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DeWalt, Division of Black & Decker Inc., has redesigned two of its 10" blade consumer radial arm saws.

Newly engineered changes include an easy access onloff paddle switch and a cast iron column base and heavy gauge steel table frame with center support.

One model features a 2 H.P. motor with manual brake. The other has a 2% H.P. capacitor start motor and introduces an automatic brake to the consumer line. Both motors are

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HAMPTON n Specialists in framing and cuttings-all species.

Backed by company timberlands and sawmills, remanufacturing and custom milling.

Outside sales contracts exceed 300 MBF annually.

Technical expertise and financial ability to buy f rom all sources.

Size fosters flexibility and service.

Time tested track record.

(5031 297-7691 TWX 36-0355 9400 S.W. Barnes, Portland, Or.97225 quiet-running 10090 ball bearing induction type with thermal overload protection and operate on l20V current.

Exclusive features on both models include an industrial grade precision machined cast iron arm and a ball bearing equipped cast iron roller head. An opposing screw system allows easy alignment and locking key screws significantly reduce the need for readjustment. Up-front elevating and miter controls, miter, rip and bevel scales, and upper and lower blade guards are standard equipment. Both models are covered by a five year warranty except for motor components which are warranted for one year.

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A new home security product which uses a heavy steel curtain to turn a closet into a walk-in vault has been developed by Homesafe Security Products.

Constructed of 26 gauge steel with Vz" steel bars every 24 inches, the door rolls up or down in two heavy guides. It bolts into the door frame king studs behind the existing closet door.

The door is available in 2'0" ,2'6" , 2'8" and 3'0" sizes.

For more information on New Products write The Merchont Magozine,4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660. Please mention issue date and page number so we can process your request faster! Many thanks!

Fence Promotion

Large colorful in-store signs and d-i-y brochures to promote sales are available with an initial order of Wonderwood fence boards from Weekley Lumber.

Produced from Caribbean pine, the fence boards have been pressure treated with Osmose WeatherShield, a combination of Osmose K-33 preservative and a water repellent wax. This treatment protects against termite and decay damage while promoting an even color change, from a golden hue to a driftwood gray.

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A new liquid, single-component acrylic polymer roofing system available in color as well as white and black is from Polymer Plastics Corp. Called Polymembrane, the coating is applied cold and oxidatively cures to flexible. weather-resistant. seamless membrane. It can be sprayed on or applied by brush, roller or trowel. According to the manufacturer, it remains waterproof even under severe ponding and is virtually unaffected by ultraviolet radiation and temperature extremes.

Solvent-based, it may be applied at temperatures as low as 0 oF. It bonds to virtually all roofing and decking substrates and reportedly spans structural cracks up to l/8-inch and will not itself crack or become brittle with age.

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Pacific Coast distributors' 60th annual

THE Pacific Coast Wholesale I Hardwood Distributors Association (a name members stumble over and outsiders seldom get right) celebrated its sixtieth annual convention in good vigor at the posh Silverado Country Club in the heart of California's Napa Valley.

Elected new president was C.W. "Clint" Bower, Mariners Forest Products; lst v.p., Dick GraY, Honsador, Inc.; 2nd v.p., Werner Richen. Lumber Products; secretary, Don Moreland, Lane Stanton Vance Lumber; secretary-designate, Tim

Story at a Glance

Success and the importance of sales stressed by speakers . . . Clint Bower elected new president .. business looking better, though credit and suP' ply remain problems in some areas.

Spellman, Spellman Hardwoods; and membership chairman Rob Kincaid, American Hardwood. Immediate past president is G.T. Frost, Frost Hardwood.

Directors include Jack Havens, Brent Mullen, Joe Long, BarrY Heppner, Bruce Frost and Hal Kerry.

Kickoff speaker at the first business meeting of the MaY l5-18 gathering was David Cutler, editor-publisher of The Merchant Magazine, (Please turn to page 58)