Flexible Plastic Forms Comparison Chart
Minimum
Bend Radius
Stakes and
Support Required
2 inches, 3.5
inches, 5 inches,
6.5 inches,
9.75 inches
6 inches
Designed for standard stakes Indefinitely, depending
as determined by the cement on the cement
contractor
contractor
100 percent recycled
50-foot rolls,
high-density polyethylene 12-foot planks
(HDPE) plastics
3 1/2 inches
6 inches
Works with wood, metal and Designed to hold up for
the Moblo 3 1/2-inch general many reuses (20-plus
plastic stake
times) as a form board
Recycled plastic
50 feet
4 inches, 6 inches,
12 inches,
18 inches,
24 inches
24 inches (4-inch), 31
inches (6-inch), 38 inches
(12-inch), 45 inches (18inch), 48 inches (24-inch)
Wooden or metal stakes
2 feet apart
First form is still in use,
purchased in 2005
Metal Forms Xtra Metal Forms Corp.
Flex Radius Forms metalforms.com
High-density
polyethylene (HDPE)
10 feet
4 inches, 6 inches,
12 inches
9 inches
Designed with stake pockets
for use with standard stakes
Multiple uses
Metal Forms Poly
Plastic Concrete
Forms
Metal Forms Corp.
metalforms.com
High-density
polyethylene (HDPE)
12 feet
4 inches, 6 inches
3 feet
Designed with stake pockets
for use with standard stakes
Documented reuses of
150 times or more
Metal Forms Poly
Plastic Curb and
Gutter Forms
Metal Forms Corp.
metalforms.com
High-density
polyethylene (HDPE)
12 feet
4 inches, 6 inches
3 feet
Designed with stake pockets
for use with standard stakes
Documented reuses of
150 times or more
Plastiform (Green Plastiform by Green 100 percent white virgin
Plastics)
Plastics
polyethylene resins
plastiform.net
12 feet, 16 feet
4 inches, 6 inches, 3 feet
8 inches, 10 inches,
12 inches
Cam-lock mechanism allows
for use of everyday wood or
metal stakes
10-year guarantee,
more than 1,000 uses
Plastiform (The
Plastiform Co.)
12-foot and 16foot form boards,
50-foot rolls
3.5 inches,
4 inches, 6 inches,
12 inches
Cam-lock clamps designed
for 3/4-inch-diameter steel
stakes but also fit wood
or rebar stakes 1/2 inch to
5/8 inch in diameter
More than 300 times
over 10 years, as
reported by several
users
Brand Name
Manufacturer
Material Type
Lengths Sold
Heights Sold
BendyForm
Techtonic Corp.
bendyform.com
A blend of plastics,
including up to 14 percent
recyclable material
50-foot rolls and
16-foot lengths
Flexiform
Frank Wall
Enterprises LLC
frankwall.com
KetterForms
Ketter Forms LLC
ketterforms.com
The Plastiform Co.
plastiform.com
High-density
polyethelene with UV
protection and silicon
3 feet for 3.5-, 4- and
6-inch form boards,
4 feet for 12-inch
form board
How Long
Should They Last?
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