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help for a newbie (rollers for Challenge Gordon 8x12)

  • DandK
  • on 26 Feb 12 (11:53)

I recently bought a Challenge Gordon 8x12 press with bad rollers.

1.) The seller told me that the rollers for a C&P 8x12 are interchangable with this press. Is this true? If not, where can I get rollers?

2.) When shopping for rollers I found several different retailers (NAGraphics, Tarhill, etc..) that are offering rollers at 100+ per roller. Then i found a company from Califonrnia (Advanced Rollers) offering rollers for C&P 8x12 for $70. Does anyone have any experience with the later company mentioned, if so reviews? Why the price difference?

Thanks for any help,
The new guy…

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I’ve used Advanced Roller for C&P rollers, Kelsey rollers, as well as for covering brayers. They cover the roller with a blue rubber. Performance is good on these rollers, and I have had great results with them. I’m only 1.5 years into using them however, so I can’t speak to long term performance. Truthfully I personally will recover my rubber rollers every 3-4 years, or perhaps every 5 years, because a larger job might have over $200 worth of paper in it, and screwing up a job while trying to pinch pennies on rollers is simply not worth it in my view. Of course I err on the conservative side on these matters.

  • dickg
  • on 26 Feb 12 (19:27)

The last rollers i bought were from Roller Craft in Rhode Island

Advanced Rollers in California gave me a good set of 8x12 rollers at the right price.
Packed in a plain package, no fancy boxes, no frills. Using them for about three years now and completely satisfied! Bought these at that time on THEIR cores, cheaper than I would have paid for others on my cores. I’ll recommend them anytime. Be sure to confirm the length of the cores, as they might vary on some presses.

  • DandK
  • on 26 Feb 12 (21:47)

Thanks for the quick replies… Now to just figure out if the C&P rollers will fit on my Challenge Gordon.

Thanks again,
The new guy…

There is also a company in Columbia Station, Ohio named Roller Source. I have bought rollers for three different presses. They’ve been working well for several years.

8x12 C&P rollers have always fit on my 8x12 Challenge Gordon.

  • DandK
  • on 27 Feb 12 (17:32)

Thanks again for the help..