20110099799 | ROLLER FINISHING MACHINE - A paint roller finishing machine comprising: a rotatable roller spindle to receive, in use, a paint roller to be finished; a drive unit operably coupled to said spindle to rotate it, in use; two or more finishing tools, selected from the group comprising: a carding tool; a pile shear; a pile beveller; a roller core cutter; and a pile parter; each of said finishing tools being arranged around said roller spindle and configured to be reversibly moveable, in use, from a non-operational position to an operational position in which operational position the tool acts upon a paint roller to be finished; and wherein said drive unit is configured to rotate said spindle, in use, at a plurality of preset rotational speeds. In preferred embodiments, the drive unit runs at speeds in excess of 1000 rpm, and the paint roller finishing machine may have a paint roller loading actuator. | 05-05-2011 |