I just bought a Kluge…now what do I need?
So I bought a Kluge today and I’m curious about all the other things I need.
It has a chase and quoins and I know I need a base plate for the photopolymer plates, but what else do I need to actually run a job?
Makeready paper
furniture
Ink
Ink cleaners, etc…?
I don’t know the official terminology for these items..
Make sure you get the tool for putting in or taking out the rollers, if who you bought the press from could give you a lesson or two it would be great. Good Luck Dick G.
btw…Dick, it has two good looking rollers on it. Should I add two more?
4 rollers can be a life saver if you run large forms. Sometimes there can be trouble if your older rollers are worn down or compressed enough that they don’t match the new set. But I run 2 rollers on my Kluges a lot, and for most jobs it does all I need it to.
James Beard
Vrooooom Press
Austin, TX
www.vrooooom.org
I have found that 2 rollers is all you need, like James said. On all my presses i have an extra set of rollers that i use for lighter colors, one set for black ink, if i need 4 rollers i will use the extra set. i do a lot of consecutive numbering, so my extra rollers are mostly inked in red. Good Luck Dick G.