To bend cold 1/2" rebar you need about 3' leverage (a lot less for 3/8" rebar), so just buy two 3' water pipes and a pair of thick gloves. Duct tape helps mark the spot on rebar where the corner would be.
Good luck! Vladimir On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 11:52 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I leave mine straight and cap them with tennis balls (visit your local > tennis club and ask if they have any "spent" balls). > > I've bent 100 too but don't think it's really worth the gas or time. > > One guy's opinion, > Joshua > > On Aug 14, 2013, at 11:31, Ben Friedland <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yea the reason I went with this is because I couldn't find pre-bent > rebars, and don't currently have access to a device which can heat them to > bend them. I figured this was a simple solution. But maybe not. Is there > any way to bend the rebar into the U-shapes without requiring > any specialized equipment? > > On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:50:29 AM UTC-7, )(hoenix wrote: >> >> gonna require an auger. >> >> 3.5 sledge works just dandy on U rebar. >> >> >> On Aug 14, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Jeremy Shaw wrote: >> >> I have serious doubts about your ability to get those into the ground at >> all. I had to use a very large sledgehammer to get straight stakes into the >> ground. >> >> - jeremy >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Ben Friedland <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I just grabbed four of these anchors: >>> >>> http://www.homedepot.com/p/**Vortex-16-in-Steel-Spiral-** >>> Folding-Ring-Anchor-ANCFR16-**ORG-A/202703690#.UguhS6vXgqs<http://www.homedepot.com/p/Vortex-16-in-Steel-Spiral-Folding-Ring-Anchor-ANCFR16-ORG-A/202703690#.UguhS6vXgqs> >>> >>> They weigh about 1.7 lbs each and I have no doubt they're very durable. >>> They're probably much stronger than your average rebar. My only concern is >>> the depth. They're only 16". Do you think that will sufficiently anchor in >>> the Playa ground enough to tie down a 10' H15 Hexayurt? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "hexayurt" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to hexayurt+u...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/hexayurt<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to hexayurt+u...@**googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/**group/hexayurt<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt> >> . >> For more options, visit >> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >> . >> >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
