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In the competitive and fast paced construction industry of today, making and adjusting arch forms by hand not only seems antiquated, but is also expensive and time consuming. Most wooden arch forms can only be used once; f

Above demonstrates use on elliptical form applications

Arch forms in this broad size range can also be used horizontally as a form for tilt-up concrete arches. The device is easy to handle and adjust, yet sturdy in construction. The p

However, brick with high suction or with an initial rate of absorption in excess of 20 g per 30 sq in. should be wetted before mortar, grout or concrete is placed.



Mortar and Grout. It is recommended that portland cement-lim

Throw us a curve...we'll form it.

This job is all curve, yet our "Mod-U-Form" concrete forming system enables Engineering-constructor Stearns-Roger Inc. to achieve their lowest pouring costs in 40 years. The project was to build six 350-foot-dia

Flying Form System Used
In New Jersey Project

A "flying form" technique was used to construct a 23-story condominium in Cliffside Park, N.J. The $12-million apartment complex the Greenhouse-was designed by architects Daniel, Mann, Johnson &

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New Drafting Tables

The Huey Co Company has added two new radius-tension tables to its line of stable steel, in-line drafting tables. Model 1017 has 375" X 72" board size and occupies 37½ 89½" maximum floor

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"Living Wedges"
A new, patented "living wedge" which more permanently locks the head of the hammer to the wood handle than the usual wood or steel wedge has been introduced by Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing

Filler Block with Cast-in-Place Solid Slabs

Design and construction details for this system are similar to cast-in-place solid slabs except that formwork is minimized and materials can be placed without the use of cranes; filler block, which als

Building Floor System
A new residential floor system that combines the permanence, fire safety, and acoustical properties of concrete with fast construction and easy integration of mechanical systems has been developed by the Portland Cement Associat

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Spec-Data Report
Dur-O-wal., manufacturers of masonry wall reinforcing systems, has issued a new four-page Spec-Data report on Continuous Rectangular Ties (tab-tie) for use in masonry walls.

The illust

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ANCHOR
BOLTS
The bolt designed with the mason in mind.

• Install easily in mortar joint for fast, sure anchorage
• Fit between masonry units for uniform, straight joints
• Eliminate filling cores
• El

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Handbook of Rigging: For Construction and Industrial Operations, Third Edition by W. E. Rossnogel P. E. 376 pages plus index: 397 illustrations: 6x9 McGraw-Hill Handbook Series, $12.50. Publication date: June, 1964.

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# Concrete Forms

A new line of steel-and-plywood concrete forms has been introduced by Morgen Manufacturing Company, Yankton, South Dakota.

The Morgen forms are designed to give added strength to the corners and ends th

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The Frank R. Walker Company of Chicago, Illinois, announces the publication of a new, fully illustrated, 72 page Catalog, on Walker's "Pra