L. H. EUBANK & SON

in Seattle, Washington. Full irrformation may be obtained by writing the Proctor Products Company, 16202 Sixth Avenue Northeast, Seattle 55.

New Foster Plqner-Blqde Shorpener (Porroble)

A new assembly, now available for tl.re Foster Jointer-Blade Sharpener, converts it to a Portable Planer-lllade Sharpener for use on any single or double head surfacer. Unlike other planer-blade sharpeners, this grinder slides on the planer table, grinding the blades perfectly parallel with the table top. The amount of cut is actuated by nrerely raising and lowering the planer table.

No installation is neeclecl, no cross bars or power feecls as this grinder is portable. The Foster Planer-IJlacle Sharocner is :r lovr cost rrrachirre llrat will sharuen plarrer-blarles accurately irr less tirne tirarr is required to set up other sharpeners, it is saicl. Descriptive circular and price lists are available on request from Foster Supplies Company, 6122 Milwaukee Avenrre, Chicago 30, Il1.

New J-M Deoler Displcys

Johns-Manville is now offering dealers three new display units designed to be used with the multiplex panel display progral.r.l recommended by the National Retail Lurnber Dealers Association. Tl-re clisplays are for Seal-O-Matic asphalt roof slrirrgles, Terraflex virrl.l-asbeitos floor tiles, and Spintex honre insulation. Each display contains colorful photographs, literature, ancl signs, as well as full-size sections of the material being promoted. Also included are price tags so the dealer can fill in his local retail prices.

New Stumble-proof Over-the-Floor Duct

Electriduct, new noiseless rubber duct for eliminating serious accidents caused by tripping on electrical wiring, small hoses. rrretal trrbing, etc., lyirrg on top of the floor was desigirerl for woikshops, ofhces, stores, etc. It's stumble-proof and, to the level selected at time of installation, the unit sucks air, switching on a red warning light. Water-larm is designed to work on tractors or other equipment when operating on extreme giades and in any direction.

$r:l unobstructive, and heavy equipment on I .casters rolls over easily. The duct is t'"*iltbl. in a complete electrical exten.f '- sion cord, wired for heavy duty, with a il:. wall plug and cord on one end and a _. duplex outlet on the other, and in-variogs ' lengths; or separately for special outlet :i ,arrang€ments, as well as for covering i, gables, wires, small hoses, tubing, etc.

Added Scfery in New Pyromidod Sreplqdders

A new safety feature is incorporated in the line of highly functional step ladders for business and industry manufactured .'by the- Ballymore Cornpany of West Chester. Pa. This is accomplished by a pyramid design, which places the stanchions farther apart at the bottom of the ladder than thev are at the top and makes the entire- unit very sturdy. In addition, step ladders without handrails may be stacked when not in use to conserve floor space. These ladders incorporate the Ballymore feature of spring-mounted casters that provide €asy movement for the ladder. When used. the casters

New 'Wqfer*Lorm' Unil Acts os Engine Guord

A device engineered to give an alarm to operators of tractors, trucks, heavy Diesel-powered road equipment and stationary or marine motors warning them that water is low before the engine registers any heat, and manufactured under the trade name "Waterlaim," has undergone. extensive' field tests resulting in substantial reduc.tion in repairs and down-time due to failures attributable to loss of coolant. This instrument warns the operator or maintenance man if water is low whether the motor is operating or not and in plenty of time for him to prevent damage. It also registers a warning if water is suddenly lost from a brokgn hose.

Developed"by the Waterlarm Corporation of 404S.E. 2o2nd, Street, Portland, Ore." the device consists of a unit installed on the water circuit and is manufactured of all brass, alurninum and stainl€sslsteel. When water drops automatically retract, permitting rubber tipped legs to engage the floor. Models available range from one to seven steps including a three-step "A" type unit. Handrails are supplied on all 6 and 7-qtep ladders and are optional on two to five-step models. Widths at base range f.rom lTfn' to 3U'. Three types of safe self-cleaning treads are available. Construction is all steel, welded for superior long-lasting strength.

Domosote New, LOw-cost Weotherproof Slruclrne

Homasote Company has developed a complete structure that can be erected at a cost of approximately 50c per square foot of floor area. Possibly no other weatherproof structure has ever been built before at this low cost. The Domasote consists of a slat frame of Number One Douglas Fir or Southern Pine 1x4s, bolted in a series of triangles and Iastened to a base ring. This frame forms approximately a quarter of a sphere-a Geodesic Dome.

Homasote

Insulating-Building

Boards-about &x8' in size-are nailed to the franie. The curved shapes of the frame and Hpmasote Boards give exceptional structural strength to the building-even though the materials are of light weight. A typical Domasote is lq 3%'high, 55'3" in diameter -34,448 cu. ft. in capacity-and with 2,397 sq. ft. of floor area. A 4' masonry wall adds 9,113 cu. ft. of capacity.

Several Domasote structures are now in use as warehouses. Other suggested uses are: poultry houses, farm buildings, lumber storage, machinery sheds, shelters, grain bins,' lumber kilns, hanga.rs, camps, roadside stands, motels, boathouses, sawdust storage,, garages, oil mud covers, construction offices, recreation centers, mess halls,' factories, barracks. The Domasote pic- tured here is used as a warehouse at the Union Roof,ng Company, York, Pa.

Domasote is available as a package through lumber dealers. (Homasote Company is Licensee for Domasote to R. Buckminster Fuller-under proprietary rights, including U.S. Patent No. 2,682,235 and U.S. and Foreign