NEW PR DUCTS

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Solld Platformg

A wide range of hardwood platform trucks is now available from Dura hoducts.

Features include varnished deck made from kiln dried northem hardwoods, hardwood or steel frame, and tilt or non-tilt set-ups.

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Brush Bunch

The rcw 3M NewStroke Snap-Off Paint Brush, which costs less than a conventional quality brush, is designed to paint as a "bettef'grade brush but can be discarded after one use.

Brushes come in five sizes: 1". lll2, 2,2-112" and 3". The first ttuee sizes come in multipacks of frve snapoff brushes, the laner in packs of three. Prescorcd at the handle, each brush can

Mammoth Mouldings

Large decorative wood ceiling mouldings for commercial and residential applications where ceilings are in excess of l0 ft. are now available from Ornamental Mouldings Ltd.

Most are "assemblies," multimember mouldings which are partially preassembled to minimize installation time. The mouldings capture the classic detail of massive omate plaster mouldings, while offering the warmth and workability of natural wood.

All mouldings and components come in white hardwoods and red oak where specified. Special orders of exotic hardwoods are also available.

Service Software

RealWorld Service Manager, an entry-level accounting package, allows small service-oriented businesses to efficiently manage operations, supervise technician scheduling and production, and Eack customer information.

The software system can generate work orders, dispatch technicians, update accounts and inventory, print invoices, provide service histories, track incomplete work orders, track inspection information, track billable hours, print labels for parts, report repair history, print daily activity rcpofts and price parts.

Superstructure options include one or two removable pipe handles, one or two removable steel slatted pipe handles, and two or four rcmovable hardwood stakes.

Smooth Woodworking

Three new woodworking lubricants from Sandaro Industries form thin. exEemely durable coatings on table saw tops, saw blades and router bearings to reduce heat and friction, improving tool life and performance.

Top-Cote for table saw tops and Dri-Cote for saw blades as well as drill and router bits come in 2 and ll.5 oz.

easily be snapped away from the rest of the pack as needed.

The brush is made with high quality laminate materials, providing resilient, non-shedding bristles. Instead of a plastic or wood handle or a metal femrle, handles are made from recycled paper and paperboard, making them sturdy yet lightweight.

Brushes reportedly provide smooth, even, one{oat coverage with all kinds of paint, stains and vamishes on interior and exterior surface.

A NewSroke Paint Roller, designed to release 33Vo more paint than ordinary rollers and take just one minute to clean for repeated uses, is also available.

Bull Nose Base Corners

A new line of bull nose baseboard corners has been designed by Elke lnternational with extra material on the ends so they sit flat and nails go directly into the studs.

Paintable and stainable, they can be installed with nails, staples, screws or any general construction adhesive.

aerosol spray cans, 5 and l0 oz. pump spray bottles, and gallon jugs. Bearing Lubricant is available in2 oz. bottles.

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hazardous or carcinogenic chemicals. When properly applied, it can faciliate the subsequent removal of the carpet and/or cushion. Its pure latex formula dries transparent and tacky. . It comes in gallon and 5 gallon slzes.

Waste Away

The Green Keeper composter from Eco Atlantic speeds decomposition of yard waste, providing a rich mulch that can be reused around the vard or garden.

doors and drawer fronts, mortise and tenon construction, all-wood drawers with dovetailed joints, exha-wide front frames, wood hanging mils, exclusive Cushion-Tec drawer guides and

Golden Arches

The new Curvtech drvwall curved arch system from Outwaier Plastic/Industries helps create perfect drywall arches in doorways, window and wall returns and arched passageways.

Made of lightweight l/2" polyurethane covered with drywall paper, arches come with comer bead alreadv applied. After the arch is fastened iir place, drywall is butted to it, taped and finished. No special framing or drywall techniques are required.

Flawless interior or exterior arches reportedly can be installed in about l0 minutes, at half the usual cost.

Arches are available in two- or four-piece sets. Window and wall returns come 4" or 6-114" deep. Arch passages are stocked for use up to 8" deep, or for applications 8" to 12" deep. The depth of any arch can be expanded on request.

Floorcovering Adhesive

A new pressure sensitive floorcovering adhesive specially formulated for the insallation of broadloom car?et to pad and padding to most subfloor surfaces is new from Advanced Adhesive Technology.

AAT-335 Double Glue-Down AdHesive is said to be odorless, nonflammable, solvent-free and without

Designed to help divert residential yard wastes, including leaves, grass clippings and prunings away from landf,rlls, the composter features large clear plastic top for easy loading and solar heating, large 315 liter capacity, special vents which act as a solar motor by providing constant air flow, front panel which lifts off for easy turning and unloading, and regulated air flow to maintain optimum moisturc and temperature.

Assembly requires no tools or metal hardware.

fumiture-quality finish,

Other features include l2-1f2" &ep wall cabinets, full-depth base cabinet shelves, flush cabinet bottoms, durable laminate interiors and fullv concealed hinges.

Laminated Longstrip

The American Collection, a new line of longsrip prefinished laminated flooring in five species and 12 colors, has been unveiled by Hanis-Tarkett.

The U.S. produced flooring is a five-ply product, rather than the threeply longstrip made in Sweden, and the core is a hardwood rather than soft pine. Boards measure 7-112" wideby 7' ll-ln" long by ll2" thick

Species are red oak, white oak, maple, ash and merbau, Colors range from warm, natural hues to whites to rich browns.

With its precise tongue-and-groove construction, the product can be permanently installed over most subfloors using a floating installation system requiring no nails or adhesives or using standard glue-down installation.

Choice Cabinetry

Two series of hardwood kitchen and bath cabinets have been innoduced by Bruce Cabinets. Series 100 comes in a selection of door styles constructed of solid oak, solid cherry and laminate, with a choice of protective and decorative stain colorations, door and drawer hardware, special storage cabinets and all-wood and chrome-plated accessories. Series 200 offers the above plus all-wood end panels.

Standard are raised panel solid oak

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Handy Mearurcmcntt

The new I /4" Powerlock tape rule from Stanley Tools is slim, trim and small enough to fit inside a pocket and even around a large pipe.

The tape rule is ideal for measuring the circumference and diameter of a cylinder, since it has a diameter scale in 64ths of an inch increments up to 3 ft. on the back side of a protected blade that withstands abrasion and resists rust.

justable transom kit and divided light rectangular transom head. Dentil moulding is offered as a trim option.

open. The hoop also acts as a handle so the bag can be hung and used for laundry or recyclable cans or bottles.

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Tough Handled Tools

The strong, lightweight case adds durability and carrying ease.

Entry Trim

Entrance trim for Nicolai wood entrance doors can be combined into l9 different designs.

The entrance trim consists of adjustable, primed pilasters, mullions and top shelf. The basic trim is combined with any of eight different head options.

The line includes a sunburst head, elliptical transom head, two elliptical interior casing styles, adjustable ram's head, adjustable frieze board head, adjustable pediment head, ad-

Entrance trim and decorative heads can accommodate single doors, single doors with one or two sidelights or double doors.

Bag Hoop

The Handy-Hoop, a two-piece polyethylene hoop designed to keep plastic bags open for easier clean up, has been introduced bv Petro Extrusion Technologies.

Six new tools have been added to Structron's line of professional grade, extra-strong fiberglasshandled digging and cutting tools.

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Now offered are a spading fork, grain scoop, posthole digger and three shears and loppers.

Custom Curves

Made-To-Fit-Mouldings from Outwater Plastic/lndustries provide a curved millwork look and onepiece construction without lamination defects or section splicing connections.

tions in lengths up to 12 ft., they can achieve perfect radiuses, column covers, arches and window headers. The durable polymer materialis flexible to ensure an exact fit.

They come in virtually every standard wood moulding pattern, can be quickly fastened with nails and glue, painted, stained, and cut, sanded and shaped with typical woodworking equipment.

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The Insulator ll

The Versi-Foam System I portable polyurethane foam insulation dispensing kit has been redesigned by RHH Foam Systems.

The kit dispenses a full cu. ft. of foam with an R-value of 7 per inch. It features a positive activation system which eliminates valve torquing, preventing off-ratio foam, and a slim-tip mixing/dispensing nozzle which permits operation in narrow and limited access areas. A carrying strap allows the user to operate the kit with one hand.

Styles include casings, brick moulds, bases, quarter rounds, base caps. back bands, crowns, drip caps, rosettes, flat stocks, 90" base moulding, round corner blocks, plant ons, jamb stocks, coves, chair rails and styles to match Orac Decor polyurethane cornice and panel mouldings.

Reputation by Product PONDEROSA PINE

Fine Textured/ Kiln Dried

NAVA-PINE

Premium Quality

Lumber

Half Pak HIL.

NAVA.PAK

Handi-cut/ Home Ctr. Brds.

Half Pak PLL. and PlV.

NAVATRIM

Premium Mldgs. and Millwork

Ornamental lron Fencing

Ornamental iron fencing in three styles and five heights is now available from Leslie-Locke.

The Columbia style features clean, simple lines that accentuate a broad range of architectural styles. The Classic has spearpoint tips on vertical members offering an elegant picket look. The Classic Deluxe has triple horizontal rails with alternating long and short spearpointed pickets.

Messless Caulk

Tub & Tile Caulk has been added to W.J. Dennis & Co.'s Home Care Helpers line.

Designed to offer an instant waterproof barrier to bathtub seams and kitchen tiles, the caulk is simply peeled and pressed into place without tools. It reportedly dries fast without splitting or cracking. The unused portion remains fresh and flexible when replaced in the plastic inner wrap.

Two size rolls in either white or almond are available.

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Fast Selllng Floorlng

New 6' x 9' and 9' x 12' precut remnant roll collections from Colmar Industries allow consumers to quickly and easily select pre-cut, individually wrapped vinyl flooring for faster turns.

Made of virtually unbrenkable plastic, the device fits over exterior hose bibs and can be keyed to any number of combinations.

Water Lock

A low cost locking device which allows multi-housing managers to control use of exterior faucets is new from Waterguard.

Safe Strippers

Two new environmentally safe, no mess paint stripping products have been introduced by Innovative Solvents.

Maxi-Strip, a convenient, impregnated cloth, is uncurled from the can, cut into strips and smoothed on painted surfaces. lt is said to remove most coatings within l5 minutes.

Inno-Strip comes in half gallon