TM 5-3610-286-10
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OPERATING PROCEDURES (CONT)
c. Prepare Cylinder Assembly (Cont)
NOTE
Plate is sufficiently tight when hollow sound has
disappeared.
Do not overtighten or clamps will pull
off plate and damage plate edge.
(n) Take Printing Press off safe and rotate cylinders 3 or 4
revolutions. Put Printing Press on safe and recheck plate tension at tail
and gripper edges.
(o) Set stock thickness gage for stock thickness.
NOTE
Basic setting for 0.004 in. (0.01 cm) paper is
0.001 in. (0.003 cm) beyond O (zero) setting on
microscale.
This setting allows for 0.003 in.
(0.008 cm) printing pressure between blanket and
impression cylinders when sheet is between cylinders.
1 Check microscale settings for blanket-to-impression cylinder
pressure. Both settings must read the same.
2 Insert special wrench (1) into holes in microscale (2). Turn
to adjust printing pressure.
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