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OPERATING PROCEDURES (CONT)
e. Prepare Inking Assembly (Cont)
(b) Move pivot latches (1) over roller bearings to lock roller in
position.
(c) Tighten knurled adjustment screws finger tight.
(17) Adjust Rider Roller No. 8 to Distributor Roller No. 7
Turn knurled adjustment screws to right until finger tight.
(18) Install Distributor Roller No. 12 (Red)
(a) Open safety gate at feeder end.
(b) Insert distributor roller no.
12 roller bearings in journals
between oscillator rollers no. 6 and no. 14.
(19) Install Rider Roller No. 13
(a) Aline flat sides of spindle ends with grooves in journals.
(b) Insert roller spindles in journals.
(c) Apply light pressure on spindles using locking knurled
adjustment screws. Turn locknuts finger tight.
(20) Adjust Rider Roller No. 13 to Distributor Roller No. 12
NOTE
It may be necessary to add more ink to rollers.
(a) Take Printing Press off safe and run until ink smoothes out on
rollers.
(b) Put Printing Press on safe and let sit for 15 seconds.
(c) Take Printing Press off safe and inch until nip line is visible
on rider roller no. 13.
(d) Put Printing Press on safe.
Press a small strip of paper over
nip line on rider roller no. 13 approximately 4 in. (10.2 cm) from each end
of roller.
(e) Remove paper strips and check width of nip line on paper. Nip
line should be 1/8 to 3/16 in. (0.32 to 0.48 cm).
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