At 4:37 AM -0800 4/25/98, Malcolm Clark wrote:
>General note on Rohn spec: Rohn calls for number 7 rebar. I was unable
>to obtain it, and after talking to a concrete guy, used number 5 at
>decreased spacing. Even after buying a rebar bender ($25 at Home
>Despot), I was barely able bend the number 5. It must take a real
>gorilla to hand bend number 7.
The catalog makes it appear that the #7 rebar can be laid down straight and
then tied together. Are you sure they intend for it to be bent as is
commonly done with the smaller sizes?
73, Dick
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