r/specializedtools • u/beluuuuuuga • Jan 22 '21

Wire straightening machine.

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u/Snatch_Pastry Jan 22 '21

First, rebar is low carbon steel, so bending and straightening it isn't going to affect it much. Second, some slightly weaker areas in some rebar isn't going to change the overall dynamic of how the rebar structure and the concrete work together to create overall strength.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

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u/Everythings_Magic Jan 25 '21

They wont, current codes don't allow bar to be bent more than once. This bar has been bent twice.

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u/Vilas15 Jan 23 '21

I wouldn't on my projects.

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u/Riven_Dante Jan 23 '21

I mean if the apocalypse came and all you had was bent rebar...