Know About the Rebar Tying Machine

Posted by Rapid Tool Australia on June 2nd, 2017

Reinforcing steel bars or rebars have added teeth to concrete making it super strong.  One of the greatest advantages have been the similarity in coefficient of thermal expansion, making it the best combination. Rebars lend concrete the structural element to take the tension on the concrete. It is therefore essential that the grid of rebar is firm and does not come loose during the process. Till the advent of the rebar tying machine, rebars were bound together in the grid with wire by hand. This manual process was fraught with risks. The rebar tying machines have hastened the process of laying and securing the grid of rebars while also giving strength to the joints thus tied. Here are all that you need to know about rebar tying machines.

Firm and tight tying of the rebars

The rebar tying machines are sturdy and versatile machines that tie the rebars with wires firmly. Tying the rebars is important to the structure and the concrete. During the process of filling the grid with wet concrete, chances exist for the grid to lose its skeletal shape if the rebars are not tied firmly. The tying machines ensure that the tying is strong and firm, without any chances of the tied wires slipping or giving way to movement.

Spool of wire permits ninety tying operations

The spool of wire in the rebar tying machine supports ninety tying operations with about ninety metres of wire. This automatic tying of the wire is as simple as placing the tool on the intersection that needs to be tied and pulling a trigger. The machine will then automatically wind coils around the intersection firmly depending on the tension that has been chosen by the operator. This saves a lot of time in addition to making the tying more strong.

Spooling and pulling coils of wire taut is a daunting task

Regardless of how strong an individual is, or the thickness of callused hands, the fact remains that fine wire is difficult to pull taut and wind over intersections. It really is difficult to get a good grip on it, especially if the process calls for quick tying and moving on to the next intersection. Using too much of force through a sharp object may sometimes cause degrading of the coils, which may give way under the weight of wet concrete. Therefore, it is best to use a rebar tying machine which uses the right kind of contoured and angled components to get a firm grip on the wire.

Compact equipment that helps to tie bars of varying thickness

Rebar tying equipment are compact battery powered equipment that can be used to tie rebars of varying thickness. A good rebar tying machine would run more than two thousand ties on a single recharge of the battery, making it versatile and highly useful. The number of wraps in each tie is three, which makes it firm and strong, without the risk of snapping under the weight of wet concrete. Rebars, thus laid in the grid give structure and strength to the reinforced concrete.

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