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Old 05-22-2008, 10:37 AM
philip in china philip in china is offline
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I use it a lot. If you are making tools to dig with or chisels for rock just remember that the pattern on it is designed to stick inside concrete so it will stick in earth or rock. When I want something a bit better on a small tool I forge the whole length until the pattern has been smoothed out. But remember here I have a lot of time and free or very cheap fuel. Sometimes free rebar can be quite an expensive choice! It is a lot of fun though and is great to teach with as it is so cheap. I actually get it upto 1" free.
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