AFTE Store - Reprint: Tire Stabbing With Consecutively Manufactured Knives

Two consecutively manufactured Buck Model 119 knives are used to make test marks in inflated radial tires. Comparative examinations of the test marks reveal that each knife is capable of producing identifiable markings and that the marks produced by the consecutively manufactured knives are discernable from each other. The technique used to produce the test marks are specified. This article originally appeared in the AFTE Journal Vol. 14 1 January 1982.