The Supply Department.
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Selected Information which is likely to be of Interest to Makers, Owners, and their Buyers.
Mainly About Radiators.
The heading which we have given to this paragraph is the title of a small booklet issued by the Coventry Motor Fittings Co., of Far Gosford Street, Coventry. In the course of its 24 pages, some capital examples of modern practice in the manufacture of radiators, bonnets and tank fittings are shown.
A Flux for Brazing Cast Iron.
An entirely-new kind of flux for brazing has been introduced by Brown Bros., Ltd., of 22-34, Great Eastern Street, E.C. It is claimed that this new preparation is very effective for brazing cast-iron articles of every description. It is intended for use in conjunction with ordinary spelter, and by its aid a clean and permanent joint may be made. We understand that it has been well tested and proved to be a most-satisfactory material. It is saki under the name of the " Vindec " flux, in tins which are retailed at 2s. 6d. each, and explicit directions for the use of the material accompany each tin.
Spare Parts for Albion Vehicles.
The Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., of Seotstoun, Glasgow, which company has offices and showrooms at 21-22, Upper Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, W., has issued a capital booklet giving, in tabular form, the part number, complete specification, code word, and price for every part of the various models built at the Scotstoun works, and the bulk of such parts are illustrated by means of small reproductions from photographs of the actual parts. The identification of any particular piece, even if its part number has become accidentally defaced in usage, is a matter of no great difficulty with such a catalogue at hand. Albion users should not fail to secure a copy.
A Compact Soldering Kit.
Small leaks in water tanks, radiators, etc., are frequent causes of annoyance to motorists, and, apart from its annoyance, a leaky radiator may become a source of great danger to the engine. To stop up a leak when on the road is, at times, a matter of difficulty, as the necessary tools, including soldering iron, blow lamp, etc., are rarely carried even by the most-practical of motor-vehicle drivers. Messrs. Neville and Co., of Kla, Southwark Street, SE,. have made a genuine effort to meet the requirements of motof users in this direction, and have produced a. veryreat soldering outfit, which comprises a telescopic soldering iron, a small methylated-spirit blow lamp, and a small quantity of "Tinol," the wholo outfit being enclosed in a neat leather case. " Tinol," of course, is Messrs. Neville and Co.'s speciality, and it consists of solder in the form of a paste, presumably prepared by grinding the solder into powder, and mixing it with a suitable flux. One of the members of the Editorial staff has tested the material, and finds that a perfectly-sound joint can be produced with the aid of " Tinol " without the necessity for lengthy preparation of the parts which are to be joined together. The material runs very easily under the " bit." The outlit in question is offered at, an inclusive price of 7s. 6d. Extra supplies of " Tinol " may be obtained from 6d_ upwards per tin according to size.
A Handy Indicator.
We have received, from the St. Helens Cable and Rubber Co., Ltd., of Warrington, a small index card which epitomises the whole range of productions for which this manufacturing concern has made itself responsible. Instead of the usual cut-and-dried cataloguing of types and prices, the St. Helens Co. has adopted a plan of illustrating a normal example of each class of its productions, and of citing, next to such illustration, the principal applications of each speciality. This publication is a handy little indicator to keep hung up close to one's desk for reference.
Steel Wheels for Agricultural Motors.
We illustrate on this page a group of the well-known pressed-steel road wheels, which are manufactured by T. Toward and Co., Ltd., of Neweastle-on-Tyne. These specialities are now becoming so widely appreciated by both owners and makers of heavy self-propelled road vehicles, that there is little necessity for us again to describe the principles of their construction on this occasion. Suffice it to say, that the body of the wheel is made of two pressed-steel plates which are thickened at the rims and are bored at the centre. These two pieces are fitted on the cast-steel hubs, back to back, with the actual hub between them. The joint at, the rim is faced and has a spigot; the tread plates are fixed outside the rim proper, and the whole of the wheel is riveted up mechanically. This type of construction has also been adapted for twin rubber-tired wheels by Toward's.