I found this old book from 1967 that was getting thrown out. It was water damaged on the bottom, but I scanned some of the pages because I think this type of stuff is pretty interesting.
Who wants to be the first person to correctly describe on their plat that their 5/8" rebar monument is really a:
#8, Grade 60, New Billet, Allison Steel Mfg. Co., Concrete Reinforcing Bar?
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> Who wants to be the first person to correctly describe on their plat that their 5/8" rebar monument is really a:
> #8, Grade 60, New Billet, Allison Steel Mfg. Co., Concrete Reinforcing Bar?
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That would get kicked back with red ink saying to show the size of the re-bar.
:coffee:
Actually isn't a 5/8" rebar a #5?
Anyway, thanks for posting that. I saved it, could be useful someday!
> I found this old book from 1967 that was getting thrown out. It was water damaged on the bottom, but I scanned some of the pages because I think this type of stuff is pretty interesting.
I actually used a millmark on a rebar once to prove that the piece of it that a surveyor had evidently set wasn't the original bar marking the corner. The key was that the mill that had rolled the bar wasn't in business at the time that the original was placed.
Yep, my mistake a 5/8" is a #5.
yep,
A #8 is what a layperson would call a one-inch.
I used to label rebar #4, #5 etc on my plans just for brevity's sake (omitting the fractions of an inch). But then I learned that a lot of the rebar out there now is labeled metrically -- i.e. 16 for 5/8" etc. So now I just write out the fraction of an inch.
But thanks for the scan, Jerry -- it's a keeper (as Kent's interesting post would suggest).
Hmmm, I don't see any of that radioactive stuff from Mexico...
Thank you, Mr. Penry
I just can't help but get excited when I see something like this.
Thank you, Mr. Penry
It is a nice find. I saved it for possible later use, also.
The largest rebar that I've been associated with was some 20' lengths of #11 that we used on a project. That would be 5.31 pounds per foot.
I see that it's also available in #18 at 13.6 pounds per foot.....I wonder what this is used for? 😐
big rebar
In the late '50's - late '70's there was a guy here in central Maine who routinely used #8 (1 inch) rebar in (then) fairly rural areas. No clue where he got so much of it, as even #5 is hard to come by hereabouts (nor how he cut it). But it's a solid monument, and better than an identifying cap for his work.
Always called mine No. 5 x 24 ins. rebar, in Colorado it's No. 6 x 30 ins. rebar for required Section Corner monumentation i.e. 3/4" ....
Pablo
I wouldn't mind hearing more of the back history on this story. Sounds interesting.
About 10 years ago, I attended a surveyor convention. There was some
discussion about monuments. A surveyor used that term 'pin'. The speaker
said, 'What is a pin; a hair pin or something?' I prefer the term rebar on
my plats.
Thanks for sharing. I saved it for future reference.
Thanks! I saved a copy!
Thanks Jerry!! I'm gonna browse through it when I have more time!
