Rebar Cutter
Next time your rotary hammer
bangs into a piece of rebar, don't
bother starting a new hole. Instead,
swap the bit for a Rotary Rebar Cutter,
one of a set of carbide-tipped bits
designed to cut through rebar. Available
with fixed shanks or as individual cutters
that thread onto a separate shank,
these bits are intended for rotary
drilling only; any hammer action will
damage the tool. List prices range from
$42 to $66 for fixed-shank cutters up to
13/16 inch in diameter; removable cutters
up to 21/2 inches in diameter cost
$81 to $242. The threaded shanks,
which are available in several sizes to
make overall bit lengths between 9 and 24 inches, are