Suggestions for Constructing a 55 ft. Baseball Cage

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Materials

  • 4 – End posts 15′ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 2 – Center posts 16′ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 2 – End cross members 14′ 4″ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 1 – Center cross members 16′ 8″ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 9 – Hooks
  • 12 – Plates for corner attachments
  • Approximately 18′ of 5/16″ diameter rope or medium-weight chain
  • Concrete mix

 

Sample Footprint

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Post Depth
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Galvanized Fence Post

 

Corner Details corner-plate
Metal corner plates help secure the vertical posts and cross members together when using wood posts.

 

Attaching the Netting
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Illustrations showing netting corner attaching to frame endposts with either rope or medium-weight chain and a center post attachment example using chain.
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A completed cage in central California.

A completed cage in central California.

 

Suggestions for Constructing a 70 ft. Baseball Cage

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Materials

  • 4 – End posts 15′ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 4 – Center posts 16′ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 2 – End cross members 14′ 4″ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 2 – Center cross members 16′ 8″ in length (4″ x 4″ rough redwood or 3″ diameter galvanized pipe)
  • 12 – Hooks
  • 16 – Plates for corner attachments
  • Approximately 24′ of 5/16″ diameter rope or medium-weight chain
  • Concrete mix

 

Sample Footprint

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Post Depth
Woodnets_postdepth_both

 

Galvanized Fence Post

 

Corner Details corner-plate
Metal corner plates help secure the vertical posts and cross members together when using wood posts.

 

Attaching the Netting
corner-attachments

Illustrations showing netting corner attaching to frame endposts with either rope or medium-weight chain and a center post attachment example using chain.
corner-attachments-callout
nets_70cage-footprint-callout

A completed cage in central California.

A completed cage in central California.

 

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