Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this lately, so I’ll answer them today lol

What is this thing I've been making a lot lately??

 

That's what people say.

This is a jig for using a bolt scale with flat caps.

This is it.

For flat caps, the finished surface is at the same level as the sprayed mortar surface (or slightly lower).

To measure that, measures such as extending the measuring rod are necessary.

If you run a pipe through the rebar like this and use an arrow plate that fits inside the pipe, it’s not impossible to do.

However, when I considered how it would look at first glance, I thought, “Maybe a custom jig would be better after all?” so I went ahead and made one.

This is it.

The one on the right is for the D19, and the one on the left is for the D25.

I make each one with great care, lol (To be honest, I just do it because it's fun.)

 

So far, I’ve only made ones for the D19 and D25, but I’ve shipped about 10 of them in the last month (it’s like growing crops, lol).

Are flat caps becoming more popular?

By the way, here's how the flat cap turned out.

Personally, I like it because it has a clean finish and no protrusions.

 

These days, adding rust-preventative oil is just outdated.

Back in the day, before galvanized rebar was available, I thought rust-preventive oil was effective.

However, these days, galvanized steel is the norm. Reinforcing bars don't rust.

Actually, NEXCO has data on corrosion from the past few decades. (They conducted a survey a few years ago.)

So NEXC hasn't been wearing a head cap lately, right?

I think they use flat caps in areas where the car might come into contact with the curb.

 

NEXCO has determined that anti-rust oil is not necessary and possesses pioneering data regarding rebar insertion work.

I believe that going forward, it will be standard practice to use products without rust-preventive oil.

What do you all think?

 

See you later.