Ink Roller - 12 cm

Overview

Get ready to roll with this premium printmaking ink roller featuring a printing surface of 12 cm. The 12-cm linocut roller features the same high-quality design and appearance to compliment any one of our lino presses. It is ideal for rolling ink onto medium size linocut and relief printing surfaces, and has a steel frame for high durability. Quality bearings then ensure smooth rolling, while the oak handle provides the perfect grip in any hand. The NBR rubber also has a shore 30A hardness, with an easy-to-clean powder coating.

Each printmaking ink roller is available in multiple colors as well. This way, your tools can suit any mood, workspace, or wherever you enjoy the ritual of printmaking.

Features

INK ROLLER WITH QUALITY NBR RUBBER

NBR rubber is the perfect material for ink rollers. It is highly resistant to oils and chemicals, and it has some of the best properties for printmaking. For artists, these include its great flexibility, smooth surface, and extremely long lifespan. The material is also resistant to tearing and cracking for long-time use. Take for example NBR rubber in Flexo machines, which can withstand thousands of printmaking hours.

For at home linocut printmakers and relief printing artists, the NBR rubber is also popular due to how easy it is to clean. The rubber surface takes no damage from ink, as well as when cleaning the material. At the same time, the rubber binds colors perfectly, ensuring ink transfer without any effort.

CORE ON BEARINGS

Each roller runs on high-quality bearings in the metal frame that attaches to the solid wooden shaft. The bearings guarantee easy gliding of the ink over the printing surface during application. They also help to maintain the ink roller in the same position relative to the sides when printing.

SHAPED OAK HANDLE

We carefully design the shape of every printmaking ink roller handle to provide a comfortable, natural grip. Then, the handle is solid oak. Oak perfectly matches the material and stain of every one of our linocut presses. It ensures an elegant appearance, no matter where you display your lino press and lino roller together.

RUBBERIZED EDGE ON THE TOP SIDE

Never get surfaces or hands dirty when applying ink to the printmaking roller again! A non-slip rubber edge makes it easy to flip the roller upside down. The rubber ensures the ink roller doesn’t slip on surfaces. Meanwhile, the oak handle is in the perfect angle for lifting the hand tool again.