Form-Alignment Brace Comparison

 

KWICKER-KICKER™

Traditional Techniques
   

KW-9'6"/16'

KW-5'6"/8'

KW-3'6"/4'

4x4-4x6
w/Cleats & Turnbuckles

Heavy-Pipe Braces

Weight:

  50lbs. 30 lbs. 20 lbs. 80-85 lbs. and up 85 lbs. and up

Length:

 closed:9'6"
open: 16'		 closed: 5'6"
open: 8'		 closed: 3'6"
open: 4'		 17'-19', depending on application

 Width:

 All KWICKER-KICKERS™ are 2"x2"
(unless specially ordered)		 3.5"x3.5" or 3.5"x5.5"
 on 4x material		 depends on size of pipe
braces 

Adjustment range:

 KWICKER-KICKERS™ can be adjusted in one inch increments and have heavy-duty fine tuning capabilities to set and KEEP your forms on line and plumb. Limited to turnbuckles without cutting your lumber.some pipe braces have limited length adjustments , and fine tuning.

1. Weak points:

 NONE Cleat and turnbuckle attachments.

2. Adjustments:

 Begin immediately! Turnbuckle travels before adjustment begins until weak points are compressed.

3. Adjustments during pour:

 NONE, they have no weak points! Yes, takes two men after every lift.One to check plumb bob, one to adjust.

4. Installation:

 Install in home yard, if possible. Ship to job already attached to the forms ready-to-go. Also frees up room on yard to job transport trucks. Before and after EVERY pour. LABOR INTENSE, never ending use of nails, plywood cleats. Bent & pulled nails and broken cleats to clean-up.

5. Re-nail/Replace cleats & turnbuckles:

 NEVER Materials and labor adds up again and again.

6. When not in use between pours:

 Not in the way. Remain attached to forms. Saves crane time when going floor-to-floor and when moving forms. Constantly moving. Always a problem due to limited work space.

7. Easily installed in tight areas:

 YES No

8. Easily and safely installed by one person:

 YES No

9. Heavy awkward and prone to back and groin injuries:

 NO! Lightweight and easy to handle. Yes

10. Other uses:

 MANY!
  • Squaring panels or jig tables.
  • Bringing bottom of forms back on line.
  • Pushing/pulling beam sides back on line.
  • Moving rebar cages.
  • Bracing/aligning rebar cages.
  • Plumbing/lining wood or steel stud framed walls.
  • Temporary shoring.
  • Many other pushing/pulling applications.
  • Stringers
  • Joists
  • Strongbacks

11. Lower transport costs:

 YES. Attached to forms, taking up no extra space. No

12 .Pay for themselves immediately?:

 Yes No

13. Efficient:

 Yes No. Endless use of  nails, plywood for cleats and a waste of labor over & over.....

14. Stacking braces when not in use:
using 2x4 dunnage

 16' KWICKER-KICKER™
 stacked 8 wide x 5 high
 = 16" w x10" h x 9'6" long		 Take up a lot of space on trucks.Or in yard.
16'x4"x6" w/Cleats & Turnbuckles
stacked 8 wide x 5  high
= 44"w x 23.5"h x 18'6" long

At the end of year do you push all your equipment off a cliff?

No, then why would you let so much lumber and labor be wasted year round?