MATERIALS
NEW EQUIPMENT
GENERATOR
Portable Unit Powered by 50 cc. Engine
A PORTABLE generator, the Honda E.300, is powered by its own 55 cc. four-stroke, single cylinder petrol engine that generates 220 V, 250 W. AC current on a 50 cycle frequency. It measures 134 in. long, 94 in. wide and 121⁄4 in. high, and weighs 391b.
A recoil starter is built into one end of the generator and a push/pull choke control, throttle and voltage adjustment are located in a panel on one side. Also in the panel is a fre- quency meter which enables accurate setting of output.
Built-in tapping provides 70W.
for direct
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Honda E. 300 generator
12V.. battery
charging ог operating equipment usually run off car batteries.
The all alloy side-valve engine has a bore and stroke of 42/40mm. and is cooled by a blower. Fuel capacity is 31⁄2 pints-sufficient to keep the generator running for approximately 5 hours.
A special muffler exhaust system is completely protected and enables the generator to be carried when run- ning without danger.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., 5-Chome, Yaesu, Choo-Ku, Tokyo, are the makers. Their sole agents in S.E. Asia are The Union Trading Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.
WASHBASIN
Wide Shelf Provides Space For Accessories
Two features of the Albany vitre- ous-china washbasin are its concealed brackets that fix inside the pottery, and its wide, right-hand shelf, intend- ed for shaving equipment, toilet ac- cessories and cosmetics.
When flush to the wall, the rear
Albany Washbasin
upstand is high enough to prevent water seepage between wall and basin, whilst the depth of the bowl obviates splashing. Raised shoulders set at right angles on the left-hand side of the taps form a soap recess.
The Albany measures 28 in. by 16 in. overall. Normally white, it can be supplied to order in pink, light blue, turquoise, yellow or green. If preferred, the basin may be support- ed on chrome legs with side rails for towel hanging.
The Albany is made by Twyfords. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.. UK. Agents are: United Engineers (Ma- laysia) Ltd., Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: A. L. Nabong and Co., Inc.. Manila: Deacon and Co., Ltd., Hong Kong: Ye Ho Tung Import and Export Co., Ltd.. Taipei: ITA Ltd. Partnership. Bangkok: and Mr. R. A. Woodward, Bangkok (for S. Viet- nam).
FIXING TOOL
Hand-operated Device Installsin. Rivets
DESIGNED to install 3/16 in. Avex rivets in locations where a compress- ed air supply is not available, the Avdel 745 manual riveting tool can also handle % in. and 5/32 in. rivets. It is useful for fixing curtain walling, window framing, cladding and duct- ing.
Operation of the 745 begins by placing the steel mandrel or stem of the rivet within its front jaw assembly and inserting the rivet shank into a prepared hole in the work. Rotating the handle of the tool through a full
the circle rapidly withdraws
steel mandrel which, in turn, forms a rivet
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tail on the blind side of the work- piece to create a positive grip.
As the handle continues through its rotation, it breaks the mandrel off at a predetermined point, leaving the remainder locked within the rivet bore, and ejects the broken part from the front jaws, which are then ready to accept another rivet. Housed in an aluminium alloy casting. Model 745 measures 15 in. long and weighs 41⁄2 lb.
Avdel Ltd.. Welwyn Garden City. Herts. UK, are the makers. Distri- butors include Swire and MacLaine, Ltd., Hong Kong, and Piya and Co., Ltd., Bangkok.
PROTECTOR COVER
Prevents Grout Entering Junction Boxes
PLIABLE p.v.c. is used in making
a new protector cover for standard
boxes. 2in. junction
The cover. marketed by E.G.A. Electric, Ltd., St. Asalph, North
Wales, consists of
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a circular disc with press fitting flange and two projections that fit and locate in the screw holes.
The purpose of the cover is to save time when the boxes are used in precast or in situ concrete work. The snap fit prevents the ingress of concrete grout.
Protector cover
The company are also making a special thin stick-on protector cover for switch boxes which possess vari- able types of fixings such as circular boxes and extension pieces where ad- ditional lugs prevent the snap type being used.
Agents
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Gordon, Woodroffe and Co. (Far East) Ltd., Hong Kong, and Tan Cheng Moh Electric Co., Ltd.. Singapore.
CONCRETE FINISHING
Vibrating Head Produces Uniform Surface
A CONCRETE rubbing machine mar- keted by Midland Products Co., Mid- land Park, New Jersey, U.S.A., pro- duces a textured finish of uniform whiteness on concrete.
Pneumatically powered
Avdel 745 rivetting tool
Midland concrete finisher
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