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BUYER'S GUIDE

BUYER'S GUIDE

Wirh M&D DISPIAY FIXTURES qnd Accessories Designed for Self-Service qnd Do-lt-Yourself Trode everything yet published in the way of plans and instructions for the construction of plywood articles.

Cutting plywood to size is an especially safe, easy, and accurate task at Atlantic Lumber Co.-thanks to a special

You cqn mulliply every ovoiloble foot of disploy qreo when you instoll M&D pre-built sectionol equipment. Greqter FleribilityEosy to Keep Cleon Economy of SpocetfeTg llodernizqlion sawing setup that has been developed by Dee Caspary. As indicated by the accompanying photograph above, this comprises a small Skilsaw and special attachments rvhich hold the saw to a pair of upright steel pipes in such a manner that it can be moved up or down manually with minimum sffe11-svsn when a cut must be made high over a worker's head.

A vertical easel rvith a slot for the blade is used to support plywood sheets in such a way that cuts can be consistently made within tolerances ol 7/l€, by one man. If a conventional ripsaw were used, two men would of course be required to make each cut and tolerances of /4,, would, be difficult to maintain.

To make it relatively difficult for children in his shop to hurt themselves, Caspary located the saw's on-off switch at a point on the edge of the cutting easel which is about five feet above the floor.

Large batches of plywood on Atlantic Lumber's storesite are handled with a pair of fork-lift trucks, while deliveries to customers are made with a pickup truck and two lumber rigs.

"We will deliver any quantity of plywood, large or small," Caspary avers, "if the customer is willing to pay a minimum service charge of a dollar. We don't try to make money on delivery service, but we try not to lose anything on it either."

On or about the first of each year, Caspary goes into a huddle with his employes and asks for suggestions as to what he can do to improve Atlantic Lumber's store setup.

"f'm tempted to remodel more often," he adds. "But if I started changing things every time somebody has a good idea, we'd never be open for business. You might say that's one of the penalties of having intelligent and experienced employes."

Yes, you might say that. And you might also say.it's one of the advantages of being an alert and considerate employer.

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