Rollers melt down | Briar Press | A letterpress community

toddspresstime
on 26 Sep 25 (20:04)

reason I only make rubber rollers.
many brass wire wheels in your Dremel tool.
I have tried paint stripper, acid, parts cleaner nothing will touch it.

AdLibPress
on 27 Sep 25 (19:49)

Could you burn it off? Whatever you do will probably require repainting anyway.

rmiller021
on 27 Sep 25 (20:17)

Lacquer Thinner will soften it, but you have to mechanically scrape it off.

It sucks

Ware gloves and a respirator

Sharecropper Press
on 27 Sep 25 (21:41)

A powder like flour, talc, or baking soda will absorb the moisture and make scraping a little easier. It took several applications when I had to do it. You might have to use hot water between applications to soften it and make it sticky for the powder to adhere.

thomas gravemaker
on 29 Sep 25 (04:18)

Thank you for all the advice, I managed with a lot of patience, a scraper and rags to clean it up.
Now I need to get the rollers re-covered. I’m opting for rubber rollers.
Is there anybody out there who can give me the diameter of the rollers for this particular model?
Thanks in advance!

thomas gravemaker
on 29 Sep 25 (04:18)

Thank you for all the advice, I managed with a lot of patience, a scraper and rags to clean it up.
Now I need to get the rollers re-covered. I’m opting for rubber rollers.
Is there anybody out there who can give me the diameter of the rollers for this particular model?
Thanks in advance!

AdLibPress
on 29 Sep 25 (08:00)

If you have the roller wheels/trucks and they are all the same size, they are the diameter of the rollers too. If you have the cores send them with the trucks to a roller maker (yes, rubber is best, 30-durometer is standard)) for the best resilts.

thomas gravemaker
on 29 Sep 25 (09:24)

Thank you AdLibPress, I’ve got the trucks, the cores et al. and will send that to my supplier.