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Show Stripping Rubber Tread From Tire Is Made Easy Most vulcanizing shops occasionally have to strip the rubber tread from an old tire, either to prepare the casing for a retreading Job or to use the stripped fabric for repair boots. To facilitate this task, a Wisconsin repairman devised the simple tool shown in the drawing. A length of si-inch steel shafting was bent to form a crank and holes were drilled through It to accommodate two steel spurs. The crank was mounted to extend ex-tend from the underside of the workbench. work-bench. In use, the rubber tread of the tire Is first cut and a few Indies are peeled off by hand so that the loose end can be pierced with the Peeling Tread From Old Auto Tires With a Crank. spurs. With the tire standing up under un-der the crank, it is only necessary to turn the crank to remove the tread. If the tread is heavy, the tool Is stopped after several turns so that the rubber wrapping can be removed from the shaft nnd cut away. Popular Pop-ular Mechanics Magazine. |