Fence set-out tool

Dave's Fence Pailing. Calculator

Give it a span, a paling width, and roughly the gap you want. It spaces the palings evenly, draws the layout to scale, and gives you a list of marks to measure straight off the post.


Measurements

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Result

Palings needed

Actual gap

Prefer a different count? Pick one

Layout — to scale

Marking list — measured from the left post

Paling Leading edge

Measure every mark from the same end (the left post) with a long tape — that keeps small errors from stacking up across the run. Hold your pencil at the mark and set the left side of each paling to the line. Numbers are shown to the nearest 0.1 mm.

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