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60 • JUNE 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS June 1987 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1987 edition of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed a 100-foot wide swing gate installed at the General Motors of Canada Ltd. plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The gate was designed and installed by McFaul Fencing Ltd. and Metro Fence Co. The photo was sent in courtesy of Tom Gadbois. • Professional safety consultant Charles Roberts looked at the need for fence companies to have adequate safety programs in place. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner gave some suggestions on tools Through the Years with World Fence News that can make backstop installation a lot easier. • Access control consultant Pete Martin looked at some specific types of card access systems and their appli- cations. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci continued his series on drug abuse in the workplace. • WFN contributing editor Jim Hart (now deceased) said it's easy to keep your sense of humor, as long as it's the other guy who's in trouble. June 1992 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1992 edition of World Fence News, 20 The Original! LOWBUCK PIPE NOTCHER Notcher features Made In The USA! Don't Accept Cheap Imitations That Bind Up! 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WILLIAMS LOWBUCK TOOLS VISA PHONE (951) 735-7848 FAX (951) 735-1210 www.lowbucktools.com MC June 1987 cover inches (23 ⁄8 , 15 ⁄8 ⁄8 , & 17 inches....................... $335.00 inches) ............................ $130.00 ⁄8 The Williams Lowbuck® patented upper and lower ram supports and heat-treated tool steel cutters for long life and smooth action. Schedule 40 Notcher Now includes individual male cutters for each size . . . 13 ⁄8 , 15 Also Available Size 23⁄8 ⁄8 , 17 ⁄8 Cutter years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed fences and flowers in the Texas coun- tryside. Photos courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Highways and Transporta- tion, Austin, Texas. The cover story was a followup on a drug bust that took place earlier in the year. It seems that some concrete fence posts being imported into the United States from South America contained more than just concrete, although it started with the letter "c". Another cover photo showed Sal Tumino of Tropic Fence, Inc. of Pom- pano Beach, Fla. tightening a turn- buckle on a brace cable during the construction of a rehabilitation center for injured pelicans at Pelican Harbor, Fla. • The ins and outs of slide gate op- erators were explored in a special ac- cess control section that month. Topics included slide gate instal- June 1992 cover lation safety, design and layout, and a listing of a number of manufacturers of slide gate operators. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner discussed estimating and in- stalling line posts, and he examined some basics, from the proper depth and diameter of footings to setting on grades and contours. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci explained how close teamwork among everyone involved in a business can lead to successfully surviving, and even thriving, in a down economy. • Attorney Neil Schemm again in- vestigated how the Internal Revenue Service uses prior interpretations of the law to make rulings on whether workers should be treated as employ- ees or independent contractors. • The F.W. Dodge Group reported that the outlook for the U.S. building industry had brightened considerably, after a volatile, but upward trending, first quarter of the year in 1992. • Jim Hart began to question the meaning of life after one of his crew members lost the company a big job by asking the potential customer's wife who the father of their newborn baby was. June 1997 Here are some articles and items Many items in stock - caps, finials, rings, wall mounts, column bases ….. Custom made parts Short volume runs In-house tool & die shop Phone: 301-334-9100 Fax: 301-334-7846 www.cpalmerdiecastinginc.com that were being covered in the June 1997 issue of World Fence News, 15 years ago this month. • The cover for June was about a fence job by D&N Fence Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The company en- closed a 72-foot-high woodpecker ob- servation tower in Pinicon Ridge Park near Central City, Iowa. It was one of the most challenging projects the company had faced to date, the company stated. Photos cour- tesy of D&N Fence Company. • Australia boasted the world's longest fence. • Karren Pitts explained how the "soft sell" really sells.