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PRODUCT UPDATE
BALUSTRADES
READY TO install balustrades feature six designs offered in round and square configurations with eight styles of cap and base rails and three styles of piers. They are colored and finished in the factory and come with shop drawings to ensure a correct fit. Dura Art Stone, 100 Lee's Mill Road, Forest Park, GA 30050.
TROWEL HANDLE
A SOFT RESILIENT handle has been developed for professional grade brick trowels. Single piece design features a protective finger guard to improve the grip and keep the user's hands free of mortar. It will not slip when wet nor will it break in cold weather. Marshalltown Trowel, Box 738, Marshalltown, IA 50158.
BLOCK TAB
TAB FITS into the core holes of concrete block to form consistent vertical and horizontal mortar joints, keeping the courses of block straight and level. It will fit 8 x 8 x 16" and most 8" concrete blocks. Bilco Brick, Box 430, Lancaster, TX 75146.
WORKHORSE
WORKHORSE features a gripping system of three dimensional brackets which allows the user to adjust each of the four legs to a different length keeping the working surface level. Its all steel welded construction holds up to 500 pounds and comes ready to use with lumber that you supply. American Pacific Products, 908 NW 50th, Seattle, WA 98107.
MASONRY SEALER
WATER REPELLENT, anti-graffiti sealer provides protection to masonry surfaces through the formation of a semi-permeable membrane. Can be used in temperatures as low as 20°F and remains intact through thermal movement of the masonry. Diedrich Technologies, 7373 S. 6th St., Oak Creek, WI 53154.
CUTOFF SAW
PORTABLE SAW features large foot plates for improved stability and a greater depth of cut. A wraparound side handle mounts on either the left or right side while rotation carries cutting surface debris and sparks away from the operator. Bosch, 4300 West Peterson, Chicago, IL 60646.
PAVER EDGING
EDGING MADE of a hard vinyl material has no sharp edges and is designed to use the weight of the brick to hold the edging in place. Available in 112" x 21½" version, it can fit short bricks and patio blocks. It comes in flexible as well as rigid sections with V cuts that allow a curve of approximately 36" radius. Oly-Ola, 124 East St. Charles Road, IL 60181.
MORTAR MIXER
SMALL ENOUGH to be pulled behind a 1.5 ton truck, mortar mixer delivers 4.25 cubic yards of mortar or stucco. A 23 horse-power diesel engine operates the mixer's hydraulic cement drive rotary feeder, sand dispensing screw and mixing bars, vibrators and hydraulic pump.
CAULKING GUN
CAULKING GUN uses no plungers or seals and quickly chucks on to any s variable speed drill for dispensing viscous or abrasive filled caulk. It can also dispense two part epoxy grout such as bostik hydroment color-poxy. It has a half gallon-plus capacity and is loaded by troweling or pouring caulking material into the 4" diameter tube. Quickpoint, 23 B Bradford, West Concord, MA 01742.
PIN GRINDER
DIAMOND PIN which works on a grinding tool will remove mortar from vertical brick joints. This tool will grind out a butt joint with no damaage to existing bricks. Pins are available in 14" and " diameters and may be used on other routers. Diamond Products, 333 Prospect, Elyria, OH 44035.
MARBLE TILES
CAST MARBLE tiles have no surface pores or fissures to trap dirt and stains. They are available in eighteen colors with either a honed, polished or textured finish. PermaGrain Products, 13 West Third, Media, PA 19063.
FINSTROM
Tolny Saltzman
"Er, look, Windlow. When you said you specialized in flashing. I thought
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