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How to quickly “chop” a lot of reinforcing bars of the same length without unnecessary measurements

When reinforcing concrete, reinforcing bars having the same length are often required in large quantities. Measuring and cutting them one by one from full-sized whips is a long and troublesome task. Meanwhile, there is a very convenient and quick way to cut the same rods, which does not require frequent measurements and markings. Let us consider how this can be done using the example of “shredding” reinforcing bars on bars long and short.
fittings

When working, you will need:
1. Rigid magnetic tape measure.
2. A piece of board 50 mm thick or more along which a shallow groove about 3-5 mm wide is sawn.
3. A grinder with a disk thickness of 1.5-1.8 mm and a diameter of 250 mm, designed for cutting metal.
what is needed

How to cut reinforcing bars into identical long rods
Work on cutting reinforcement into long bars of the same size is performed as follows:
1. Several full-sized reinforcing whips are collected in a bundle (no more than three, for more convenient cutting) and align their ends in the bundle relative to each other.
the ends of the rods align

2. Pull them from a common bundle of reinforcement and lay on the ground.
rods laid on the ground

3. At a distance from the ends of the beam, approximately equal to the required length of the rods, a piece of board with a groove is placed under it.
put a lining under the reinforcement

4. Hook the tape measure over the end of the beam and measure on it the desired length of the rods.
mark the desired bar length

5. Combine the groove on the board laid under the reinforcement with the mark of the required length of the rods.
combine the mark on the rods and the groove on the substrate

6. Cut off the grinder, focusing on the line of the grooves on the board, all three rods in the beam at once.
cut rods

7. The ends of the cut rods are pushed to the side,
push the cut bars to the side

and the remaining “tails” of reinforcing whips combine with their beginning.
combine the ends of the rods

8. Again, along the line of the grooves on the board, the rods of the necessary length are cut from the whips. The main thing is not to move the lining board from its place when working. If in doubt, you can align the location of its grooves at the ends of the rods cut earlier.
rods are cut again

In this way, pushing the finished rods to the side, you can cut them fast enough as much as necessary. However, it is suitable only if it is necessary to make rods longer than a meter and, at the same time, maintaining the high accuracy of their size is not required.
How to cut reinforcement into short, equal length bars
For the manufacture of short rods, trimming reinforcement is usually used, remaining after cutting from full-length whips of long rods. Cut them as follows:
1. From the edge of the substrate board, measure the distance equal to the required length of the rods, and make a narrow groove in this place across it.
make a mark on the substrate

2. Trim trim is collected in a bundle, while their ends are aligned relative to each other.
combine the ends of short rods

3. Put a bunch of scraps of reinforcement on the board, combining their ends with a groove.
combine the ends of the rods with a groove

4. Press the reinforcement with your foot to the substrate and cut it off, focusing on the edge of the board.
cut short bars

5. As a result, short bars of the required length remain on the board,
short rods

which are cleaned, for example, in a bucket, and in their place the next bunch of three pieces of reinforcement is laid on the substrate. It is not recommended to collect more than three scraps in a bundle, otherwise it will be inconvenient to press them with the foot to the board when sawing.
new batch of short bar stocks

So, practically, without resorting to the help of a marking and marker, you can quickly cut full-sized reinforcing whips into long and short bars of the same size. The only advice is to work as a big grinder, and when working with it, do not forget about overalls and high-quality safety glasses.

Detailed video describing the work:

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