LOOSENING A TIGHT NUT
The most method is 'to squirt some paraffin over the nut and apply heat from a candle or blow-
lamp. When hot, the nut will yield to a spanner. If the nut is so situated that heat cannot be appliedj try
lightly tapping each of the six faces of the nut with a hammer. If these methods fail, saw through the nut and open the sawcut with a cold chisel and hammer. It may then easily be unscrewed with a spantter. A USEFUL LOCK-NUT. J Nuts on bicycles and other machines which have a tendency to work loose can be quite effectively locked by.cutting a hack saw slot half-way through the nut, as shown; then tighten the nut in its place, and hammer to close the slot. The nut cannot work loose, but it can easily be removed with a spanner.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 4 (Supplement)
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