DETERMINING WHAT RUBBER THICKNESS IS REQUIRED

The gauge of the rubber will depend on the desired thickness of the finished plate and the amount of copy that it contains.

AMOUNT OF COPY	RUBBER THICKNESS
Average copy	+/- 10% of desired plate thickness
High percentage copy	10 to 15% less than desired plate thickness
100% solids	at least 20% more than desired plate thickness

COMMON GAUGES (inches)	TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
0.060	.067 plates with some solids and some copy.
0.075	.067 plates with high % of copy or for slugging.
0.090	.107 plates with low % of copy.
0.100	.107 plates with average % of copy.
0.110	.107 plates with average % of copy.
0.115	.107 plates with some solids and some copy.
0.125	.107 plates with high % solids.

 

GAUGE TOLERANCES

SPECIFIED GAUGE (inches)	TOLERANCE (inches)
0.020 to 0.039	+ 0.004 / - 0
0.040 to 0.060	+ 0.008 / - 0
0.061 to 0.089	+ 0.008 / - 0
0.090 to 0.115	+ 0.010 / - 0
0.116 to 0.160	+ 0.012 / - 0
0.161 to 0.200	+ 0.020 / - 0
0.201 and up	+ 0.030 / - 0