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Cut Out Kickbacks

The Townsend Saw Chain Co. has a chain which they claim is three times more effective in reducing chain saw kickback and can still cut and bore with virtuallY the same speed and effectiveness as a standard chain.

The Tri-Raker reduces the kickback by the design of a ramPed section on iop of the drive link and tie strap in the same configuration as the cutier raker. The increased facial area on the rake reduced the chances it will be buried by taking too big a bite of the wood.

Mallet for Metal

Malco Products, Inc., recently introduced a flat-faced wooden mallet desiened for sheet metal adjustment. It-is made from 10090 hickorY and has a 2t/2" face size. The handle is cemented into the mallet's head with a steel pin inserted for reinforcement.

Light Sensor Smoke Detector

A llOV. photoelectric smoke detector developed by Gentex Corp. features a light sensor that improves detector reliability while compensating for temperature, humidity' voltage and age.

eroviding a faster resPonse for smoldering-fires than the commonly used ioniZation tYPe alarms, the photoelectric detectors reportedly live eight times fewer false alarms.

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