Use a guide which prevents it from "kicking back", but I don't like abrasive
blades on my good table saw. That's the nice thing about a chop saw. It
clamps the bar in place and you just lean on it. It'll cut 1/2 or 5/8"
rebar in just a few seconds and you don't have to worry about setting your
shirt on fire. I did burn the first three feet of hose off a dust collector
though. <:-)) I'm glad the fire was out before it made it through 30 feet
of hose into the dust collector.
I prefer to use the chop saw, or power hand saw with an abrasive blade
outside as it's a royal pain to clean up when I use one in the shop and I do
a lot of cutting.
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
> Another easy method is using a composite metal-cutting blade on a table
> saw,
> and setting the blade up to a third of the thickness of the rebar. Simply
> lay the rebar out and slowly feed/ roll the bar until it's whittled down -
> then snap it. Goes quickly, but wear protective glasses and a shirt you
> don't mind getting coated with iron dust. If you don't set the blade up
> too
> high, there's very little chance of it getting enough bite to kick back.
> I've used this many times to make dozens of deadmen for anchoring
> landscape
> timbers.
>
> John K0JJH
>
>
>> > Building your own Rebar cage is easy and could save you a few bucks.
>> You just need a saw and some tie wire.
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