October 2009

POLISHING PADS
Granite City Tool Co., Waite Park, Minn., offers its line of Rival polishing pads for natural stone. The pads are the latest generation of diamond technology and are available in 4” diameter and grits from 50 to 3000, plus black and white buffs. The products replace the company’s X-CEL, EAGLE and Dura-Plus pads.

DIRECT-DRIVE COMPRESSORS
Kaeser Compressors Inc., Fredericksburg, Va., announces its series of DSD direct-drive rotary screw compressors. Available in flows from 424-1024 cfm and pressures to 217 psig, the units feature the company’s optimized Sigma Profile airend, patent-pending Sigma Control system and one-to-one direct drive technology. All units are fitted with a re-designed, high-efficiency separator system for extremely low oil carryover.

SAW BLADES
Granite City Tool Co., Waite Park, Minn., offers Tornado Turbo blades for fast cutting of hard materials like stone and hard pavers. Available diameters: 4”; 4 1/2”; 5″ X .080″ 5/8-7/8; and 7” All sizes can be used wet or dry.

GREEN BRIDGE-SAW LASER
Cemar Electro Inc., Champlain, N.Y., announces the launch of its series of industrial-grade green line-generating lasers for bridge saws. In areas of high brightness or for use on darker colors the green is more visible than red and can deliver a sharper line; the GL-800B series (“The Dragon”) is configured to retrofit all bridge saws. It offers an unmatched operating temperature range of 0°-45°C/32°-113°F to handle the rigorous fabrication shop environment. All GL-800B series laser are serviceable, and backed by the company’s no-hassle one-year warranty.

INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL

SINK HARNESS
Braxton-Bragg LLC, Knoxville, Tenn., introduces the Hercules® Universal Sink Harness for quick installations of undermount sinks. The unit fastens to a cabinet instead of the countertop, providing support from the cabinetry instead of the countertop’s weakest part: the sink cutout. The system will work with any undermount sink shape – single or double bowl, cast iron, steel or ceramic – and can also be used to repair failed sink installations.

UNDERLAYMENT
LATICRETE International Inc., Bethany, Conn., launches LATICRETE® 84 LatiLevel™, a high-performance, fast-curing, self-leveling underlayment for interior applications. The cementitious powder is mixed with water to produce a free-flowing, self-leveling solution that can be applied from feather edge to 1” (25 mm) thickness in one pour for installing stone and tile. The product is backed by the LATICRETE 10-year system warranty.