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New equipment and publications
Page 55
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The Dyson "wind-off" canopy body can now be obtained with detachable vertical support pillars. This enables pallets of different sizes to be used when side-loading and not just standard-sized pallets which fit exactly between the pillars.
The removal of the pillars is extremely simple, consisting merely of turning two quickrelease clips and removing a small section of the pressed steel side rail to which the pillar is attached, and sliding the whole assembly out of its top mounting. The removing of the pillar does not affect the top rail which carries the sliding tilt.
Marketed by: R. A. Dyson and Co. Ltd.. Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2.
`Dock-walloper' A heavy duty D section -dock walloper" can now be obtained for York trailers. It is designed to protect the rear end of trailers when reversing into loading bays.
Marketed by: York Trailer Co. Ltd., Corby. Northants.
Price: £32.
Refinishing Gun
The Type CGX spray gun introduced by The DeVilbiss Co. Ltd. is designed essentially for vehicle refinishing and supplements the wide range of guns made by the concern for this type of work. It fills the gap at the lower end of the scale where a cheap but good quality gun is in demand for the smaller user.
The principal use of the CGX gun is for touching in rust spots and chips, panel and wing respraying and so on. In spite of a low price it is said to have the quality and performance of other DeVilbiss spray guns. It is of the "bleeder" type and consumes only 2.5 cu. ft. of air per min at 30 p.s.i. An air cap is supplied as standard, making the gun suitable for use with all modern finishing materials including enamels, acrylics and cellulose.
Made by: The DeVilbisS Co. Ltd., Ringwood Road, Bournemouth.
Simple setting
Latest addition to the Churchill range of service equipment is the Beamchecker, a simple and inexpensive instrument for light setting that fills the needs of most vehicle service workshops. It was formerly marketed by Notek Ltd.
The Beamchecker remains virtually unaltered and accurately registers vertical alignment of headlamps and auxiliary lamps, being equally suitable for use on cars, trucks and p.s.v.
Marketed by: V. L Churchill and Co. Ltd., P.O. Box No. 3, London Road, Daventry, North ants.
Price: £8 4s. The latest edition of their catalogue has been sent to us by Brown Brothers Ltd. It contains 972 pages of information about paints, tools, silencers, skid chains, wiper blades, in fact almost every conceivable want in the vehicle workshop and roust be one of the most comprehensive publications of its kind.
This engineers' "bible" opens with two pages containing addresses of the company's main depots and of its specialized service branches. These pages also give telegraphic addresses and the phone dialling codes.
It then contains a copy of the company's conditions of sale followed by an alphabetical index listing every item offered by the firm. In the actual descriptive pages all items can be easily traced, some being illustrated. All items are shown with trade and retail prices.
Copies of the catalogue at 20s each are currently being distributed by representatives of Brown Brothers Ltd. Any customer who does not receive a copy within the next few weeks should write to Brown Brothers Ltd., Great Eastern Street, London, EC2, or the local branch with which he usually deals.
A diesel-engined version of the Mighty Midget on-site portable welding unit is to be marketed by Hayters Ltd.
The engine is a Lister SR.2 air-cooled twocylinder four-stroke diesel designed for continuous operation. It produces 15.5 bhp at 2.850 rpm and has a fuel consumption which is equivalent to about 0.75ga1 per hour at full engine revolutions. Fuel tank capacity is 2.5gal. The engine is close coupled to the welding alternator which is capable of welding up to a 4 s.w.g. electrodes and, using cutting electrodes, steel up to lin. thick can be cut without additional equipment.
Simple controls for the welder include the choice of 19 settings between 30 and 250amp. The arc-strike voltage produced by the alternator is 70V a.c. at 427 cycles per sec, single phase. The complete unit is mounted on a tubular framework fitted with folding handlebars and two rubber-tyred wheels. Overall dimensions are, length, 42.5in.; width, 30m.; height, 38.125in. Weight is about 7cwt.
Made by: Hayters Ltd., Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. Price: £468.
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