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Show Appliance for Holding Beads of Tire Casing, A piece of -inch rod, bent to n,. shape shown, is a handy appliance" holding the beads of a tire caS,n apart while making Interior renalr, or patching. In addition, If miule ' correct size, it will serve as an hi" tion-test gauge. To accomplish tin. pump the tire up to the right p,-eSSrp and measure the casing directly n der the wheel hub, with the weight of "V? ' 111!"5" A3 1 fcS- APPLV TO CSi-iSS StCTlON-OF CAS' NO DtSELCTLY UNCLR HUfi OF VMttt, U5C0 AS A Ttl' SPPCAOtR WhLN RCPAIRlNOv INSIDE OF A CASINO 1 I' I ' ii Tire Spreader and Gauge. a the car resting on the axle. The dls- ' tance between the points will not, of n course, be standard for all tires, but it will depend on the size of the tire be- a ing measured. A gauge of this kind V has perhaps no great accuracy, but ii it far cheaper than the dial type, and w as it only applies to one size, It ii al less likely to be stolen. Also, it Ii ep a much simpler operation to caliper th the tires than to unscrew the cap and ' apply the pressure gauge. Popular ni1 Mechanics Magazine. so |