There were several different brands of add-on distributors for the C&P, all metal. They might attach between the top two rollers or the bottom two rollers. Leonard Mollberg has shown how to make a rider roller (not an oscillator) from a rubber roller, and how to affix it to the upper saddles: http://www.twopiglets.com/kluge/parts/#pyramid
I know this is an old post, but I am new to letterpress and interested in all aspects of my C & P 10 X 15 (OS). What are the advantages of the pyramid roller? Ink distribution?
They do aid distribution, but also break up ghost images (which can be a big problem with photopolymer plates) and also add a little extra ink capacity. And if you are using the fountain, they distribute the “stripe” before it gets to the form.
I will have to take a picture for you. Basically it is a bar that sits in the groove between the top two rollers that helps to even out the ink.
I have one but rarely use it.
cody
I would love to see photos of it!
Is it metal?
Thanks
Angela
There were several different brands of add-on distributors for the C&P, all metal. They might attach between the top two rollers or the bottom two rollers. Leonard Mollberg has shown how to make a rider roller (not an oscillator) from a rubber roller, and how to affix it to the upper saddles:
http://www.twopiglets.com/kluge/parts/#pyramid
I know this is an old post, but I am new to letterpress and interested in all aspects of my C & P 10 X 15 (OS). What are the advantages of the pyramid roller? Ink distribution?
They do aid distribution, but also break up ghost images (which can be a big problem with photopolymer plates) and also add a little extra ink capacity. And if you are using the fountain, they distribute the “stripe” before it gets to the form.