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Oct 11, 2021 16:28:24   #
plumbbob1
 
Years ago my Dad used a rubber picture roller.
It was like a small rolling pin with a handle.
It seemed that it's purpose was to roll bubbles out of laminates.

I would like to purchase one.

Thanks in advance.
Plumbbob.

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Oct 11, 2021 16:31:18   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Search Rubber Brayers - photo or art suppliers.

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Oct 11, 2021 16:58:19   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
plumbbob1 wrote:
Years ago my Dad used a rubber picture roller.
It was like a small rolling pin with a handle.
It seemed that it's purpose was to roll bubbles out of laminates.

I would like to purchase one.

Thanks in advance.
Plumbbob.

I used mine to flatten (press) prints on the print dryer....

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Oct 11, 2021 17:18:24   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
And they are useful with spray mount or laminates, but you may need slightly different roller material.

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Oct 11, 2021 17:36:47   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
plumbbob1 wrote:
Years ago my Dad used a rubber picture roller.
It was like a small rolling pin with a handle.
It seemed that it's purpose was to roll bubbles out of laminates.

I would like to purchase one.

Thanks in advance.
Plumbbob.


Any art supply store will have some. I've used the same ones silk screeners use when mounting prints to coreboard.

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Oct 11, 2021 18:15:22   #
Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA
 
Amazon - search “laminate roller” and whole page will come with rollers in various sizes.

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Oct 11, 2021 18:44:32   #
plumbbob1
 
OK. Fast response. Thanks.

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Oct 12, 2021 07:59:50   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
plumbbob1 wrote:
Years ago my Dad used a rubber picture roller.
It was like a small rolling pin with a handle.
It seemed that it's purpose was to roll bubbles out of laminates.

I would like to purchase one.

Thanks in advance.
Plumbbob.


Art supply stores, Amazon, etc. all carry them.

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Oct 12, 2021 09:09:26   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
plumbbob1 wrote:
...It seemed that it's purpose was to roll bubbles out of laminates....


If you are applying the laminate or if it is down already, the roller will be of very little use. You need to improve your technique or use a laminator. For removing same bubbles, use a small squeegee made for this purpose. You can also pop the bubbles with an Exacto knife before squeezing the air out with a squeegee.

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Oct 14, 2021 01:19:33   #
ChristianHJensen
 
quixdraw wrote:
Search Rubber Brayers - photo or art suppliers.


yep - or rubber rollers

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Oct 14, 2021 12:55:43   #
Rhl0630
 
I will take a picture of one and see if it’s what you are looking for

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Oct 14, 2021 13:05:45   #
Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine
 
Used one of those rollers back in the day (1960's/70's making B & W glossies, rolling out water from wet darkroom prints face down onto a ferriotype tin,....once dry the prints would just pop off as glossies,...ohhhhh have we been spoiled over time,.....was just part of the hands on pride we took in our work.

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