Speedball 4" Steel Frame Wooden Core Deluxe Hard Rubber Brayer, Block Printing, Printmaking Tools, Brush Roller, Scrapbooking Art Craft Supplies, Decoupage

Delivery was fast, product works as expected :)

It helps with pressing down vinyl on my Cricut mat

It's not clear if I can use this with acrylic paint or just the inks stated on packaging. I've been reluctant to use for lack of information and concern I'll ruin it.

I am an avid crafter/collage artist. I had a cheaper roller and the handle broke off so ultimately I did not save any money. Trust me and pay a few more dollars up front for better quality. This roller is solid, easy to clean, and works perfect. I was not paid for this review. I write reviews because I read them when I purchase products, and most of the time reviews are pretty spot on.

I think this will be my go-to for linocut with Caligo SafeWash. My first run with the soft rubber lost some definition in things like 1/4" script letters, but the hard rubber kept the ink where I wanted it. Good bearings. (I threw away a cheaper brayer that skipped.)One reservation, a warning. Like most things today, manufacturing quality is rotten. About the third time I used it, the pin axle fell out of one end. Loads of fun trying to pick it off the ink slab and get it back in. The axles are short pieces of steel rod with one end pointed. I suggest you use a hammer to drive each axle on in firmly before using.Added information:I reported the problem to Speedball after the pin fell out again. They sent a new one. About five or six prints into that one, a pin fell out of it, the new brayer. I repoted it to Speedball and proposed that getting the wood core wet caused it to shrink and the pin to loosen. They could only suggest not submerging it, which I have never done anyway. And they promised to take it up with design staff.Although I told them they did not need to send a third brayer (which I did not expect to be different), the last thing they said was that they were sending another replacement.I have now worked over one brayer, setting the pins with super glue, and adjusting the frame. The frame is somewhat splayed, far more than needed to let the pins run free. So I tightened it up and reseated the pins. If that doesn't work, I'll probably try some sort of wood preservative.I'm sure this doesn't happen when only oil or solvent is used with traditional inks. I thin it's just the water. So another option is to use vegetable oil on the brayers for all inks. It works quite well on Safe-Wash, and it will not swell and shrink the wood core.