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1. Rebar Bending Tools		Top of Page
2 pieces of beam 4 spikes 4 foot piece of plumbing pipe sledge hammer 2 foot lengths of rebar (15 + 3 spare) tape measure

2. Rebar Bender Construction		Top of Page
The four spikes need to be pounded into one piece of the beam in a particular pattern (see pic opposite). This pattern will facilitate the bending process. Hammer the spikes into the beam using a sledgehammer (safety glasses recommended) in the pattern shown. The spikes themselves will hold the two pieces of beam together. Be sure to leave at least two and a half inches of each spike sticking out. Also make sure that the two pieces of beam are flush on what will be the bottom edge.

3. Rebar Bending		Top of Page
(1) Slot a two foot piece of rebar between the spikes on the bender as shown in the picture opposite.

(2) Holding the bar in place measure 12" from one end of it to its center. Make sure the center is between the two parallel spikes, as shown in the picture opposite

(3) Now, holding the rebar firmly in its central position stick the plumbing pipe on to the rebar until it reaches the 12" mark.

(4) Keeping pressure on both the rebar with one hand and the pipe with the other, pull the pipe toward you. Once both feel solidly in position with one another, grab the pipe with both hands and bend the rebar over until it makes a horseshoe shape.

(5) Pull the pipe off the rebar, disentangle the horseshoe shaped rebar from the bender and grab another two foot piece of rebar and repeat ad nausaeum.

4. Gasket Tools & Materials		Top of Page
6 pieces of 1"x 2" x 44" drill 15/32" drill bit extension cord saw tape measure pencil wood for drilling atop

5. Making Gaskets		Top of Page
(1) Cut the 1"x 2" to lengths of 44". The sixth piece is a spare. (2) Using a horseshoe of recently bent rebar mark off three sets of two holes along the length of each piece of 1"x 2". The distances between the sets are not too important as long as one is in the center and the other two sets far in enough from the edge as to make swinging a sledgehammer during assembly not too difficult. The distance between the two holes of each set must mirror the distance between two average tines of bent rebar. See diagram below: (3)Drill the holes with 15/32" bit.