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Load Pennants
To identify overhanging loads Piggott Bros. and Co., Ltd., 220-226 Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2, offer pennants which are coloured orange with a fluorescent dye. They are known as Glo-Flags and measure 1 ft. 3 in. by 101 in The pennant is attached to the load by a loop at its apex whilst webbing reinforcement at the base of the flag ensures that it will not go limp when wet. It is made from nylon material, and costs 3s. 3d. or, overprinted "on tow," 3s. 6d.
It is stated that the pennants arc clearly visible at a distance of + mile in daylight and at up to 100 yd. in twilight conditions.
CO2 Extinguisher IAA SMALL, light carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, suitable for garages, has been introduced by Nu-Swift, Ltd., Elland, Yorkshire. It is known as the model 1505, weighs 19+ lb. and is particularly suited for putting out fires involving liquids. In inexperienced hands it will extinguish a liquid fire extending over 6 sq. ft. After use the extinguisher can be reloaded in one minute.
Loading Vehicles rONVEYORS for vehicle loading,
stackers and pallet trucks are listed in profusion in three new illustrated leaflets available from J. Collis and Sons, Ltd., Regent Square, Gray's Inn Road, London, W.C.1. The LoadaVeyor selfcontained mobile conveyor unit, in yarticular, would be valuable for loading-bay work as it can be angled to suit almost any variation in height.
Rock-Salt Standard
OCAL highway authorities will find a new British Standard (B.S.3247: 1960) helpful. It specifies the essential qualities of rock salt for spreading on roads to prevent icing and includes details of tests to determine these properties. Copies of the Standard are available from the British Standards Institution, Sales Branch, 2 Park Street, London, W.1, at 3s.
Aerosols Galore nETAILS and prices of 10 industrial
Aerosol packs produced by DCMC Industrial Aerosols, 2a Parkhurst Road, London, N.17, are given in a booklet issued by this concern. Materials offered, all in 16 oz. cans, include colour coding paint, penetrating oil, a release agent for moulds, degreasing fluid and lubricating oil.
German Designs THOSE fleet operators who are likely to require new garaging facilities in the future, and would like to confound their architect, should obtain "Garages and Service Stations," published by Leonard Hill (Books), Ltd., 9 Eaton Street, London, N.W.1, at £3 3s.
This massive publication (it weighs 2 lb. 12 oz.) is adapted from a German work and covers in great detail the design of garages and filling stations and the equipment used in them.
Understandably, it deals in the main with accommodation and facilities for private cars, but commercial vehicles are by no means excluded; one 27-page section is devoted to garages for public service vehicles.
Ventilating Workshops A NEW ventilator, known as the
0/S.R., made by Colt Ventilation, Ltd., Surbiton, Surrey, is claimed to reduce the cost of factory or garage ventilation because of its increased capacity compared with earlier types.
The installation can be designed for average conditions, giving an ample reserve of extraction capacity for summer temperatures. Controlled by cord, the ventilator has double flaps which can be held in the open, closed or halfway positions.
Cheaper Rod
'THE price of Polypenco Nylatron GS rod has been reduced by 10 per cent. to the same level as Nylon 66, by Polypenco, Ltd., 68-70 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City„ Herts.
NyIatron GS is Nylon 66 filled with molybdenum disulphide, and. offers a number of advantages such as better abrasion resistance. It is used for bushes, bearings, cams and similar components.
Safe Door A PATENT safety device is incorr-1 porated in the latest type of garagedoor gear produced by Coburn Engineers, Ltd., ,Peasmarsh, Guildford, Surrey. The gear is for a door of the " up-and-over " type and suitable for an aperture 7 ft. 6 in. wide by 6 ft. 6 in. high.
No overhead tracks are required, and the gear is claimed to be particularly quiet when the door is being raised and lowered. High-tensile cables carrying the counterweights are connected to the safety device, which automatically prevents the door from falling should the cables break or the counterweights become disconnected. The approximate cost is £6 10s. for a set including two guide tracks, Divot arms and pulleys, the safety units and necessary lengths of cable. A chromium-plated locking handle can also be provided.
Shifting Nuts AWHEELBRACE tested up to 2,000 ft. lb. has been introduced by Stenor, Ltd., Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey. Its bi-hexagonal socket, giving 12 positions on the nut, allows the brace to be used at any convenient angle.
A special steel ring reinforces the socket, prevents distortion and offsets any tendency for the socket to spread or split. Socket and ring are designed to. prevent slipping, even when the nut is worn,
The brace can be supplied with a long arm, or with a shorter arm and extension bar, and is available for nut sizes from 4 in. to 11,T, in. a.f. (Ford).
Dressing Walls ALIQUID plastics dressing for garage floors and walls is produced by Stewart Wales, Somerville, Ltd., Calderbank House, 99 Brownside Road, Cambuslang, Glassow. The material, known as Co-seal, is aid to be easily applied and is quick drying.
It is unaffected by acids or alkalis, proof against moisture and resistant to grease and oil. Thus, it is particularly suitable for use in lubrication bays and for similar applications. The dressing is offered in eight gloss and pastel colours.
Hydraulic Theory STUDENTS and engineers concerned with the design, installation . and maintenance of hydraulic equipment will welcome the publication of "Hydraulic Oils," a 74-page illustrated handbook, by Wakefield-Dick Industrial Oils, Ltd., Castrol House, Marylebone Road, London, N.W.1.
The main chapters deal with the fundamental principles of hydraulics, various systems, pumps and components, and the characteristics of fluids.
Regenerating Springs
THE Menpenti laminated-spring regen erating machine, manufactured by Ateliers de Menpenti, Marseilles, is now available in this country from their agent, Mr. C. A. Abrahams, 71 Thames Village, Hartington Road, London, W.4.
The machine dismantles leaves, re-bends and re-centres them to original camber, increases strength by automatic hammering, and measures load potential under pressure. The price is approximately £1,250 f.o.b. Marseilles.
Width Classification THE second of Dunlop's new series of maps in which roads are classified by width, instead of by the usual method, has now been produced at 5s. It covers south-west England and South Wales. New and projected by-passes and motorways which are likely to be completed within the next few years are shown. It is excellently printed.