Masonry Magazine November 2007 Page. 28
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KEEP
SMALL
TOOLS
INTOP CONDITION
By Brett Martin
Tips, tricks and techniques for cleaning and maintaining everyday masonry tools and equipment
You've heard the saying "Don't sweat the small stuff." But as mason contractors and their crews do everything necessary to maintain their heavy machinery, the small stuff needs attention as well. Usually, washing tools and equipment with water after they're used keeps them looking and performing like new.
"The best way to keep the tools in top condition is to just clean them," says Steve Cook, sales and marketing manager for Kraft Tool Co. in Shawnee, Kan. "If you take care of your tools, they last longer, bringing value to the masons."
If mortar builds up on the tools and isn't cleaned off in a timely manner, special cleaners may be needed to get them clean again.
"Masonry contractors take great pride in the type of tools they use and how they care for them," he says. "The best way to care and clean masonry tools is to thoroughly clean them at the end of the day. When this care doesn't take place, the tools get caked with mortar and corrosion."
Belle Minidumper
Bon Tool Pointing Trowel
Hog Cart
EZ Grout Hog Trough and Cart
Trow and Holder
Carbide Hammer Poin
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