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in proper selection and sizing of Advantage I-Joiss, ASI beam products, solid sawn lumber and special products. The system reportedly will find the most efficient depth/width choice and list all viable beam sizes for users' "what if ' considerations.

Stainless Steel Siding Nails

The op4uality steinless steel type 304 wood siding neils re now available from Maze Nails.

Ring sbank nails made from a fme grade of stainless steel, "Slim-Jim" siding nails are said !o drive well and hold tight. Tbeir slender diameter re- portedly reduces wood splis and their small, texured heads are inconspicusus f61 minimun visibility.

Enqineered Wood Software

fwo new software packages that automatically optimize engineered wood product orders cut from inventory to generate the least amount of waste have been designed by Alpine Structures.

The BeamCalc Structural Analysis Program assists designers and dealers

Economical Coater

An economy vacuum coater for operations that finish small substrates at line speeds up to 100 Sm is now available from Advanced Manufacturing & Developmenr

Featuring stainless steel construction, the value-priced Vacumizer 100 applies waterborne stains, primers or topcoats to substrates with consistent profiles up to 5.5" wide and 1.5" thick.

Options include a conveyor, vacuum take-away, fluid filters and fluid level control.

Screws That Bite

Sham screws with "teeth," a highlow threadform with special indentations that bite fast and hold tight in most materials, are new from Swan Secure Products.

Made of spe- cially modified 316 stainless steel, the fasteners reportedly are engineered to outperform conventional self-tapping, wood and particleboard screws used in marine and other severely corrosive environments.

The BeamCut program allows wholesalers and dealers to plan efficient cutting of ASI products to me,et userdefined waste allowables. It also helps manage inventories, jobs and cut lists. Users control tbe poducts to be optimized and determine the cut pattern. Fully automatic optimization can be selected and results instantly compared. After the initial optimization is complete, non-scrap cut-off lengths are returned to inventory for reuse in later optimizations.

For use in composite materials, engineered wood products and wood substitutes, the screws' extra sharp points speed screw starts during assembly. Screws tbrough l" long are fully threaded. Screws over l" long are threaded 2/3 up the shank. They are available in flat, pan and oval head styles.

Green Windows

A new energy-efficient residential glass product specially designed for warmer climates with high cooling requirements has been introduced by Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.

Featuring a light green tint that helps create a relaxing interior, EverGreen Solar Control Glass absorbs heat from the sun, resulting in reduced cooling costs. It also blocks 60Vo morc of the sun's ultraviolet and other damaging rays than clear glass, protecting carpeting and fumishings from fading.

They are available in brigbt, welllabeted l-Ib., 5-lb. and 251b. boxes, in 64 84 lOd and l6d lengths.

Back-Door Storage

A unique new line of hooks and hangers has been introduced by Hinge-It Corp.

The line includes 18 wood and brass or powder-coated tubular hooks, bars, toweUslack racks, shoe pockes and recyclers that hang on a door hinge u can be auacbed with brackets to a wall.

An endcap display is available with an installed sanple product to offer customers a hands-on oppornnity to test tbe concept.

Perfect Toppings

New quarter radius and trans.om shutter extension tops have been added to Cellwood Products' extensive product line.

Transom tops are offered in a raised panel style, while the quarter radius extension tops come in both raised panel and louver designs.

Manufactured of a tough copolymer material that reportedly won't rust, crack or peel, they are available in seven colors.

Roof Protector On Display

A new Shingle Shield floor merchandiser from Chicago Metallic illustrates the problems fungus and moss can cause on asphalt and wood roof shingles.

Engineered Wood Siding

MDO lap siding, soffit and trim offering the appearance of solid wood yet engineered for superior resistance to the elements has been introduced by Fourply, Inc.

APA-rated Eagle Classic lap siding uses 3/8" thick three-ply construction, with premium veneer grades throughout and a tough MDO ovedaid face. Its glue formulation is the same as found in Marine grade plywood.

It is said to provide year-round di- mensional stability, easy installation, durability on the job site, painability and low naintenance.

Available in woodgrain textured or smooth surface, lap siding comes in 6", 8" or 10" widths and 8' ot 12' lengths; soffit panels in 5/16 to 1-118" standard thicknesses, 4' widtls and 8', 9', 10' or 12' lengths, and trim boards in 414 to 8/4 standard thicknesses, 4" through 12" widtls, 8' through 12' lengths, and textured one side/smooth one side.

Free Additional Information

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Board Bender

Tbe Contracor Crade Boardbender from Stanley Tools is said to straighten deck boards fast€r and easier tban any other tool.

cessed into true, fla pieces of sone perfect for lawn edging, ornamental and dry-stack walls, aquariums, indoor and outdoor gardens. It comes in two colors, in ls-lb. packages.

Stepping Stone is said not to flake or weath€r, and its non-skid qualities make it ideal for pool decks el vnlkways. Offered in two color ranges, the flat slabs are handsplit o approximately l-ll2" thick

Designer Stone can be applied to any structurally sound surface, including wallboar4 bloch b'rick or wood.

Working equally well with or without spacers between deck bords, tbe tool is desigDed !o achieve maximun leverage quickly and safely to save, time, labor and lunber in installing decks, joists and tongue and groove plywood subflouing.

Simply hook the tool over the joist, pull the tool against the deck boar( twist the hook to lock it in place, and push the handle down to move the board into tbe desired position. One the board is in place, kneel on the handle to maintain pressure on the board, freeing both hands for easy nailing.

A "IJ" hook swivels 180" so it can be positioned on either side of the joist for woking in tight areas or for bending bords being angled for decorative desrgn.

Rocky Roads

Vengeance Creek Stone products from Quikrete provide an easy, affordable way of designing natural stone landscape walks, borders and fireplace walls.

Three types are offered to suit a variety of indoor and outdoor natural sone projects. Accent Stone is pro-

Ideal fa floor usage, including patios and steps, it reportedly requires no footen, ties or elabtrate b'racing. It is pre-split into uniform 1" thick slabo which re easily applied with sandad mortar mix. Available are boxes which provide 5 sq. ft of coverage and bulk cartons which provide 100 sq. ft ofcoverage.

Bench Saw Fence System

A fene system forbench op table saws is now available from Trojan Manufacturing.

The Rip Rite replaces tbe stock fence and provides an extensim table for making rip cuts up to 2E".