studs or nubs, which prevent the barbed wire or wire mesh from sliding either up or down the post. This provides effective stability. They may be designated as 1.01, 1.25 or 1.33 depending on the weight in pounds for every lineal foot.

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Why should you choose a Star Picket fence post?

• There are different types to choose from.

A star picket fence post also has varieties like the most common Australia style Y post. Other types that are available include:

1. USA style T studded post,

2. a European style T post,

3. Y posts with teeth,

4. U post,

5. a square or round post, and

6. a peach post

There are also various shapes with different kinds of post caps and clips to choose from. Select the best shape that matches the needs of your fence.

• It is made with high quality and superior material.

Compared to other fence posts, star pickets have the advantage. Timber posts are prone to splinter, rot, or be eaten by termites, but star pickets are resistant to these. They are made of high-quality steel that is more durable and far better than the components of a traditional timber or concrete fence post. Because of its high quality, you can expect a star picket to last long periods of time, even decades.

• It is also superior to other metal fence posts.

Metals are prone to rust, but star pickets are covered with a high-quality zinc coating, PVC/PE coating, black bitumen, or baked enamel which provides resistance to oxygen, water or moisture, and eventually, corrosion. They are also protected against the damaging ultraviolet rays of the sun.

• Star pickets are a cost effective choice.

They are affordable. As this material is long lasting, you also get the most for your money by choosing star picket fence posts.

• Enjoy a quick and easy installation.

A post pounder is all you need to complete the job. You simply hammer the star picket without a flange plate into the ground with either a manual post pounder or pneumatic post pounder. For star pickets with flange plates, they can be installed on the ground by welding or connecting bolts.

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