Labor Cost for project

[JosephPrivott]

Having purchased my welder and being the proud owner of it for all of five hours, my neighbor brought a proposal to me. The project is simple: make 20 squares out of rebar. 10, one foot squares, and 10, 1/4 metre squares.

I have to price the materials out tomorrow as it was too late to call concrete mixers this evening, but looking at the Lowes website, their cost would be $43.

should I purchase an abrasive disc and just cut them with a mitre saw? should I heat and chisel the lengths out? this determines how long the project will take, obviously. (wish I had a metal muncher!)

Does labor cost typically exceed materials cost for welding? I am at a loss because I have never had a comission welding before.

Thanks guys

[LarryM]

If there going to be used to reinforce concrete. I 'd bend the squares and weld one corner. Three less cuts to make per square.

Larry

[IronWolf]

labor & materials cost depend on the job it can go either way that is something hard to say best thing to do if you can is make one then you know what it take,s to do the job if you can ? and wright it down that helps the next time you do something close
as to cutting re-bar get a 14" GOOD cut off saw you will need one anyhow working with steel--I have had good !! luck with millwalkee tools bad sp I use all the time in my welding shop it never has a nice easy day !! years later it still runs cost about 160.00 or so

[IronWolf]

I agree with Larry to on the cutting

[JosephPrivott]

I also agree with Larry on the cutting (I had decided that after having a "duh" moment) Perhaps one of these saws will be next on the tool list. Ironwolf: that is a firm method of going about it, and one that I had considered. guess I'll scrounge up a piece and bang one out while timing myself.


Well, thoughts confirmed. Thank you, gentlemen! I'll just throw a number at the client after I make one and see if it sticks

[RegionalChaos]

You can use a 4.5 inch angle grinder with cutting disc to cut them. A lot cheaper then a big chop saw.

[rthibeau]

bandsaw will cut rebar also

[Glenn]

A cold chisel will cut rebar, and leave a nice bevel for welding.

[burd]

The 14" milwaukee chop saw will cut circles around the 4.5" angle grinder and is ALOT safer

[acoop101]

heat and bend, it will take a lot less time and will look cleaner in the end imho.