Masonry Magazine January 2009 Page. 33
The New Improved Quikpoint Drill-Mate Mortar Gun
★ Tuckpointing
★ Paving
★ Stonework
Tile
★Thin Brick
★Cultured Stone
★Steel Casements
★All types of masonry joints
Just scoop mortar into the three quart capacity hopper, pull the trigger on the drill and a continuous controlled bead of mortar can be applied, up to five times faster than conventional pointing methods, to any masonry application.
Melvin Mancia (Mason Forman)
Job: The John Winthrop School, Dorchester, Ma.
Stone Construction Equipment Inc. - Steel Stakebed
productivity. There are also savings involved with servicing the machine. Unlike other machines, you don't need to empty the drum manually to remove the engine cover."
In addition to the standard 16-cubic-foot polyethylene tub and the 21-cubic-foot steel tub, Stone Construction Equipment offers a steel stakebed and other tubs for collecting and hauling debris, block, gravel and other hard-scaping materials.
"The stakebed conversion option for the Buggy was specifically designed for contractors looking for a dump truck-type bed with the stakebed's swing door at the front for materials that do not dump out of a bucket as easily as concrete," Varel explains, adding that a foot pedal lets the user control speed, direction and steering without removing his hands from the handles.
Low-maintenance, enduring carbide tools
TROW & HOLDEN INC. in Barre, Vt., has brought several new carbide-tipped hand tools to the market during the last few years, including rocko chisels, hand points, hand sets and mason's chippers.
Carbide tools are hard, so they're perfect for working with tough hardscaping pavers and stone, says Lauren LaMorte, VP for Trow & Holden. "Carbide is harder and maintains its shape much longer than steel," LaMorte says. "That means there's less maintenance for the contractor."
She says grinding carbide tools takes more expertise. Unlike steel tools, which are liquid cooled during grinding, carbide tools are air cooled. The upside is that contractors don't have to sharpen them as frequently as steel tools.
"They take longer to get dull, so contractors don't have to grind them as often," LaMorte says, adding that carbide tools have longer life spans, which offsets the higher cost of carbide.
"Carbide outlasts steel tools significantly," says Norm Akley, Trow & Holden president. "Depending on the stone, overall, you can expect carbide to outlast other tools by up to 30-to-1."
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