Lift Device
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ASPECIAL high lifting attachment for their series 51 electric fork-lift truck has been produced by the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Willenhall, Staffs. The attachment consists of a second set of lifting channels bolted direct to the primary fork carriage.
The original equipment is modified to cater for the additional stress imposed by the extra lifting height. With the lifting mechanism collapsed, the overall height of the truck is 7 ft. 4 in., but it can lift a load of 1,120 lb. at 27-in, load centres to 19 ft.
Ball-jointed Sander
r"rHE Swirlaway sanding-disc attach'. merit for electric drills manufactured by the Stanley Works (G.B.), Ltd., Sheffield, 3, incorporates a ball joint in the sanding head to allow the disc to maintain flat contact with the work surface over a 30-degree variation of drill angle. As opposed to fixed-disc appliances this is said to prevent gouging, scaring or "runfling away" and makes control easier.
The contact area of the disc on fiat surfaces is 101 sq. in. For working on edges and corners the ball joint can be locked to give precise control. The Swirlaway is supplied as a kit complete with three sanding discs and a lambswool polishing bonnet at 25s. •
Copper Covered AN attractively produced.booklet from Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., metals division, Birmingham, 6, details their range of copper and brass sheet
and strip. Entitled " I.C.I. Sheet and Strip—Copper and Copper Alloys," the publication describes the manufacturing facilities, lists the products available and gives their properties and applications.
Cargo Net WOVEN nylon webbing slotted to receive transverse lengths of similar material is the basis on which a new type of freight net produced by Thomas French and Son, Ltd., Manchester, is constructed. The nets are light, strong and immune to rotting. They are available in three standard sizes: 8 ft. by 8 it., 12f't. by 12 ft. and 14 ft. by 14 ft., weighing 17 lb., 26 lb. and 28+ lb. respectively, but can he supplied in almost any size to sPecial order. The
The Stanley Swirlaway disc-sanding attachment incorporates a ball joint in the sanding head It costs 5s, in kit form.
standard specification netting complies with the requirements of the Food and Drugs Adulteration Act, and therefore may be used for. handling