PREVENTABLE RATTLES.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 320, 24 December 1929, Page 7

PREVENTABLE RATTLES.

Few things annoy one so much as a rattle or a squeak. Very often a rattle may be cured by a little attention given to the doors. It will usually be found that the doors are fitted with rubber buffers and that by continual use these have become flattened. It is .not always necessary to renew them, for by fitting a small piece of paper or tin behind -the rubber the trouble can sometimes be cured. At the same time attention should he given to the door locks, for if a few drops of oil are used occasionally at these points squeaks will disappear as if by magic. Unless tools are packed well with rag, or in special containers, they will cause a tremendous amount of rattling. It should also be remembered that _if tools are used on the road they should be packed away carefully again. Loose floorboards are another common source of rattle; it is a very good plan to pack strips of felt or rubber to the edges so that in the event of their rubbing against one another they will not give rise to squeaks. It sometimes happens that one has ,two wires carrying electric current and one does not know which is positive and which is negative. Electricians use pole-finding paper for the

purpose, but when this is not available the end of the wire may be dipped into a strong solution of gait and water, when the negative pole will be indicated by air bubbles forming around it. Alternatively the two bared ends of the wire may be stuck into a potato which has been cut in half, when the area around the positive wire will take on a light , green hue.