Splice-match builder

A method of cutting a length of tire tread for a retread tire having a tire casing positioned on a tire hub, the tire casing having a layer of cushion gum applied thereto, the method comprising:

• dispensing tire tread from a tread dispenser along a track upstream of the tire hub, the tire tread having a first tread end and a tread length, the tread length defined by a distance between the first tread end and a tire tread roll upstream of the tread dispenser;
• conveying the first tread end toward the tire casing along the track;
• adhering the first tread end of the tire tread to an outer surface of the tire casing and the layer of cushion gum;
• rotating the tire casing and cushion gum to adhere the tire tread to the tire casing;
• measuring, while the tire casing and the layer of cushion gum are rotating to adhere the tire tread to the tire casing, a circumference of the tire casing and the layer of cushion gum;
• determining a second tread end based on the measured circumference;
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• after adhering the first tread end of the tire tread to the tire casing and the layer of cushion gum, cutting the tire tread at the second tread end to define a section of tire tread, wherein the section of tire tread is defined by the first tread end adhered to the tire casing and the second tread end.