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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16635, 18 January 1922, Page 3

Out-s in a solid tyre should not be neglected any more than a cut in the treadLjif a pneumatic. Cuts near the edge of a tyre tend to enlarge especially in a circumferential direction. If nob properly trimmed the torn rubber or 44 flag ” catches as the wheel revolves and the injury becomes worse. Neglected cuts have often developed to such an extent that they have caught in frogs in car tracks and torn off practically tho whole tread. To prevent the continuation, of .a cut on the edge of a tyre bevel it off with a sharp knife. The bases of lamps which have been broken are not always easy to get out of the socket. Here is a home-made tool that will make the work simple:— The basis is a carriage bolt, flutes being cut in one end, while the otLyvr end is flattened for use as a handle. The bolt should be of such size that it is necessary to force the bolt into tho base, which it will grip so that it is aix easy matter to screw it out.