Wire Dimensions

How many pounds of wire do I need for my trellis?

It all depends on the gauge!
Convert linear feet to pounds and vice versa with the chart below.

Steel Wire Gauge Decimal Inch Lbs. Per Foot Lbs. Per Mile Feet Per Lb. Feet Per 100# Roll
0 0.30650 0.25060 1,323.00 3.991 399
1 0.28300 0.21360 1,128.00 4.681 468
9/32 0.28125 0.21100 1,114.00 4.740 474
2 0.26250 0.18380 970.40 5.441 544
1/4 0.25000 0.16700 880.20 5.999 599
3 0.24370 0.15840 836.40 6.313 631
4 0.33520 0.13540 714.80 7.386 738
7/32 0.21875 0.12760 673.90 7.835 783
5 0.20700 0.11430 603.40 8.750 875
6 0.19200 0.09832 519.20 10.170 1,017
3/16 0.18750 0.09377 495.10 10.660 1,066
7 0.17700 0.08356 441.20 11.970 1,197
8 0.16200 0.07000 369.60 14.290 1,424
5/32 0.15625 0.06512 343.80 15.360 1,536
9 0.14830 0.05866 309.70 17.050 1,705
10 0.13500 0.04861 256.70 20.570 2,057
1/8 0.12500 0.04168 220.00 24.000 2,400
11 0.12050 0.03873 204.50 25.820 2,582
12 0.10550 0.02969 156.70 33.690 3,369
12 1/2 0.09375 0.02500 132.00 40.000 4,000
13 0.09150 0.02233 117.90 44.780 4,478
14 0.08000 0.01707 90.13 58.580 5,858
15 0.07200 0.01383 73.01 73.320 7,332
16 0.06250 0.01042 55.01 95.980 9,598
17 0.05400 0.00778 41.07 128.600 12,860
18 0.04750 0.00602 31.77 166.200 16,620
19 0.04100 0.00440 23.67 223.000 22,300
20 0.03480 0.00320 17.05 309.600 30,960