Masonry Magazine February 2008 Page. 28
INDUSTRY TOOLS
"The sound frequency of steel-on-steel has been shown to be injurious to the human ear." - Harry McCarty, Baltimore Toolworks
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• The carbide-tipped Stone Buster, our newest hammer, gives you a splitting tool and a striking hammer in one tool. Comes with a 16" wood handle or substitute a fiberglass handle for an additional $12.
The 2" carbide-tipped blade Mason's Chipper is perfect for light trimming or squaring stone. The steeply angled blade and beveled carbide tip make it easier to see your work.
The 1" stock carbide-tipped Hand Point will be the workhorse of your tool set. Use it to rough out and remove high spots, which will help extend the life of your wider-blade carbide tools.
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Masonry
February 2008
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loops on the Chisel Whizard's wooden handle firmly grip the chisel and hold it in place. "It's a better way to hold a chisel," says Norm Akley, company president. "It keeps your hand out of the way and eliminates shock and vibration. You're a lot less likely to hit yourself, and you can strike a lot harder."
The company started working to reduce vibration in its pneumatic tools, then the efforts trickled down to its hand tools, Akley says, "All of the new tools, including the Chisel Whizard, were conceived as part of our effort to reduce vibration and shock to the hand."
Hard Cap tools are also designed for safety. McCarty says the chisels' striking surface heads are enlarged two-and-one-half times to make them easy for masons to hit, and the polymer cap cuts noise by 80 percent.
"The pinging noise of the hammer on a chisel is a sharp noise," McCarty said. "The sound frequency of steel on steel has been shown to be injurious to the human ear. We put a barrier between the metal of the chisel and the metal of the hammer. That interface really does a lot of good things."
Material moving, handling and cutting
LIFTING, CARRYING, HAULING and sawing materials have always been - and will always be part of the hardscaping business. But never before has it been so easy. Manufacturers have designed products that handle the heavy lifting and have simplified cutting pavers.
Honeoye, N.Y.-based Stone Construction Equipment Inc. has a 16-cubic-foot mortar buggy called the Stone Mud Buggy SB 1600, which lets masons easily move hardscaping materials, such as pavers and sand, up to 2,500 pounds. Operators can ride or walk behind the machine, which is powered by a 13-horsepower engine.
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Stone Mud Buggy SB 1600
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