CS Unitec’s CS 1225 H wet/dry HEPA vacuum captures 99.999 percent of particles up to 0.1 microns, exceeding EPA filtration standards. The vacuum weighs less than 25 pounds and includes a hose adapter to easily connect portable power tools.
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Boot stands up to rebar wire ties
Billy Boots has expanded distribution of the Cruiser boot. Molded from lightweight EVA resin, the Cruiser has no seams to leak and no buckles to fail. At just 2.1 pounds per pair, Cruisers are virtual featherweights but still tough enough to stand up to challenges like rebar wire ties.
New structures in cement discovered
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp. has announced the discovery of new structures in cement.
Discovered in mixtures of coal fly ash and hydrated calcium sulfoaluminate cement, these intriguing structures consist of micron-sized glass spheres upon which needles have grown radially. While these needles usually grow randomly in CTS’ Rapid Set cement, they organize themselves as spines on round fly ash particles in fly ash/cement mixtures.
Applied dry diamond polishing pads
Applied Diamond Tools is offering 5-inch JHX Dry Diamond Polishing Pads.
Multiquip debuts ride-ons, plates
Multiquip recently introduced new ride-on trowels and reversible plates.
The new MQ Whiteman HTXD5i and STXD6i hydraulically driven ride-on power trowels come with 55-horsepower Yanmar 4TNV engines that meet EPA Tier 4 Interim standards.
Seven Steps for Success with Ornamental Casting
A How To feature that offers step-by-step instructions for casting statuary and other fine-featured pieces.
Treating and Preventing Concrete Burns
If you work with concrete you already know how abrasive, alkaline and caustic it is.
To put it simply, as portland cement dries, it will absorb water from any source in order to harden. That means it will suck the moisture from your skin as well.
Contemporary Art Deco Decorative Concrete Garage
ick Fischer’s technical knowledge and artistic abilities make him a double threat in the decorative concrete world. He began his career in custom automobile painting and restoration, then moved into decorative paint finishes in commercial and residential spaces.
Using F-Numbers to Measure a Concrete Floor’s Flatness
There are two types of F-numbers, which measure floor flatness and levelness respectively. Industry expert Allen Face is the creator of the F-number system, as well as the inventor of several measurement instruments and a principal inventor of superflat floor technology.
Posh Campus in Los Angeles Chock Full of Decorative Concrete
This posh campus of office and parking structures, located in the western Los Angeles neighborhood of Playa Vista about one mile from the Pacific Ocean, contains polished concrete floors and board-formed concrete walls and pillars, but that’s just a taste of what decorative concrete has brought to the 15-acre campus.
