With wood fences, the standard spacing is eight feet. Chain link fences are stronger so the posts can be as far apart as 10 feet. Posts for wire boundary or cattle fences can be 25 feet apart.

Chain link fences are woven with a mechanism that is ... a stationary tube with a spiral slot in the side to keep the spacing of the bends consistent. [Levsha]’s version is roughly 1/10 scale ...