CONCRETE FOOTINGS HOLD STRONG WITH TIME-SAVING QUICK REBAR CLAMPS FROM M.B TOOLS
As any contractor can attest, saving time and money is key on the job site. The Quick Rebar Clamp valets from M.B Tools help save both by creating a strong, temporary clamp for concrete forming that limits the need for lumber on job sites.
[USPRwire, Mon Jan 31 2011] As any contractor can attest, saving time and money is key on the job site. The Quick Rebar Clamp valets from M.B Tools help save both by creating a strong, temporary clamp for concrete forming that limits the need for lumber on job sites. Concrete Systems, Inc., a Newark, N.J.-based concrete contractor has used these valets since mid-2010.
"These valets give you everything you need to hold the dimension of the concrete footing you want," says Tony Pereira, president of Concrete Systems, Inc. "You can use them with any length of rebar to press the clamp into place and pour."
M.B Tools valets are high carbon forged steel pieces that, when used with a piece of standard #4 or #6 rebar, create a strong, temporary clamp that reduces the need for lumber in concrete forming. They are made of the same quality steel used in hammer heads. These valets can be used for multiple applications, and replace wood stakes and cleats used for batter boards, footings and edge boards in concrete construction.
Pereira explains that his company saves time and materials since the valets can be reused indefinitely. "Using these [valets] is easier than going through a scrap wood pile, finding a piece that's suitable, cutting it to fit, installing it, and then discarding it later," he says. "You're basically creating more labor using wood scraps."
The clamping mechanism (valet) is based off of a traditional Roman clamp that relies on pressure created by angling metal pieces in a binding action, rather than nails and lumber or other connecting methods, to form a clamp. The Quick Rebar Clamp valet is shaped like a long, bent rod of metal that begins on one end with a hole in which to insert the appropriately sized rebar, continues into a curved "arm," and ends with a flattened area called the "hand" that sits on the surface to be clamped. Because this method reduces and can even eliminate the need for nails and lumber, the Quick Rebar Clamp valets can provide a greener method for concrete forming.
The Quick Rebar Clamp is made by using two valets (# 4 or # 6) and standard round #4 or #6 rebar respectively. Oblong shaped rebar will not work. The rebar should be cut at least 6 inches longer than the length of the object(s) to be clamped for proper use. Once the valets are placed on the rebar, the hand of the valet (the flat end) is placed along the surface to be clamped (an edge board, for example). The hand has a nail hole that can be used in certain circumstances (vertical and overhead use) with a nail to hold the hand in place. Finally, the user hammers the valet's strike surface along the arm (see illustration in photo 3 on this press release) to angle the valet along the rebar to create pressure that forms the final clamping mechanism.
Technical information and pricing:
For #4 rebar: The #4 valet measures 6 inches end to end and weighs 5 ounces. $77.88 for one dozen valets.
For #6 rebar: The #6 valet measures 9 inches end to end and weighs 19 ounces. $119.88 for one dozen valets.
For more information, please contact:
M.B TOOLS, INC. (U.S. Contact)
Will Reed, Inventor
Cell: (720) 226-9176
E-mail: mbtoolsinc@gmail.com
