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landers tire vs i-40 tire (tire vulcanizing)
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<blockquote data-quote="patooyee" data-source="post: 460232" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>This is a tire vulcanizing iron:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mYp3-SGjuOnCOcHQCzyrYPA.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of a modern day electrical one, but it so close up that you can't see the entire thing, so that's why I posted the old-school on first:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://jammin.smugmug.com/Other/10-05-03-Panama/Panama183/869915899_swtLX-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The place I used to take my tires to quit doing it because his iron broke and apparently they're really expensive. The place I go now is a big shop, they take the tire way in the back and I never see it. But the old place was small and you could stop by during the process and see it. He would apply a big giant patch to the inside of the tire called a boot. It was a thick, like 3/8". He would also melt down pure rubber and stuff it in the hole from the outside. He would then clamp the iron on, turn it on and let it heat up. It would take hours and hours. He would turn it on in the morning and the spot he was heating up would be done in the afternoon. He would then move the iron around and repeat the process to bake the entire boot, which was probably 8" or so square. Once the iron is clamped on its not a very involved process. You could let it sit and bake all day and do other things. But if I would have waited I would have had to have spent the night for a few nights. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patooyee, post: 460232, member: 483"] This is a tire vulcanizing iron: [IMG]http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mYp3-SGjuOnCOcHQCzyrYPA.jpg[/IMG] Here's a pic of a modern day electrical one, but it so close up that you can't see the entire thing, so that's why I posted the old-school on first: [IMG]http://jammin.smugmug.com/Other/10-05-03-Panama/Panama183/869915899_swtLX-L.jpg[/IMG] The place I used to take my tires to quit doing it because his iron broke and apparently they're really expensive. The place I go now is a big shop, they take the tire way in the back and I never see it. But the old place was small and you could stop by during the process and see it. He would apply a big giant patch to the inside of the tire called a boot. It was a thick, like 3/8". He would also melt down pure rubber and stuff it in the hole from the outside. He would then clamp the iron on, turn it on and let it heat up. It would take hours and hours. He would turn it on in the morning and the spot he was heating up would be done in the afternoon. He would then move the iron around and repeat the process to bake the entire boot, which was probably 8" or so square. Once the iron is clamped on its not a very involved process. You could let it sit and bake all day and do other things. But if I would have waited I would have had to have spent the night for a few nights. :) [/QUOTE]
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