Special Weave Mesh

There Are Several Different types of weave avaialable. The standard weave is a plain weave but also available are

Twill Weave,
Plain Dutch Weave
Twill Dutch Weave
Reverse Dutch weave.

The differences and what is available of each type are shown below, we do not stock these products hence there is a longer lead time and minimum order quantities are higher.

Twill Weave

This is frequently used in very fine meshes and it is less rigid than plain weave. Each wire is passed alternatively over two and then under the next two cross wires. By staggering the weave a diagonal pattern is obtained in which heavier wire diameter can be used than would be possible with a plain weave of the the same mesh counts

Twill Weave Specification

Mesh Count Warp x Weft	Wire Dia mm	Wire Dia inch	Aperture mm	Aperture inch	Micron Rating
100 x 100	0.1250	0.0049	0.1295	0.0051	130
120 x 120	0.0939	0.0037	0.1168	0.0046	117
165 x 165	0.0482	0.0019	0.1041	0.0041	104
200 x 200	0.0584	0.0023	0.0685	0.0027	68
250 x 250	0.0533	0.0021	0.0482	0.0019	48
300 x 300	0.0355	0.0014	0.0482	0.0019	48
300 x 300	0.0400	0.0016	0.0431	0.0017	45
325 x 325	0.0355	0.0014	0.0406	0.0016	41
350 x 350	0.0304	0.0012	0.0431	0.0017	43
400 x 400	0.0304	0.0012	0.0330	0.0013	33
500 x 500	0.0254	0.0010	0.0253	0.0010	25

Twill Dutch Weave

Twill Dutch Weave is also known as Twilled Filter Cloth. Its weave pattern is similar to plain dutch weave but it uses a double layer of weft wires woven as a twill pattern. It is very strong, with a controlled flow rate and is suitable where high pressure filtration is required.

Twill Dutch Weave Specification

Mesh Count Warp x Weft	Wire Dia mm Warp x Weft	Wire Dia inch Warp x Weft	Micron Rating
20 x 250	0.250 x 0.215	0.0100 x 0.0085	70-90
40 x 400	0.180 x 0.140	0.0071 x 0.0055	90-110
50 x 500	0.140 x 0.114	0.0055 x 0.0045	70-90
50 x 600	0.140 x 0.090	0.0055 x 0.0035	60-70
80 x 700	0.100 x 0.080	0.0040 x 0.0032	45-55
100 x 800	0.100 x 0.070	0.0040 x 0.0028	36-38
120 x 1000	0.080 x 0.053	0.0031 x 0.0021	27-29
165 x 800	0.070 x 0.053	0.0027 x 0.0021	24-26
165 x 1450	0.070 x 0.040	0.0027 x 0.0016	16-18
270 x 2000	0.350 x 0.028	0.0014 x 0.0011	9-10
325 x 2400	0.035 x 0.025	0.0014 x 0.0010	4-5

Plain Dutch Weave

Also known as Plain Filter Cloth its weave pattern is the same as plain weave, but the weft wires are of smaller diameter than the warp wires. The wires are woven tightly together resulting in a small triangular opening. This weave produces a strong cloth with a small open area with a good flow rate, making it suitable for high pressure filtration.

Plain Dutch Weave Specification

Mesh Count Warp x Weft	Wire Dia mm Warp x Weft	Wire Dia inch Warp x Weft	Micron Rating
8 x 85	0.360 x 0.320	0.0140 x 0.0125	320-340
12 x 64	0.580 x 0.420	0.0230 x 0.0165	265-285
14 x 88	0.500 x 0.350	0.0200 x 0.0140	215-235
24 x 100	0.350 x 0.250	0.0140 x 0.0100	115-125
30 x 150	0.230 x 0.180	0.0090 x 0.0071	95-100
40 x 200	0.180 x 0.140	0.0070 x 0.0055	70-75
50 x 250	0.140 x 0.114	0.0055 x 0.0045	55-60
80 x 400	0.125 x 0.071	0.0050 x 0.0028	40-45

Reverse Dutch Weave

This is woven as a Plain Weave but in the opposite direction to Plain Dutch Weave. The weft wires are of heavier diameter than the warp wires which gives a higher number of warp wires than weft. The resulting mesh is very strong, with a high flow rate which cleans easily.

Reverse Dutch Weave Specification

Mesh Count Warp x Weft	Wire Dia mm Warp x Weft	Wire Dia inch Warp x Weft	Open Area %	Micron Rating
63 x 18	0.4000 x 0.6000	0.0157 x 0.0236	60	220
107 x 20	0.2400 x 0.6000	0.0094 x 0.0236	58	210
170 x 40	0.2000 x 0.4500	0.0079 x 0.0177	58	130
132 x 32	0.2000 x 0.4000	0.0079 x 0.0157	55	105
171 x 46	0.1500 x 0.3000	0.0059 x 0.0118	54	85
290 x 75	0.0900 x 0.2000	0.0035 x 0.0079	53	55
615 x 102	0.0400 x 0.1600	0.0157 x 0.0063	41	42
615 x 130	0.0400 x 0.1300	0.0157 x 0.0051	49	22
720 x 150	0.0360 x 0.1000	0.0014 x 0.0039	54	17

Organic Garden

Solutions for organic vegetable gardens, compost heaps, tree guards, rabbit and wild fowl protection.

Fine Mesh Metals offers a specialist range of home gardening and industrial products for the organic horticulturist that suffers from pests. We have a standard range of products but we can help with projects to your specifications, as we stock a full range of flexible meshes that can be used in many intriguing situations.

Trellis woven wire vegetable patches offer protection from carrot root flys and other insects allowing the organic gardener to grow vegetables in perfect condition without the need for pesticides. Woven wire can be used in various aperture sizes depending on the insect you are trying to repel. See insect screen for different options.

A lid can also be used to further reduce the incidence of pests. The woven wire has a large open area but small apeture allowing rain water and air through but not the pests.

Composting your garden waste not only provides good free fertiliser for your organic garden, but for those with an environmental conscience will contribute to a reduction in global warming . We have developed a cost effective basket that is suitable for all types of composting. When your compost is ready the hinged side can be unfastened easily to reduce the necessity for lifting the compost out.

We offer a full range of tree guards in welded mesh and perforated metals, they can be made to any size to suit saplings or larger trees.