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1. [TowerTalk] Rebar cage question (score: 1): Author: clintone@worldnet.att.net (Clint Heffner); Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 11:48:26 -0400; Hello. On page BX-9 of the Rohn Consumer Catalog it says No.3 Bars, 12" on center eachway top and bottom. I know what #3 bars are and understand 12" o.c. but does this means you have a frame 3 inches; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00031.html (7,182 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Rebar cage question (score: 1): Author: clintone@worldnet.att.net (Clint Heffner); Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 00:08:06 -0400; Drawing C760099 r7. BX Section page 9 in my book. Self-supporting, base foundation. Wondering if you just put a layer of bars on top and bottom that are all horizontal, or also vertical. Thanks. Clin; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00042.html (7,347 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Larry Burke" <wi5a@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:17:16 -0500; Are there any tricks of the trade when it comes to making sturdy rebar cages? I have used tie wires, along with the tie wire tool, but mine tend to flop around when complete. Could I be tying the wir; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00964.html (7,729 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:50:11 -0700; One trick is to add gratuitous pieces of light gauge rebar as diagonal crossbraces. A good way to do this is to form them into a lazy Z, so that the ends are parallel to the "real" rebar. Then you c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00965.html (7,902 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: K7LXC@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:56:23 EDT; cages? I have used tie wires, along with the tie wire tool, but mine tend to flop around when complete. Could I be tying the wires incorrectly? I realize it doesn't make a whole lot of difference onc; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00971.html (7,608 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: Robert Hess <w1rh@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:53:25 -0700 (PDT); Just built the cages for my Rohn 45 guy anchors. First time for me. Quite a learning process. These cages are only 2.5/2.5/1.5 and I could not make it work by bending the re-bar. Cut each piece. Addi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00976.html (9,285 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: n9lah@comcast.net; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:06:15 +0000; OK now we are getting to the question I have been wanting to ask. Can a rebar cage work just as well if it is cut and welded together rather than bent and wire tied? It is my plan but thought I might; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00977.html (11,001 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Larry Burke" <wi5a@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:32:59 -0500; Phil... Welding on rebar is not the preferred method of construction, as it may weaken the steel. Before I knew better, I tried this once and the welds didn't hold well (and they were -- in theory an; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00978.html (12,011 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:36:22 -0400; What about brazing using a gas torch and brass filler rods - is that a better way to go? Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00979.html (13,292 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: Alan NV8A <nv8a@att.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:05:37 -0400; AIUI, there is a special category of weldable rebar. The ordinary stuff isn't weldable. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00980.html (8,025 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: WO0W <WO0W@acegroup.cc>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:09:03 -0500; Welding works if you specify weldable rebar. It is not hard to find and is not much more expensive than the uncontrolled rebar that is made from scrap metal. Welding enables the rebar to distribute a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00981.html (12,870 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Dr M J DiGirolamo" <DrD@2020.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:23:03 -0400; Phil, If you are planning to use a Ufer ground, the rebar MUST be welded. There is a different type of rebar that you must order. Speak to the rebar supplier (metal supplier) and they'll tell you wha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00985.html (9,843 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:51 -0700; This is not true. A concrete encased grounding electrode doesn't need to be welded. In fact, it doesn't even have to be all one piece, depending on how it's constructed. (Naturally, your local author; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00992.html (8,431 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Dick Green" <wc1m@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:34:25 -0400; That may be the case for your local building/electrical code, or perhaps what your inspector *thinks* is required, but it's not required by our local code. That's because it's not required by the Na; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00997.html (12,527 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Dick Green" <dickgreen@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:32:27 -0400; That may be the case for your local building/electrical code, or perhaps what your inspector *thinks* is required, but it's not required by our local code. That's because it's not required by the Na; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg01007.html (12,770 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: Alan NV8A <nv8a@att.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:04:26 -0400; My understanding is that the NEC sets a minimum standard. Any local authority can impose stricter standards. E.g., some communities on Long Island, NY required metal-sheathed electrical wiring, altho; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg01008.html (9,030 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:21:26 +0000; 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; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00274.html (7,482 bytes)
18. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: chas <chasm@texas.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:53:43 -0600; in another life I was a sign inspector and our in house plan checkers (PEs) said that welding weakened the steel.. there were a couple others but they were sort of arcane and I have since forgotten t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00277.html (7,557 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:35:56 -0800; The metal that the rebar is made of is not of the most consistent composition, so it's tough to get a consistent welding process that doesn't actually weaken the metal. Rebar is welded, but you need; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00278.html (8,029 bytes)
20. Re: [TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question (score: 1): Author: "Dr M J DiGirolamo" <DrD@2020.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:06 -0500; Don, I built my cage from "weld quality rebar" and it was welded by a friend. My friend is a certified master welder at a nuclear power plant here in Virginia. It took him the better part of a day to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00281.html (9,137 bytes)

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