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New Aids for Engineers
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VARIED ranges of workshop equipment are available for V inspection on the stands of the leading Scottish distributors, and several appliances are also displayed by makers. Ingenuity is combined with reliability in the latest aids for the maintenance engineer.
The Maxilift powered floor crane is seen on Stand 132 (Thomson and Brown Brothers, Ltd., 126 George Street, Edibburgh). A product of Harvey Frost and Co., Ltd., Bishop's Stortford, the Maxilift is hydraulically operated and is available in capacities of 15 cwt. and I ton. According to model, the lifting range may be either Sin, or 1 ft. 8 in. up to 9 ft. 4 in. Model 85 costs £170. A manually operated version costs £120. If reqthred, wider legs, spaced 3 ft. 6 in. apart, May be fitted for £5 extra.
Another new 1TF product is the Cracker Jack, a screwtype jack made in capacities of 1 ton and 3 tons. • Sole sales conceSsionnaires for the Johnson and Marley Sprayheat Waste-oil burner, Thomson and Brown Brothers, Ltd., include this product in their display. The Sprayheat has no pre-heater or fine jets, and incorporates various safety devices. Waste-oil for burning need not be filtered and sufficient can be put in the appliance for a day's supply. The price is £35
A number of factors shows the latest welding devices of Triangle Products, Ltd., Manchester Road, Hyde, near Manchester. The Oil 100 welder is oil-cooled and sold at a low price, whilst the Minx 150 is claimed to be the cheapest 150-amp. arc welder sold in this country. The 15-kVA. pedestal spot welder has an electronic timer and is intended as a production tool, as is the company's new portable spot welder, which is mounted in a gimbal and may be hung from a spring balance. • James Robertson (Factors), Ltd., 95 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1 (Stand 129), display a small electric soldering and welding unit suitable for repairs to metalwork. A product of Laycock Engineering, Ltd., Victoria Works, Sheffield, 8, the equipment may be operated from mains supply.
These distributors also display the Jarc 50 hydraulic brake doctor. Priced at £49 5s., it is a portable unit for bleeding,
rinsing and topping-up hydraillic brake systems, also checking cylinders and valves.
Automotive Parts and Accessories, Hailsham, Sussex, exhibit three new items of equipment on Stand IP. One is a device, resembling a pair of tongs, for removing hub caps, and another a magnet attached to the end of a piece of metal tubing 1 ft. 4 in. long. The tubing can be bent into any shape so that the tool can be used to pick up nuts, bolts and other objects if they are dropped out of reach. The handle acts as a keeper.
The remaining item is a brake-bleeding device by means of which the brake pedal can be depressed, released or held under air pressure by remote control.
The new Lucas Beamsetter, described in The Commercial Motor on October 28, can be seen on Stand 165 (Joseph Lucas, -Ltd., Great King Street, Birmingham).
Provisionally priced at £97 10s., a new Portable engine starter and battery charger is shown by Runbaken Electrical Products, 71-73a Oxford Road, Manchestert 1,-on Stand 135.