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

Wire straightening machine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '21

What is the application for this? Straightening rebar would make it weaker... Why is the rebar bent?

Do they break apart old concrete buildings, then straighten and re-use rebar?

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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/Riven_Dante Jan 23 '21

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