Wire question

[Bert Coules]

That half-round "log roll" edging sold by garden centres and the DIY sheds is held together by lengths of thick wire, stiff but bendable, stapled to the back. What is this particular type of wire called? And where is a good source of it?

Many thanks.

[Nightjar]

It looks like galvanised mild steel wire.

I always bought wire from these people, but made to my requirements and probably in much larger quantities than you want:

These people specifically list galvanised round mild steel wire:

[Bert Coules]

Thanks for that, and for the links. As to amount, I need about thirty feet all told.

[dennis]

[meow2222]

galvanised soft iron wire

NT

[Bert Coules]

Many thanks for the new replies and the Toolstation link.

[Muddymike]

That half-round "log roll" edging sold by garden centres and the DIY sheds

Fence straining wire.

Mike

[rick]

When I bought some it was plain old Galvanized mild steel

[rick]

If you used plain copper .. it would also stop slugs.

[Theo Markettos]

I bought some of that, intending to use it to string up plants. It's a lot thicker than I expected (about 1.2mm at a guess) but should do nicely for the log roll thing. However it's already rusting at the ends where I twisted it, so I suppose the galvanised coating isn't that good.

(sigh, another example of Toolstation website fail)

Theo

[Bert Coules]

Thanks again for the new replies and different opinions. I'll do some searching around.

[harryagain]

Fencing wire. They sell it at builders merchants, farm suppliers and fence suppliers.

[Andrew Gabriel]

For short lengths, wire coathangers from a dry-cleaners work nicely. I did once go and buy a handful of them (IIRC, they were a few pence each). Note that some use galvanised wire, and some don't.