[TowerTalk] Tack welding rebar, need howto

[Tom Anderson]

Jim:

I used the "wire" that is supposed to be used with rebar and no problems in 18 years on my TriEx W51 tower.  Of course I always exceed the specs for concrete.  instead of 3x3x4, I go 4x4x6.  Gives me a little extra safety.   Also my current base is what they call "6 sack mix" supposedly the same mixture they use on Interstate Highway bridges.   I've got extra rebar wired all over the base as an added safety measure, but  not too much as to be overdoing it.


Tom, WW5L 


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> From: Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net>
>To: towertalk at contesting.com 
>Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 12:41 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tack welding rebar, need howto
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>On 1/3/14 9:54 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
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>> The rebar drawings never show these diagonals,
>> so I haven't used them in the past.  But this
>> sounds like a great idea in the future.  There
>> is no rule saying you can't put gratuitous
>> rebar in the hole.
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>At least until there's no room for the concrete<grin>
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