Manufacturing of concrete reinforcement clamps. Casting into free plastic packaging

When reinforcing various structures, elements and assemblies, it is important to follow one rule - the reinforcement must be in the mass of concrete, recessed into it at a distance of 3 to 5 cm from the edges and surfaces. For these purposes, reinforcement clamps are used:

Their price is from 1 rub. / Piece. They are often sold in large quantities (packages, bags). And if you need to put the reinforcement on the clamps with a small number of them in a couple of tens or hundreds of pieces? And if you are far from the city. I share my advice how these "chairs" (as they are often called) can be made independently from the remains of concrete or by mixing it specially, for example, in the volume of 1 bucket.

This will require a plastic egg carton. Paper will not work. This volume I have accumulated over the winter. Free forms.

This advice is especially suitable for those who regularly have a small amount of concrete left after the end of the main work. As in my case - after the casting and installation of the "washed concrete" decorative elements for the fence posts:

You can read about this process in previous articles related to August-September 2019. The concrete has not yet been varnished over the stone. I will definitely show the final view.

The last time there was not much concrete left, I filled in only a test batch. It is important that it is thick and pliable. On the surface of the future clips, you need to make a groove for the desired diameter of the reinforcement.

Result. The base area of ​​these concrete clamps is small, it will not work for loose soil, or they will need to be installed more under the reinforcement. But for an armored belt, reinforcement of window lintels (where there is a solid base) - they are quite suitable. And they are suitable for the mesh when reinforcing and pouring blind areas around the house. I did not consider the cost price, since (as written) - will be cast from the remains of concrete.

The method will not save you big money. But it is suitable for settlements remote from cities. You will not go specially for hundreds of kilometers to buy clamps if you forgot to buy them? Pouring concrete into a couple of dozen plastic containers from eggs - we get penny clamps.

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