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    New Rollers and Trucks
    November 17, 2007

    A while back I had ordered new rollers from NA Graphics. I haven’t had a chance to use them since my old rollers were still printing pretty well. Recently, my old rollers started to crap out on me so I decided to finally use my new rollers. So, what happens; I can’t get the trucks off my old rollers. I tried everything to get them off; put it in a vice, hammer it out, greased it up and nothing. So I ordered 4 delrin rollers trucks. Of course, I run into a problem with the trucks. The trucks are so slippery (delrin trucks are plastic), that they are not rolling on the rails. I did not have this problem with my old trucks since my old trucks were made of metal. So I post my problem to Letpress (I love this site) and get a reply within minutes. Daniel from The Arm NYC suggested I rough up the surface with a scotchbrite pad. How simple is that and why didn’t I think of it? I should have known, being a lover of shoes, whenever I get a new pair of high-heels, I always go outside and scuff up the bottoms so I don’t slip.

    Thanks Daniel for the advice and to all the other people on Letpress who gave me advice on the roller trucks.

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    • http://poppyletterpress.blogspot.com/ Poppy Letterpress

      Hi! Just discovered your site/blog yesterday and really need to sit down and read through the whole thing. I’m in Australia and just starting up in letterpress myself.

      I was tagged by another letterpress blogger, so I’m passing the tag onto you now. It’s an interesting little exercise that’s new to me, but a bit of fun if you have the time. :)

    • http://www.snapandtumble.blogspot.com Tanya

      Hi Alexandra, is that the right link for Letpress? I got this when I clikced on it : https://listserv.unb.ca/

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      Hi Tanya,

      The URL should be: https://listserv.unb.ca/archives/letpress.html

      If for some reason that doesn’t work, you can find it by searching “Letpress” in Google. Its a great community of printers and artists that can answer just about any question you have.

      Good luck!

      Alex

    Dolce Press :: Blog is a letterpress printing resource providing designers and printers with news, updates, and how-to articles on letterpress printing and Dolce Press. Written by Alexandra Daley, the blog covers topics such as letterpress suppliers, troubleshooting, new products (social stationery, wedding invitations, baby announcements, imprintables, and greeting cards), and other topics of interest. Dolce Press is a small letterpress print shop located in Central New York (Ithaca, NY) that offers a variety of services and products including letterpress printing, offset lithography, embossing, engraving, embellishments, stationery, invitations, announcements, imprintables, and more. If you have comments, suggestions, or questions please contact us by phone (516.353.9284) or email (contact@dolcepress.com).
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