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high resistance to abrasion is claimed for Polytile type BL, which has been introduced by Corrosion, Ltd., Warsash, Southampton.
The new product is a plastic-based heavy-duty paint, which is designed to provide a protective lining to containers used for storing or carrying such things as foodstuffs, chemicals and fertilizers. It is applied by brush, roller or spray gun and hardens off at normal temperatures.
Material cost when using Polytile type BL is said to average between Ss., and 7s. per sq. yd.
Emergency Lamp AUSEFUL lamp for emergencies such as breakdowns is now made by Philips Electrical', Ltd. The main feature of the TroubIelite, as the product is
called, is the incorporation of strong magnetic inserts in the plastic lamp body. These allow it to be positioned and held on any convenient steel part.
As the lamp has a red lens on one side of the bulb and a dear lens on the other it can also be used on vehicles as a parking light or as a temporary rear or side light.
Crocodile clips for connection to battery terminals are fitted to the 16 ft. of flex supplied. When not in use the flex and lamp are carried in a plastic container. The Troublelite costs £1 10s., less the bulb.
Bearing Manufacture ANEW manufacturing process has been perfected by The Glacier Metal Co., Ltd., which allows the manufacture of whitemetal bearings with a lining thickness of only 0.003 in. Such bearings are said to have 'a fatigue strength 50 per cent, higher than experienced with standard whitemetal bearings.
No production engines are at present fitted with them, hut Glacier can supply these ultra thin whitemetal linings to special order.
From the strength aspect, the new bearings fill the gap between the soft bearings already available and the stronger and harder lining materials such as copper-lead and reticular tin-aluminium alloy. This means that whitemetal will still be satisfactory in many cases for the main bearings of modern
engines, and in some engines it will be possible to use whitemetal for big-end bearings also.
Price Reduction 'THE price of the Rolls 3-Way Padsaw which was described in The Commercial Motor on November 20, 1959, has been reduced to 5s. and the tool is now obtainable at all branches of F. W. Woolworth and Co:, Ltd.
Keyhole saw and hacksaw blades can be fitted in the die-cast pistol-grip handle in various positions. This makes the saw useful for work in confined spaces and one of each type of blade is supplied.
Low-cost Laminate
nECORAT1VE laminated plastic sheet LI which is made in Japan and costs only 3s. 3d. per sq. ft. is now obtainable in the U.K. This new material is called National Panel, and the sole distributors for it are Nevill Long and Co. (Boards). Ltd., North Hyde Wharf, Southall, Middlesex.
Available in a sheet size 8 ft. x 4 ft., and a thickness of lig in., National Panel is offered in a wide range of colours, woodgrains and coloured patterns.
As with other plastic laminates, National Panel has a tough abrasion resistant surface and is unaffected by heat, boiling water, and by many liquids which normally stain and damage.
TIC Servo Booklet 1-S• A BOOKLET on their new pull-type vacuum hydraulic servo which is fitted to Bedford TK petrol-engined vehicles has been published by Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., Lincoln.
Full details and maintenance instructions for the unit are included in the publication.
Trays and Containers A SUPPLEMENT to the catalogue 'IA published by Kabi (Electrical and Plastics), Ltd., Potters Bar, Middlesex, contains details of recently introduced bins, storage trays, boxes and tanks, including stockable patterns. All items shown are in plastics materials.