Rebar locator rental 2

[jimrcasper]

Does anyone know a nation wide chain that rents rebar locators? Also does anyone have a recommendation for the unit to rent for locating rebar in a 10" thick concrete wall?

 

[dicksewerrat]

Call the local United Rentals. First I'd look into a metal detector. Maybe one of your employee's has one.

 

[samdamon]

JimRCasper-

James Instruments Inc rents several types of nondestructive rebar locators that may be applicable to your need. They rent them by the week. They are on the web I believe. Regards.

 

[SlideRuleEra]

jimrcasper - Here is a link to an evaluation of various locators:

http://www.structuremag.org/archives/2003/july_august/index.htm

The .pdf download is located under "Features"

 

[structuresguy]

I tried my local United Rentals (Florida) and got a negative answer when looking for a bar locator about 3 years ago.

So I called up the local Hilti sales rep and borrowed one from them. I only needed it for a couple of hours, so we called it a sales demo.

You say 10" thick, but are you looking for bars 10" deep or bars near the surface of a 10" thick wall? If you are not requiring depth beyonjd 3-4", you can order several different models by Zircon from Grainger.com for anywhere from $75 - $150 dollars, depending on features. Really useful, they also detect plumbing, wiring etc.. in the wall.