Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] Welding rebar

To: <K7LXC@aol.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>, <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Welding rebar
From: "Mike Goshay" <w6we@bak.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:07:44 -0800
List-post: <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd/forms/documents/DSD-0237-Ufer-Ground-Installation.pdf

This is a description of a UFER installation. I was installing these in my 
const business 40 years ago. This is especially useful the working with 
rocky soil. You may ground a water pipe the same way.  Mike G w6we
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Welding rebar


>
> In a message dated 12/10/2008 7:26:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
>>  I have heard it said many times that one should not weld the  rebar cage
> together, but tie it together using tie wires.  But I have  never heard 
> any
> explanation of why.
>
>>  What problems would be  caused by welding?  I can't see how such a minor
> detail would make any  significant difference, but a welded cage is 
> certainly
> easier to handle before  the concrete is poured in, and less likely to 
> fall
> apart just as the   concrete is being dumped.
>
>    The answer that it is made from scrap metal makes  it difficult to know
> what you're welding as was stated previously. I think  that you can braze 
> it
> though.
>
>    This is only a problem if you're using your rebar  cage for an Ufer
> ground and you need the electrical continuity. For all other 
> applications, wire
> ties are fine.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
>
>
>
>
> **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and
> favorite sites in one place.  Try it now.
> (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
> 

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>