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quipment he ARO Machinery Co. is !arming to introduce a new eneration of equipment for rotor body repair at the 1969 1otor Show. This comprises le N169 and N179 pincer-type isistance (spot) welding guns. to NDP 38 twin spot gun and NO new master control units, te CD 112 and ID 112.
Resistance (spot) welding is le strongest and fastest method f welding for body repair and ,R0 Machinery has concentrated
n producing a complete set of quipment which will provide -le answer to all the body reairer's problems. The two incer-type guns share a new mture which helps to ease the ody repairer's main problem— le speed of access to welding ositions.
The guns are of a new design rhich enables the throat depth —that is the distance between le electrode arms—to be -icreased quickly, using only one and. To open the arms on the I 169 and N 179 the operator imply pulls back the operating andle; he can then Move the un into the position where the veld is to be made and, when he gun is in place, push back the iandle to close the electrodes. his method of opening the dectrodes of the gun is claimed
o be much quicker than any irevious way and will save time in the repairjob.
The two new models N 169 Ind N 179 are basically similar ams with the N 179 being 50 ier cent more powerful because t has a higher rated transformer. 'he N 169 has a secondary :urrent in short circuit of 7,000 imp at 2.2 volts while the N 179 las a secondary current in short ircuit of 8,800amp at a secondiry voltage of 3v. The N 179 is herefore recommended for use vhere longer electrode arms are leecled to reach the welding iosition or where thicker gauges if sheet need to be welded, iarticularly on commercial Where it is impossible to weld rom bath sides the NDP 38 twin ipot gun is available for a singleiided approach. All the 'N' ange of guns have new six-pin ilugs which are tested to interrational safety standards.
To help those supervising ,ehicle repair to maintain a high itandard of work among their iperators without long and
difficult training ARO equipment is used with automatic master control units. Two new master control units introduced for work in this field are the CD 112 and 112. Both these units control weld time and the CD 112 also controls weld current intensity. A new feature is a fully transistorized timing circuit which makes repair unnecessary. Should a fault occur, the small printed circuit is removed and a replacement inserted. Contacts are now easier to change by removing pins in the contactor and the six-wire plug is unbreakable and complies with safety specifications. Additionally, the time control is not now marked in seconds but in a straightforward calibration, For moving this comprehensive set of welding guns and master control units and a selection of electrode arms around the body shop there is the ARO trolley, the complete equipment being known as the Special Repair Set. Made by: ARO Machinery Co., 190 Castel na u, London, SW13.
Visual storage system
The Link MK visual storage system has been designed to give a versatile solution to storage problems. Link cabinets—a complete storage system in component form—can be tailored to suit any space and storage problems.
All cabinets from the range are of constant width and depth. There are three different height ranges, which, used singularly or combined, enable the buildup of a storage complex to suit individual spaces and needs. The cabinets from each range are supplied with transparent plastics drawers moulded with integral handles and label slots in shatterproof material. All cabinet shelves are movable to take alternative combinations of the six drawer sizes available. Every drawer may be further sub-divided, both length-wise and crosswise, with Link MK detachable drawer dividers. In all, over a thousand combinations of drawer/cabinet/ divider configurations are possible.
The cabinets themselves are soundly constructed of stove enamelled steel. They are fitted with top and bottom locating pegs for secure stacking and rear fixing slots for positive fastening to walls or frames. Link MK cabinets provide a most economical and practical way of solving storage problems for parts, components or just plain old bits and pieces.
Made by: Link-Hampson Ltd., Monotype House, 43 Fetter Lane, London, EC4. •
Tyre stand
Goodyear has introduced a special stand for easy fitment and removal of the Goodyear Super Single Tyres. Known as the TS_99 tyre fitting stand, it has been based on experience gained by Goodyear's fitters: it stands 19in. high, has a 124in. work surface and will bring the wheel to an easier working level. It comprises robust top and bottom plates with rectangular box section legs.
Made by: The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (GB) Ltd., Accessories and Repair Material
Dept., Bushbury, Wolverhampton, Staffs. Price: £8 9s 6d.
Interior mirror
To meet the demand for an additional interior mirror which can be fitted without the necessity of drilling holes. Wingard has produced a suction secured unit which can be installed almost anywhere in the car. It measures 6in. wide by 2÷in. deep, and is available in flat or convex form.
Fitting is simple. Attach the suction cup firmly to glass or other convenient metal surface. Then screw the arm into the cup and the mirror is as free from vibration as the original equipment mirror. Full adjustment is provided by a ball-jointed stem. Made by: Wingard Ltd., Kingsham Road, Chichester, Sussex. Prices: Flat glass". 11s 6d; convex glass 13s 6d.
'Saddle mount' Slaven Transport Products have developed a coupler "Saddle Mountwhich has been designed specifically to suit British tractive units and allows a variation in height of 101in. to 144-in. top of chassis to top of coupler, and which can be mounted on tractor frame widths varying from 331n. to over 40in.
The mount is supplied as a complete framework ready drilled to suit the "STP HITCH" with side angles and gussets supplied loose. The side angles, which are tapered at each end to avoid concentration of load stresses and which are 40in. long to spread the load, can be welded in place to suit the coupler height required and can be fitted toe in or toe out to suit the narrower and wider frame widths. The assembly incorporates a rear cross-member on which rests the "tailsof the coupler when coupling tractor to trailer. Simple side plates can be drilled to suit the tractor and welded to the completed "Saddle Mount". The weight of the assembly is 125111 Made by: Slaven Transport Products Ltd., Chadwick 103/104,
Astmoor Industrial Estate, Runcorn, Cheshire. Price: £20 ex works.
Test-plate holder
An all-plastics MoT plate holder which will not rust or corrode is made by Advance Plastic Products. The outer cover is made from a type of tough transparent plastics material that is virtually shatterproof and which does not become brittle in cold weather. Made by: Advance Plastic Products Ltd., White Lund Trading Estate, Morecambe, Lancs.
Price: 7s. 6d.
Wheel balancer
From Stenor comes the TruBalance, a wheel balancer designed for the accurate balancing of van wheels, including the Vauxhall Viva and other makes using wheels with small hub holes.
Simple to operate and using only three sizes of weights, the Tru-Balance has been designed to be used by unskilled labour and give an accurate result every time. This has been made possible, it is claimed, by the elimina
on of complicated equipment and the substitution of an exceptionally accurate head which incorporates an easy-to-see 'bubble-.
The balancer is suitable for the small workshop where wheel balancing is only required on the odd occasion, or in the large garages where there are special bays for the various makes of cars.
Marketed by: Stenor Ltd., Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey.
Wide-angle mirror
Motorway running in heavy traffic conditions calls for a wide-angle mirror giving fur rear vision over three lanes. Mngard provides the answer with a new 10in. clip-on interior mirror—suitable for use in light commercial vehicles— which fits firmly over most current mirrors and is manufactured to high standards of quality.
The glass edges are protected in accordance with the latest safety regulations, the clip mountings are corrosion resistant and the 18oz glass is secured by a shatterproof tape backing. Clip-on conversion mirrors are available with flat or convex, clear or tinted anti-glare glass. Made by: Wingard Ltd., Kingsham Road, Chichester, Sussex. Prices: Flat, clear glass 11s 6d; convex, clear glass 16s Od; flat, tinted glass 12s 6d: convex, tinted glass 16s 6d.
Folding trolley jack
The Hyjack is a new design of folding trolley jack from Step Industrial Equipment. It is manufactured in heavy-duty steel. Its closed height is only 3in: expanded to its maximum height it rises to 191n. It has a guaranteed load capacity of 1 ton.
Mounted on four trolley wheels for manoeuvrability, it folds up for stowing, together with the handle, into its own carrier pack. The Hyjack weighs 21 lb and can be hung on a garage wall. Marketed by: Step Industrial Equipment Ltd., Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, Herts.
Price: £13 17s 6d complete with carrying bag.
Information system
The introduction of an information system which will outdate the use of the blackboard is claimed by Magi-White Display Boards. Magiboards. as they are called, are brilliant white, very smooth and trimmed with aluminium and made in a range of sizes up to 10ft by 4ft. Marks can be made in five strong colours, red, blue, black, brown and green, using felt-tip markers. A damp cloth quickly removes unwanted images.
More permanent marking can be achieved by using Magiboard spirit markers. Coloured red, blue, black orgreen, these make a master image which repels water, dissolving only with the use of spirit remover. This gives users two levels of information, fastchanging and semi-permanent. For really permanent information, Magi boa rds can be engraved with standard grids or headings as required. Because the board surface is white it can also be used as a projection screen and blackboard simultaneously.
Made by: Magi-White Display Boards Ltd., 153 Clapham High St., London, SW4.
Price: 5ft by 4ft, £15.
Magnetic inks
Two publications—Supramor Elect roMag netic inks and Lum or Flourescent Magnetic Inks have been issued by BurmahCastrol Industrial.
Supramor and Lurrior products are designed for the detection of surface flaws and cracks in all magnetisable materials.
The leaflets describe the various grades of Supramor and Lumor magnetic inks, with information on their preparation from concentrates, as well as giving details on the methods of use. Inspection departments will find the leaflets useful as sources of technical information. Obtainable free of charge on application to: Special Products Burmah-Castrol Industrial Ltd,, Burmah-Castrol House. Marylebone Road, London, NW1.
Roof-rack accessories
Wingard has introduced two accessories which make items carried on a roof-rack a great deal more secure. These are polished wooden slats which are easily attached by clips and screws to the rack frame to create a solid foundation for the load, and elastic cord claws which hold the load safely in position. The combination of rack, slats and claws, correctly assembled, made for a tidy and safe roof load.
Made by: Wingard Ltd., Kingsham Road, Chichester, Sussex. Prices: Slats, set of four with clips and screws £1 2s 6d: claws, six attachments 16s.
Cutting-back compound
Applied Deep-Cut is a cuttingback compound which removes the many varieties of road dirt which contaminate vehicle finishes. Once it has been applied the original colour of paintwork reappears and the surface is perfectly prepared for final polishing, if required. Easy to apply and remove, it is fast acting and economical.
Made by: Applied Chemicals Ltd., Salisbury Road, Industrial Estate, Uxbridge, Middx.
Price:25s 3d per gal (minimum quantity four 1 gal cans)—trade only.
Riveter
The Wandess Riveter marketed by Stenor is operated by a pedal and due to the specially designed cam-throw action, each de-riveting and riveting operation can be completed without excessive foot pressure. A quick-release tool holder is incorporated and the headscrew adjustment permits accommodation of a wide range of brake shoes and linings. The de-riveting and riveting operations, using a pedal, leave both hands free for holding the brake shoe firmly in position.
Wandess extraction punches cover a range of countersunk arid cheese head rivets from in. to kin. and are of a piloted type to ensure positive clean extraction without damage to the brake shoe. Riveting punches and the Universal riveting base are designed to obviate distortion to linings, thus minimizing subsequent grinding away of new linings. All riveting and extractor tools are of cast steel and heat treated. A special fitting is available which provides for the necessary offset when working on U-sectioned brake shoes. Marketed by: Stenor Ltd., Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey.
A "Heat for Hireservice using portable space heaters is to be based in Glasgow and made available from centres ranging from Dumfries to Inverness. A trading agreement has been made between Portable Power Tools Ltd. of Glasgow and Andrews Industrial Equipment Ltd. of Wolverhampton. The Glasgow company, which is a subsidiary of the J. A. Stewart (Plant) Group, is now offering a 24-hr ''Heat for Hire" service with a comprehensive range of Andrews-Waltham portable space heaters.
Under the agreement, Portable Power Tools Ltd. has also been appointed the Scottish
distributor of the AndrewsWaltham portable heater range.
The model 320 included in the range produces sufficient heat for a building of 10,000 sq. ft., its output being 320,000 Btu /hr; it complies with the require
Blind fastener
An extremely versatile and reliable blind fastener, suitable for attaching metal to metal, or wood, wood to wood or plastics and metal to plastics, is being introduced in the UK by Avdel. Known as the Cherry Drive highclench rivet, it has applications in a wide variety of trades and industries, including vehicle bodywork and freight containers, and all types of cladding and panelling.
A particular advantage claimed for the Cherry Drive rivet is that no special fixing tools are needed, only a drill and a hammer or mallet being required.
The rivet is a two-piece fastener, comprising an aluminium alloy rivet shell together with a positively retained stainless steel central driving pin. After placing a rivet of the appropriate diameter and grip length into a pre-drilled hole, the fixing is made by driving the headed central pin into the body of the rivet until it is flush with the rivet head. The central pin causes the split shank of the rivet to expand and thus provide positive high ments of the British Standards. It has a triple-skin heat exchanger which ensures that every part of the outer casing, even the nose cone, is air-cooled down to a temperature which complies with the most stringent safety measures. It is powered by a full scale Waltham pressure-jet oil burner at the rear of the combustion chamber and only heated air travels through the heat exchanger to the nose cone.
All the other AndrewsWaltham air heaters that are now available including Models 180, 90 and Unit Heater, are fully automatic, and thermalautomatic models incorporate a built-in thermostat to maintain the air space at a predetermined tempera ture .
Further details can be obtained from Portable Power Tools Ltd., 151 Langside Road, Glasgow, S2. strength retention. With most materials, the grip length of the rivet is equal to the thickness of the sheets being fastened, the split shank expanding on the blind side of the panel. When fixing into wood, however, the overall length of both the rivet and the pre-drilled hole can be less than the total thickness of the sheet materials. The split shank then expands into the wood, and no part of the fixing is visible from the blind side, Rivets are available in diameters of tin., kin. and kin., in a full range of grip lengths up to 0.975in. They are offered in a choice of head styles in either of two versions—standard and tamperproof. The latter is TIR approved, and has special applications in the freight container industry.
Made by: UK Avdel Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, Herts.
Fluorescent penetrants
Two descriptive booklets on fluorescent penetrants available from Burma h-Castrol Industrial are 'Tetmor Fluorescent Penetrant' and 'Britemor (S) Fluorescent Penetrant Process".
Tetrnor fluorescent penetrant is a non-flammable solution of organic chemicals in a volatile chlorinated solvent. It is used to detect surface cracks in ferrous, non-ferrous and a wide range of non-metallic components. The process is "single-stage". Tetmor being applied by dipping, brushing or spraying with no intermediate washing stage. After application, the solvent evaporates leaving a dry deposit which fluoresces under ultraviolet light.
Britemor (S) fluorescent penetrant process is also a fluorescent material used for crack detection. its special feature is its excep tional penetrating power which shows up extremely fine cracks. The process consists of three
stages—application, waterwashing, and development. The developer, which can be either Britemor dry powder developer (BPD 2) or Britemor spray developer, is used to draw out the penetrant from the depths of the cracks so that the fluorescence is displayed on the surface of the component. By its nature, this process also indicates surface porosity.
The booklets contain full information on the characteristics and methods of application of Tetmor and Britemor (S). Obtainable free on application to: Special Products Division, Burmah-Castrol Industrial Ltd., Burmah-Castrol House, Marylebone Road, London, NW1.
Screen washer
Wingard has improved the original design of bag-type screen washers to incorporate the high-efficiency 12V pump unit in a sealed compartment of the plastics water container itself. The new unit offers full electrical reliability, a three-pint transparent reservoir and im proved installation flexibility in any engine compartment. Twin jets are instantly adjustable or cleaned by a pin and the kit is completed by a mounting bracket, screws, wiring with plastics-covered spade terminals, self-returning flick switch and an ample length of tubing. Made by: Wingard Ltd., Kingsham Road, Chichester, Sussex. Price: £2 15s.
Cab air conditioner
A cab air-conditioner—Cool-1— introduced by Eaton Yale and Towne Inc., has an evaporator providing 24,500 Btu per hour for cooling external air with an ambient temperature of 90deg F and 50 per cent relative humidity. The unit has dual controls and deflectors that permit the driver or passenger to select air flow independently.
The air flow, directed to a sleeper cab bunk, can be adjusted to the off-duty driver's comfort without affecting the rest of the cab.
Dual temperature-sensor valves keep the air conditioner working at full efficiency at all times. A separate fin sensor cycles the compressor off and on to melt ice that might form on the evaporator.
To increase dependability, the unit's two blowers are driven by separate heavy-duty motors. The blowing system still operates even if one motor should fail.
The air-conditioner is built to fit on any truck roof. A fouroutlet cabinet eliminates the need for a big, roof-weakening hole in the cab roof.
Made by: Eaton Heater Division, Eaton Yale and Towne Inc., East 65th and Central Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44104.
Racking
The key component in new Speedlock drive-in racking, which is being launched in the UK by Dexion. is the drive-in bracket or arm, engineered to meet the cantilever and shock loads imposed with this system. Speedlock drive-in also uses a tapered hook and spring safety lock for location in the upright. Each bracket is a one-piece pressing Ain. thick, and incorporates two safety locks. The pallet rails are of lipped channel section and supplied in standard lengths, which can be spliced on site to give any desired length required.
With any drive-in racking system, the portal beam to upright connection is important and provides lateral rigidity of the structure. In new Speedlock drive-in this connection is made by means of four fin. diameter interference fit bolts passing through holes at the top of each upright. Tests have shown that this is more than 90 per cent as strong as a welded joint.
Structures can be built up to 33ft high providing safe storage for any load up to 2 tons per pallet at an economical cost. Made by: Dexion Ltd., Dexion House, Empire Way, Wembley, Middx.
Salvage trailers
RM Trailers have introduced six new salvage trailers to their extensive range. Intended for light and bulky items such as cartons and tins, as well as heavier materials such as newsprint, they are offered in six models of -k-ton, 1-ton, 11-ton capacity and are available with 5 cu.yd. or 9 cu.yd. body sizes.
The lower part of the body is built of steel sheet, and the upper section of weldmesh, thus providing maximum payload for a given gross weight, and chassis weight is minimized by building in rectangular hollow sections and employing rubber suspensions.
These have a progressive rate and damping action resulting in a steady ride whether fully or lightly laden. Cranked axles provide low loading height.
Rear loading is provided by raising and lowering end sections. and a slatted canvas cover can be provided to prevent paper, etc., blowing away, and a step on the drawbar facilitates loading, although the top of the body does not exceed 5ft 6in. above ground.
These trailers can be fitted with vacuum or air servo braking and the drawbar can be cranked to suit the height of the jaw on the towing vehicle. Trailers can be finished in the special colours specified by the customer.
Made by: RM Trailers Ltd.. New Farm Road, Alresford, Hants. Price: From £145 to £248 according to size.
Wax polish
Applied Glo, a liquid wax polish with minimum silicone content, is easily applied and removed, and although it leaves a bright, shiny and durable finish it does not build up a thick heavy layer over the paintwork, which can attract dirt and dull the colour. It is supplied to the trade only in 1gal containers—minimum order four.
Made by: Applied Chemicals Ltd., Salisbury Road, Industrial Estate, Uxbridge, Middx.
Price: 39s 6d per gal.
Mini-coach roof rack
In order to provide increased luggage accommodation on the Dea nsgate-Transit mini-coach. a roof rack has now been made available by Williams Motors, the builders of the vehicle bodies. The rack, which fits over the rear three-quarters of the roof, has been designed to ensure correct weight distribution. The makers state that it has been approved by the Ministry of Transport. It is supplied complete with an integral ladder.
Made by: Williams Motor Co. (Manchester) Ltd., Trafford St., Manchester 3.
Price: £32.