A former (10) for a reinforced concrete cage making machine, adapted to hold a plurality of longitudinally extending rods is disclosed, the former (10) including a frame comprising an inner frame (21), an outer frame (20) and transverse frame members (22), and a plurality of rod supports (11), each rod support (11) adapted to hold an associated longitudinally extending rod, wherein the rod supports (11) are mounted to the frame (21, 20, 22) such that the transverse location of at least one of the rod supports (11) can be varied, relative to the frame (21, 20, 22).