On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:45:54 -0800 in rec.crafts.metalworking,
"SteveB" toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote,
Today, a friend called me who was doing a project. They had a copper coated
steel rod about 5/8" dia. that was to be used as a ground rod for
electrical. They had no means of bending it, as it had to make a couple of
three doglegs to get around concrete.

Are they going to drive the rod into the ground with bends in it? I
don't see how that is going to work.

"David Harmon" wrote in message
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Are they going to drive the rod into the ground with bends in it? I
don't see how that is going to work.

That is why you cold-bend them in place. A typical situation is where a
foundation extends beyond a wall (usually a few inches under ground), but you
want the ground rod to emerge from the dirt next to the wall. First you drive
the rod into the ground (usually a foot or two away from the wall) and then bend
it so that it wraps around the top of the foundation and pops up right next to
the wall. Any electrician with more than a few weeks on the job should be able
to do that in his sleep.

Vaughn

"David Harmon" wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:45:54 -0800 in rec.crafts.metalworking,
"SteveB" toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote,
Today, a friend called me who was doing a project. They had a copper
coated
steel rod about 5/8" dia. that was to be used as a ground rod for
electrical. They had no means of bending it, as it had to make a couple
of
three doglegs to get around concrete.

Are they going to drive the rod into the ground with bends in it? I
don't see how that is going to work.

The ditch has been dug. They just wanted to make it conform to the concrete
foundation and follow the concrete outside that. It will be placed in there
and buried.

Steve