This article describes how to build and operate a LED gauge. Having this handy gauge makes checking the alignment on a variety of tools--table saw, band saw, jointer, miter saw--a snap. A parts list is included in this article. (Contains 1 figure and 8 photos.)

Plastics can be combined with several of the more traditional material areas of industrial arts instruction to introduce a more truly industrialized approach. (MS)

Describes the installation of a portable dust removal unit to a central dust collecting system. (GR)

Past and pending safety and health regulations set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are examined; special emphasis is placed on their implications for school shops. (EC)

A comparison is made between industrial plant practices and those taught or used in an industrial arts laboratory with emphasis on: (1) control of raw material, (2) space utilization, (3) production methods, (4) employee selection, and (5) product purpose. (GR)

The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal. (GR)

A new procedure called PEG (named after its main ingredient, polyethylene glycol 1000) can greatly reduce dimensional changes in wood. The technique of treating wood with PEG is described. (MS)

How to organize for periodic inspection and repair of shop equipment. (Editor)

A step-by-step procedure for forming urethane plastic products for school shop experimentation. (GB)

Discusses preventive and follow-up care and maintenance of power and transmission components found in a power laboratory. (GR)