"DanG" wrote in message
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Pat, it is sad when people answer that don't know what they are talking
about. The OSB is plenty strong enough, though most contractors stay with
3/4 BB plyform because you get more pours out of it. I don't know that I
would use OSB with the stem wall clips, I just haven't used them. Contact
the fellas at Ellis for an answer. I'm old enough to have formed and
poured plenty of walls with 1x material, I've never seen commercial wall
work done with 2x.

Do not put curing compound on the forms. Yes, do put form release oil on
the forms (avoid getting it all over the rebar). Use the waxy side of the
OSB against the concrete and don't worry about form release, though I
would probably use it anyway.

If the walls are above 24", the forms require whalers and stiff backs or
you can create wood framed pan forms. You must have a source for snap
ties and camlocks in your area (some use button head ties and wedge or
Jahn clamps)

A decent source for products and information:
http://www.ellisforms.com/pages/home...g_category.xml

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This post helped. I learned Lowes is not the place to shop. I am thinking
of using 3/4 plywood and reuse it for cupboards inside the garage. I like
the looks of Jahn clamps and using a 2x4 whaler near the top and nailing the
bottom of the plywood to a 2x6 fastened to the footing. Masco.net appears
to be about 20 miles from me.