What is the best way to candy cane rebar?
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 2:31 PMYou can get a "Rebar bender" at your favorite home improvement store (about $30-40 iirc) but I don't know how well they work.
The advice I have read said to just take it to a rebar shop who can do it quickly and accurately (and hopfeully cheap too!)
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Mon, July 21, 2008 - 4:58 PMOpinions vary. You can look at some previous threads in this group to see some lively discourse.
Candy Cane Rebar works, as does rebar with a V at the end, as does straight rebar with no bend at all.
I use straight rebar with no bend and as long as one is careful to prevent injuries from stepping on it or kicking it, it works just fine in my experience.
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Mon, July 28, 2008 - 4:32 AMIf you have a friend who lives in Berkeley, they can use the Berkeley tool lending library to get a rebar cutter/bender for free.
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Mon, July 28, 2008 - 5:08 PMGet two pieces of pipe, one longer than the other. Put the rebar in the short pipe, step on it, put the longer length of pipe over the exposed end of rebar and bend them together.
Oh wait, you said "best." That was "cheapest." =)
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 5:29 PM
Are you using 1/4" rebar?
I've always done it with a vice, and a one foot 1/2" steel pipe.
Easy as can be.
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Re: Candy Cane Rebar
Thu, July 31, 2008 - 7:45 AMI'm a true believer in the V shape formed by a torch. It works great and the rebar is bend-resistant. I've found bent rebar to be easy to bend out of shape while pounding. YMMV.
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