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Dumb Waiter for Fitters
VINE wheels of differing sizes can be trolley manufactured by Mann Egert Norwich. The side rails of the trolley wheels can be rolled on to it without lifti Tubular corner posts on the trolley detachable upper rack which carries an expanded metal table for large cornponents and a flanged tray for small parts. Other racks can he fitted above this one It is envisaged that all the parts from a vehicle under repair could be accommodated on one trolley to keep them together and readily mobile.
Race History THE second edition of the "The Grand Prix Car," Volume II, by Laurence Pomeroy, is now available again after being out of print for almost a year. This comprehensive work covers Grand Prix racing from 1945 to 1954 and the development of racing cars from 1900 to the same date. It is published by Motor Racing Publications, Ltd., and is available from Temple Press Limited, Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, at £4 10s.
Stop Thief THE Autosafe thief-proof device for vehicles is now available in improved form at £6. Whereas the earlier Autosafe equipment, consisting of a keyoperated non-return valve in the
accommodated in a four-wheeled on, Ltd., 5 Prince of Wales Road, frame are bevelled so that the ng. frame form the supports for a
hydraulic brake system, only locked the foot-brake system on when the vehicle was left, the latest equipment also turns off the ignition. Thus only one key has to be used and operation of the device becomes automatic for a driver. The Autosafc is now manufactured by L. Johnson, 4 Tiddington Road, Stratfordupon-Avon, Warwicks.
Sturdy Regulators OXYGEN and acetylene regulators which are robust and difficult , to damage even when gas cylinders are handled roughly, are available from British Industrial Gases, Ltd., 700 Great Cambridge Road, Enfield, Middlesex. These qualities arise in the main from a new type of cylinder contents indicator used, which consists of a calibrated plunger in place of the usual dial. The regulators, known as the 69.1 and 68.1, cost £4 15s. each.
Cutting Comments A BOOKLET offered by the Darwins in• Tools Division of J. Stead and Co., Ltd., Manor Works, Cricket Inn Road, Sheffield, 2, gives useful information on the correct use of handand poweroperated hacksaws and a chart indicating the correct type of blade to use for specific materials.
AB-section Bender AMACHINE for bench or pedestal mounting that will produce cold bends in steel angle sections up to 21 in. by 2f in. by 116 in., flat bars up to 4 in. by in. and round sections up to 11 in. in diameter is manufactured by Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Argall Avenue, Leyton, London, E.10. The manually operated bender is known as the Staffa 101.
Quick Checks THE CCT test kit produced by Crypton
Equipment, Ltd., Bridgwater, Somerset, permits quick checks to be made of ignition timing, the correct operation of automatic ignition advance equipment, and of cylinder compression. It also simplifies the matching of dual carburetters. The kit, complete with full instructions, is supplied in a wooden box at 132.
Equipment Classified THE Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment, 2 Princes Row, Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W.1, has released the 1960 edition of its "Classified List of Equipment and Services." This publication, which now includes the activities of a further 78 members of the Council, costs 10s.
Test Tips
THE sixth edition of "The Driving Test Fully Explained," is now available from Temple Press Limited, Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, at 6s, 6d. The 144-page illustrated book contains the full text of the new Highway Code and describes its exact meaning and effect.