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12-01-2005, 06:34 PM

On 2005-01-11, E Gregory wrote:
wrote:
On 2005-01-10, Daniel B. Martin wrote:

wrote:
Should be 22 I forgot it is only 5 feet tall with wires every 6 inches.

I use the same concrete reinforcing mesh.
Maybe I make them differently.
I have to bend only 11 wires per cage.
Maybe you are doing twice as much work as necessary.

Daniel B. Martin

Yes I could get away with wiring horizontals from one end to vertical
on the other, but those welds tend to give out faster so I cut in the
middle of a section and connect each horizontal wire to its countepart
on the other end.

I'm not sure what concrete reinforcing mesh is, but I use the 2X4"
galvanized wire fencing formed into rings of about 3 foot diameter, 4
foot high and I just use 3 electrical tie wraps to hold the ring
together. I love those tie wraps, they're my #1 "building supply"!
I used to spend hours and have sore hands and fingers bending the wire
around itself to form the cages, but not anymore.
Eileen

Concrete reiforcing wire is the rusty stuff you see around concrete
work. It is imbedded in the concrete and makes it more resistant to
cracking. It is 6x6 inch squares so you don't have to cut larger access
holes as you do in 2x4 welded wire, but it is a thicker guage wire than
the 2x4 so even more strength is required to cut and bend. Bolt cutters
really help.

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