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 <ben...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > 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 >> >> 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 <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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 hexayurt+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
