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Installing sleeves

Problem: Is there a simple way to put sleeves onto rollers? Solution: Make a plug for the end of the sleeve. Then introduce compressed air, which expands the sleeve and makes it easy to slide on.

By Staff December 1, 1999

Problem: Is there a simple way to put sleeves onto rollers?

Solution: Make a plug for the end of the sleeve. Then introduce compressed air, which expands the sleeve and makes it easy to slide on.

Contributor: Dave Holbert, Holbert’s Industrial Service, Vienna, WV