Gang form for use with a concrete form system and method of building a gang form

A method for providing a gang form for use in a concrete form system, said concrete form system having a plurality of tie rods, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a table having a predetermined size;
• (b) placing two form panels, each of said two form panels having forming surfaces, adjacent on said table so that said forming surfaces abut said table, each of said two adjacent form panels having flanges, said flanges extending in a direction away from and perpendicular to said forming surfaces, said flanges having flange openings formed therein;
• (c) positioning a first improved insert having an end between said flanges of said two adjacent form panels, said first improved insert having a first side and a second side opposing said first side and having a third side and a fourth side opposing said third side, said first improved insert positioned to align said first side with said forming surfaces and to place said third side and said fourth side adjacent to said flanges, said first improved insert having side openings formed in said third side and said fourth side aligned with said flange openings, said first improved insert further having at least one tie rod opening and at least one side opening formed in said first side and said second side, said first improved insert further having at least one lock member rotatably attached at a predetermined location to said second side adjacent to said at least one tie rod opening, said at least one lock member rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position;
• (d) inserting a sleeve into said at least one tie rod opening so that said sleeve extends between said first side and said second side of said first improved insert;
• (e) attaching said first improved insert to said two adjacent form panels by inserting attachment devices through said flange openings in said flanges and through said side openings in said third side and said fourth side, so that said gang form is provided;
• (f) lifting said first improved insert with said two adjacent form panels attached to a vertical position;
• (g) inserting one of said plurality of tie rods through said sleeve in said at least one tie rod opening in said first improved insert, so that said one of said plurality of tie rods extends through said sleeve and through said at least one tie rod opening beyond said second side of said first improved insert;
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• (h) securing said one of said plurality of tie rods to said first improved insert by rotating said lock member into said locked position, so that said gang form is attached to said concrete form system.

A method for providing a gang form for use in a concrete form system, said concrete form system having a plurality of tie rods, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing at least two supports;
• (b) positioning at least two improved inserts on top of said supports and extending across said supports, said improved inserts having a first side and a second side opposing said first side, said first side and said second side having side openings formed therein, said improved inserts comprising nutserts inserted into a plurality of said side openings of said first side, said improved inserts positioned such that said second side is adjacent to said supports, said improved inserts further having at least one tie rod opening formed in said first side and said second side, said improved inserts further having at least one lock member rotatably attached at a predetermined location to said second side adjacent to said at least one tie rod opening, said at least one lock member rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position;
• (c) attaching at least two splices having splice openings formed therein to at least two walers having waler openings therein by inserting attachment devices through said splice openings and said waler openings;
• (d) placing said at least two walers attached to said at least two splices atop said at least two improved inserts and extending across said improved inserts and attaching said at least two walers to said at least two improved inserts by inserting attachment devices through said waler openings in said walers and into said nutserts;
• (e) placing a plurality of walers having openings therein atop said at least two improved inserts and extending across said improved inserts and attaching said plurality of walers to said at least two improved inserts by inserting attachment devices through said openings in said plurality of walers and into said nutserts and attaching said plurality of walers to said at least two splices;
• (f) placing a form panel having at least one tie rod opening therein, atop said plurality of walers, said form panel having a forming surface, so that said at least one tie rod opening in said form panel is aligned with said at least one tie rod opening in said improved inserts;
• (g) attaching said form panel to said plurality of walers by inserting attachment devices through said form panel and into said waler openings in said plurality of walers, so that said gang form is provided;
• (h) lifting said gang form to a vertical position;
• (i) inserting at least one of said plurality of tie rods into said at least one tie rod opening in said improved insert, so that said one of said plurality of tie rods extends through said at least one tie rod opening beyond said second side of said improved insert and through said at least one tie rod opening in said at least one form panel;
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• (j) securing said at least one of said plurality of tie rods to said improved insert by rotating said lock member into said locked position, so that said gang form is attached to said concrete form system.